Norma Baylon (born 9 November 1942) is an Argentine former

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player who was active in the 1960s. She was ranked No. 7 in singles in 1966.

Tennis career

Baylon started playing tennis at age five. In 1964 Baylon and her teammate

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reached the final of the doubles event at the 1964 French Championships which they lost in straight sets to

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and

Lesley Turner Bowrey Lesley Rosemary Turner Bowrey, AM (née Turner; born 16 August 1942) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Her career spanned two decades from the late 1950s until the late 1970s. Turner Bowrey won the singles title at the Fr ...

. Baylon's best result at a

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singles event was reaching the quarterfinal on four occasions. At the

1964 Wimbledon Championships The 1964 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1964. It was the 78th ...

she reached her first quarterfinal after defeating seventh-seeded

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in the third round but retired against first-seeded

. At the

1965 French Championships The 1965 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 17 May until 29 May. It was the 69th staging of th ...

she was seeded ninth and lost in the quarterfinal to Smith in two sets. Later that year at the U.S. National Championships Baylon was seeded eighth and was defeated in the quarterfinal by third-seeded

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. At the 1966 U.S. National Championships Baylon was seeded sixth and again reached the quarterfinals in which she won just a single game against second-seeded and eventual champion

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. In June 1965 she won the singles title at the

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after her final against

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was cancelled at 5-all in the final set due to rain. Between 1964 and 1966 she played in four ties for the Argentine Fed Cup team winning three matches and losing four. She won the

Olimpia Award The Olimpia Awards ( es, Premios Olimpia) are Argentine sports awards given annually by the ' (Association of Sports Journalists) since 1954. An ' (Silver Olimpia) is awarded to the outstanding performer in 41 sports. Among the ' winners an ' ...

, an Argentine sports award, in 1962, becoming the first female to receive the recognition.

Personal life

In 1967 she married Peruvian Bartolomé Puiggros and subsequently lived in Peru for 25 years. The couple had three sons.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

References

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