sport.wikisort.org - Athlete Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (née Fromholtz ; born 10 August 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player who reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1979.
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat in Wimbledon Mixed Doubles with Tom Okker in the background, 1985
Australian tennis player
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat Country (sports) Australia Residence Melbourne, Australia Born (1956-08-10 ) 10 August 1956 (age 65) Albury, AustraliaHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1973 Retired 1990 Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money US$1,145,377 Career record 429–223[1] Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 4 (19 March 1979) Australian Open F (1977Jan ) French Open SF (1979, 1980) Wimbledon QF (1979, 1987) US Open SF (1976) Career record 134–141 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 56 (14 September 1987) Australian Open W (1977)French Open SF (1979) Wimbledon QF (1979) US Open QF (1979) Australian Open QF (1987, 1988) French Open SF (1975) Wimbledon F (1980) US Open 2R (1983) Fed Cup W (1974)
Career
Fromholtz began playing tennis at the age of seven. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour.
At the age of 17, she actively participated in the professional tennis circuit, winning the singles title at a dozen tournaments in 1973, but the rules at the time did not permit prize money to be paid to participants under 18 years of age.[2]
She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid in two sets. She was a semifinalist at the French Open in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976.
Fromholtz won 8 WTA Tour singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 1979. Partnering with Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Australian Open women's doubles in January 1977. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova , Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver , and Gabriela Sabatini . She holds an 8–7 career record over King.
Fromholtz met French businessman Claude Balestrat at a New Year's Eve party in 1981, and the couple wed in Dural on 26 December 1982.[3]
On 30 August 2000, Fromholtz was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for her commitment to tennis.[4]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (1 runners-up)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss 1977(J) Australian Open Grass Kerry Melville Reid7–5, 6–2
Doubles: (1 title)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win 1977(J) Australian Open Grass Helen Gourlay Kerry Melville Reid Betsy Nagelsen5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Mixed doubles: (1 runner-up)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss 1980 Wimbledon Grass Mark Edmondson Tracy Austin John Austin4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
WTA career finals
Singles: 24 (8–16)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (8–15)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–4)
Grass (4–5)
Clay (3–1)
Carpet (1–6)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
14 May 1973
Guildford
Clay
Kazuko Sawamatsu
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win
2.
4 June 1973
Chichester
Grass
Brigitte Cuypers
6–1, 6–0
Win
3.
11 June 1973
Beckenham
Grass
Janet Newberry
7–5, 0–6, 6–1
Loss
1.
9 July 1973
Newport
Grass
Julie Heldman
6–1, 1–6, 9–11
Loss
2.
19 November 1973
Adelaide
Grass
Janet Young
5–7, 1–6
Win
4.
26 November 1973
Sydney
Clay
Ann Kiyomura
6–1, 7–5
Loss
3.
19 August 1974
South Orange
Grass
Pam Teeguarden
5–7, 3–6
Loss
4.
18 November 1974
Johannesburg
Hard
Kerry Melville
3–6, 5–7
Loss
5.
4 August 1975
Indianapolis
Clay
Chris Evert
3–6, 4–6
Loss
6.
4 October 1976
Phoenix
Hard
Chris Evert
1–6, 5–7
Win
5.
19 November 1976
Sydney
Clay
Leanne Harrison
6–1, 6–0
Loss
7.
26 December 1976
Sydney
Grass
Kerry Melville Reid
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
8.
3 January 1977
Australian Open
Grass
Kerry Melville Reid
5–7, 2–6
Loss
9.
3 October 1977
Atlanta
Carpet
Chris Evert
3–6, 2–6
Loss
10.
20 February 1978
Detroit
Carpet
Martina Navratilova
3–6, 2–6
Win
6.
4 December 1978
Sydney
Grass
Kerry Melville Reid
6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Win
7.
18 December 1978
Sydney
Grass
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 7–5
Loss
11.
22 January 1979
Hollywood
Carpet
Greer Stevens
4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win
8.
12 March 1979
Boston
Carpet
Sue Barker
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
12.
31 March 1979
Carlsbad
Hard
Chris Evert
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss
13.
