sport.wikisort.org - AthleteSandra Reynolds Price (née Reynolds; born 4 March 1939) is a South African former tennis player who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only South African woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final, and is one of three to have reached a major singles final. In 1961, she was seeded No. 1 for the Wimbledon singles event, making her the only South African player (man or woman) ever to be seeded first in a singles major. She was the runner-up at the 1959 U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships, losing to Sally Moore in the final. Price won the German Championships in 1960, 1961, and 1962. She was the runner-up at the 1959 Italian Championships, having defeated Bueno in the semifinals, then losing to Christine Truman in the final.
South African tennis player
Sandra ReynoldsFull name | Sandra Reynolds Price |
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Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | (1939-03-04) 4 March 1939 (age 83) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa |
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Highest ranking | No. 3 (1960) |
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Australian Open | QF (1959) |
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French Open | SF (1959, 1960) |
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Wimbledon | F (1960) |
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US Open | QF (1959, 1962) |
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Australian Open | W (1959) |
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French Open | W (1959, 1961, 1962) |
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Wimbledon | F (1960, 1962) |
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Australian Open | W (1959) |
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French Open | QF (1962) |
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According to Lance Tingay of the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Price was ranked in the world top 10 from 1959 through 1962, reaching a career high of world no. 3 in 1960.[1]
Price teamed up with fellow South African Renée Schuurman to win all four of her Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the Australian Championships in 1959 and the French Championships in 1959, 1961, and 1962. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Price teamed with Bob Mark to win the mixed doubles title at the 1959 Australian Championships, defeating Schuurman and Rod Laver in the final in three sets.
On 28 October 1961, she married Lowell Price, a horse breeder, in Bloemfontein, and they have one daughter.[2][3]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
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Loss | 1960 | Wimbledon | Grass | Maria Bueno | 6–8, 0–6 | [4] |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Mixed Doubles: 1 title
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 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | Career SR |
Australian Championships |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
French Championships |
A |
2R |
4R |
SF |
SF |
4R |
QF |
0 / 6 |
Wimbledon |
2R |
QF |
2R |
SF |
F |
SF |
3R |
0 / 7 |
US Championships |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
QF |
0 / 2 |
SR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 16 |
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
Australian Open women's doubles champions |
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Open Era | |
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French Open women's doubles champions |
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Open Era | |
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Australian Open mixed doubles champions |
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Open Era | |
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