Kea Bouman
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Tennis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1924 Paris | Mixed doubles | |
Kornelia "Kea" Bouman (November 23, 1903 – November 17, 1998) was a female tennis player from the Netherlands. She won the singles title at the 1927 French Championships, beating Irene Peacock of South Africa in the final. Bouman was the first, and so far the only, Dutch woman to have won a Grand Slam singles tournament.
Born in Almelo, Bouman teamed with Hendrik Timmer to win a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
In 1929, Bouman teamed with Spain's Lili de Alvarez to win the women's doubles title at the French Championships.
Bouman also was successful in other sports. She was a Dutch champion in golf and played for the national field hockey team. She died in Delden.
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[edit] Grand Slam singles final
[edit] Win (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1927 | French Championships |  Irene Bowder Peacock |
6–2, 6–4 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Championships1 | A | NH | A | SF | W | SF | 1R | 1 / 4 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 7 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 12 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
NH = tournament not held.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1923 edition of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