1 October 1979
Minneapolis
Carpet
Evonne Goolagong
3–6, 4–6
Loss
14.
29 September 1980
Minneapolis
Carpet
Tracy Austin
1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
15.
6 May 1985
Sydney
Carpet
Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Loss
16.
9 March 1987
Phoenix
Hard
Anne White
1–6, 2–6
Doubles: 12 (5-1–6)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–1-6)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (1-1–3)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Draw
1.
9 July 1973
Newport
Grass
Julie Heldman
Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh
1–5 Shared – final rained out
Loss
1.
17 December 1973
Hobart
Grass
Jackie Fayter
Helen Gourlay Karen Krantzcke
2–6, 1–6
Win
1.
8 April 1974
Phoenix, Arizona
Hard
Janet Young
Ann Kiyomura Betsy Nagelsen
w/o
Loss
2.
18 November 1974
Johannesburg
Hard
Margaret Court
Ilana Kloss Kerry Melville
3–6, 5–7
Win
2.
19 May 1975
Hamburg
Clay
Renáta Tomanová
Paulina Peisachov Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–3, 6–2
Win
3.
8 March 1976
Tallahassee, Florida
Hard
Julie Anthony
Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu
6–2, 7–5
Loss
3.
26 December 1976
Sydney
Grass
Renáta Tomanová
Helen Gourlay Betsy Nagelsen
4–6, 1–6
Win
4.
3 January 1977
Australian Open
Grass
Helen Gourlay
Kerry Melville Reid Betsy Nagelsen
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Loss
4.
23 September 1977
Hilton Head
Clay
Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong Kerry Melville Reid
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
5.
14 May 1979
Vienna
Clay
Marise Kruger
Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
5.
26 November 1979
Melbourne
Grass
Anne Smith
Billie Jean King Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 3–6
Loss
6.
28 February 1983
Palm Springs
Hard
Betty Stöve
Kathy Jordan Ann Kiyomura
2–6, 2–6
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Career SR
Australian Open (Jan)
1R
A
QF
2R
3R
A
F
Held in December
NH
3R
1R
1R
1R
0 / 13
French Open
A
A
A
3R
3R
A
A
A
SF
SF
3R
A
A
A
1R
A
2R
A
A
A
0 / 7
Wimbledon
A
A
1R
1R
1R
4R
A
4R
QF
4R
3R
A
1R
A
2R
4R
QF
2R
1R
A
0 / 14
US Open
A
A
A
3R
2R
SF
4R
3R
4R
4R
1R
2R
1R
A
1R
A
1R
2R
A
A
0 / 13
Australian Open (Dec)
Held in January
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
A
2R
3R
NH
Held in January
SR
0 / 1
0 / 0
0 / 2
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 4
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 1
0 / 4
0 / 1
0 / 4
0 / 3
0 / 2
0 / 1
0 / 47
Year-end ranking
20
5
8
10
6
12
38
32
75
99
30
25
21
56
112
NR
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
See also
Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
Australian Open girls' doubles champions
1930: Nell Hall / Emily Hood
1931: S. Moon / Emily Westacott
1932: F. Francisco / J. Williams
1933: Dorothy Stevenson / Gwen Stevenson
1934: E. Chrystal / E. McColl
1935: Dorothy Stevenson / Nancye Wynne
1936: M. Carter / Margaret Wilson
1937: J. Prior / I. Webb
1938: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
1939: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
1940: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
1946: N. Reid / Helen Utz
1947: Shirley Jackson / Veronica Linehan
1948: Gloria Blair / B. Bligh
1949: Beryl Penrose / Jean Robbins
1950: Carmen Borelli / Pam Southcombe
1951: Jenny Staley / Margaret Wallis
1952: Mary Carter / Betty Holstein
1953: Mary Carter / Barbara Warby
1954: Betty Holstein / Beth Jones
1955: Elizabeth Orton / Pat Parmenter
1956: Sheila Armstrong / Lorraine Coghlan
1957: Margot Rayson / Val Roberts
1958: Betty Holstein / Jan Lehane
1959: Jan Lehane / Dawn Robberds
1960: Dawn Robberds / Lesley Turner
1961: Robyn Ebbern / Madonna Schacht
1962: Heather Ross / Jill Starr
1963: Trish McClenaughan / Gail Sherriff
1964: Kaye Dening / Helen Gourlay
1965: Helen Gourlay / Kerry Melville
1966: Karen Krantzcke / Pat Turner
1967: Susan Alexander / Caroline Cooper
1968: Lesley Hunt / Vicki Lancaster
1969: Pat Edwards / Evonne Goolagong
1970: Janet Fallis / Janet Young
1971: Pat Edwards / Janine Whyte
1972: Sally Irvine / Pam Whytcross
1973: Jenny Dimond / Dianne Fromholtz
1974: Nerida Gregory / Julia Hanrahan
1975: Diane Evers / Nerida Gregory
1976: Jan Morton / Jan Wilton
1977 (Jan): Kerryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin
1977 (Dec): Kerryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin
1978: Debbie Freeman / Kathy Mantle
1979: Linda Cassell / Sue Leo
1980: Anne Minter / Miranda Yates
