Rosa María "Rosie" Reyes Darmon (''née'' Reyes; born 23 March 1939) is a retired

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player from Mexico who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. Most of her success came on clay on which she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships with countrywoman Yola Ramírez. She also reached the finals at the same event in 1957 and 1959. In singles, her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 1959 French Championships in which she lost in straight sets to Zsuzsa Körmöczy of Hungary. She competed in the women's doubles event at

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, where tennis was reintroduced as an exhibition and demonstration event. Partnering

Julie Heldman Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles. In 1969 and 1974, she was ranked as the world No. 5. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles ...

, she won the gold medal in the exhibition event, held in Mexico City, and the silver medal in the demonstration event, held in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

. She married tennis player

Pierre Darmon Pierre Darmon (born 14 January 1934) is a French former tennis player. He was ranked No.8 in the world in 1963, and also reached the top ten in 1958 and 1964. Early life Darmon was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He moved to France at 17 years of age. ...

on 28 January 1960.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Olympic finals

Doubles (1 gold, 1 silver)

Mixed Doubles (1 bronze)

''Rosie Reyes Darmon and Pierre Darmon lost in the semifinals to Peaches Bartkowicz and

Ingo Buding Ingo Dietmar Buding (9 January 1942 – 13 March 2003) was a West German tennis player. His sisters Edda and Ilse were also tennis players. Buding reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros in 1965 and won the boys' singles title in 1959 and 1 ...

6–3, 2–6, 1–6. As the exhibition tournament did not feature a bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal teams received bronze medals.''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Rosie 1939 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games French Championships (tennis) champions Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis