Annette Van Zyl

Annette Van Zyl
Country  South Africa
Born 25 September 1943 (1943-09-25) (age 68)
Singles
Career titles 1
Doubles
Career titles 3
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Final 1967
Last updated on: 30 November 2010.

Annette Van Zyl (sometimes known by her married name as Annette Du Plooy) is a former South African tennis player. She was ranked in the top ten female players during the mid nineteen sixties and in 1966, with Frew McMillan, she won the French Open Mixed Doubles title,[1] defeating Ann Haydon Jones and Clark Graebner in three sets, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2. She reached the semi finals of the French Open singles in 1967, beating Billie Jean King in the quarter final before losing to Lesley Turner Bowrey.[2]

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Van Zyl was ranked in the world top ten in 1965, 1966, and 1968, reaching a career high of World No. 6 in those rankings in 1965 and 1966.[3]

Contents

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2 (1-1)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1966 Rome, Italy Ann Haydon Jones 6-8, 1-6
Winner 2. 26 November 1975 Johannesburg, South Africa Brigette Cuypers 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles 6 (3-3)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1965 Rome, Italy Madonna Schacht Silvana Lazzarino
Lea Pericoli		 2-6, 6-2, 12-10
Winner 2. 1966 Rome, Italy Norma Baylon Ann Haydon Jones
Liz Starkie		 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Runner-up 3. 1967 French Open, France Clay Pat Walkden Françoise Durr
Gail Sherriff		 2-6, 2-6
Runner-up 4. 1968 Rome, Italy Pat Walkden Margaret Court
Virginia Wade		 2-6, 5-7
Runner-up 5. 5 July 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Brigette Cuypers Betsy Nagelsen
Wendy Turnbull		 4-6, 4-6
Winner 8. 7 June 1977 Robertson's Cup Brigette Cuypers Natasha Chmyreva
Olga Morozova		 9-7, 6-4

Mixed doubles 1

Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1966 French Open, France Clay Frew McMillan Ann Haydon Jones
Clark Graebner		 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

References

  1. ^ French Open - Past Mixed Doubles Champions
  2. ^ French Open 1967, women, singles.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.