1981: Maree Booth / Sharon Hodgkin
1982: Annette Gulley / Kim Staunton
1983: Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton
1984: Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko
1985: Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson
1987: Ann Devries / Nicole Provis
1988: Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan
1989: Andrea Strnadová / Eva Švíglerová
1990: Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz
1991: Karina Habšudová / Barbara Rittner
1992: Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London
1993: Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterová
1994: Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová
1995: Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová
1996: Michaela Paštiková / Jitka Schönfeldová
1997: Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr
1998: Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik
1999: Eleni Daniilidou / Virginie Razzano
2000: Anikó Kapros / Christina Wheeler
2001: Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová
2002: Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja
2003: Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili
2004: Chan Yung-jan / Sun Shengnan
2005: Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic
2006: Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2007: Yevgeniya Rodina / Arina Rodionova
2008: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Ksenia Lykina
2009: Christina McHale / Ajla Tomljanović
2010: Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová
2011: An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs
2012: Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend
2013: Ana Konjuh / Carol Zhao
2014: Anhelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova
2015: Miriam Kolodziejová / Markéta Vondroušová
2016: Anna Kalinskaya / Tereza Mihalíková
2017: Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine
2018: Liang En-shuo / Wang Xinyu
2019: Natsumi Kawaguchi / Adrienn Nagy
2020: Alexandra Eala / Priska Madelyn Nugroho
2021: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022: Clervie Ngounoue / Diana Shnaider
Australian Open women's doubles champions
Pre-Open Era
1922: Esna Boyd Robertson / Marjorie Mountain
1923: Esna Boyd Robertson / Sylvia Lance Harper
1924: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Sylvia Lance Harper
1925: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Sylvia Lance Harper
1926: Esna Boyd Robertson / Meryl O'Hara Wood
1927: Louie Bickerton / Meryl O'Hara Wood
1928: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Esna Boyd Robertson
1929: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Louie Bickerton
1930: Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott
1931: Louie Bickerton / Daphne Akhurst Cozens
1932: Coral McInnes Buttsworth / Marjorie Cox Crawford
1933: Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott
1934: Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott
1935: Evelyn Dearman / Nancy Lyle
1936: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1937: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1938: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1939: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1940: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1946: Joyce Fitch / Mary Bevis Hawton
1947: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1948: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1949: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1950: Louise Brough Clapp / Doris Hart
1951: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1952: Thelma Coyne Long / Nancye Wynne Bolton
1953: Maureen Connolly / Julia Sampson
1954: Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose
1955: Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose
1956: Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long
1957: Althea Gibson / Shirley Fry Irvin
1958: Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long
1959: Renée Schuurman / Sandra Reynolds Price
1960: Maria Bueno / Christine Truman Janes
1961: Mary Carter Reitano / Margaret Court
1962: Margaret Court / Robyn Ebbern
1963: Margaret Court / Robyn Ebbern
1964: Judy Tegart-Dalton / Lesley Turner Bowrey
1965: Margaret Court / Lesley Turner Bowrey
1966: Carole Caldwell Graebner / Nancy Richey
1967: Lesley Turner Bowrey / Judy Tegart-Dalton
1968: Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville Reid
Open Era
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