Debbie Freeman (born 5 June 1962) is an Australian former tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980. In 1978, Freeman won the

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Girls' Doubles title with Kathy Mantle. In 1980, Freeman became the first Australian to win Girls' Singles title at Wimbledon. Freeman received a telegram from the

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, congratulating her on her win. The next Australian to win the Junior Girls Wimbledon title was

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in 2011. Freeman failed to capitalise on her Junior titles, losing first-round matches at the US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open in the following year. She retired from professional tennis soon after.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Debbie 1962 births Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Sportswomen from New South Wales Tennis players from Sydney Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles 20th-century Australian women