Trudy Groenman (born 15 January 1944) is a Dutch former

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player. She was three times Netherlands champion.

Career

Groenman was Netherlands girls' junior champion in 1961 in the 18-and-under class, and Netherlands women's champion in 1964, 1965 and 1966.Trudy Groenman
tennismuseum.nl, retrieved 13 November 2012 In 1964 she also won the Netherlands national women's doubles championship, with

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, a fellow member of the Groningen Lawn Tennis Club, and the Netherlands national mixed doubles championship, with

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. In 1965 and 1971 she again won the women's doubles championship, both times with Els Spruyt. In international play, she reached the quarter-finals at

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in 1966. She and Tom Okker reached the semi-finals of the Wimbledon mixed doubles in 1964. In 1967 she reached the final of the

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, where she lost to

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6–1, 6–0. After marrying Christiaan Gerrit Walhof, she played under the name Trudy Walhof-Groenman. After a pause in her tennis career to raise a family, she became Netherlands senior champion, beating Els Veentje in the over-40s group."NK voor veteranen doorslaand succes", ''Leidsch Dagblad'', 18 August 1976
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Since 1987 she has been married to Marinus Anton Holboom. She currently lives in

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. Groenman was a left-handed player, whose style was compared to Billie Jean King's.

Career

Career finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)

References

Further reading