Dianne Fromholtz

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat
Country  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born 10 August 1956 (1956-08-10) (age 55)
Albury, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 1973
Retired 1990
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money US $1,145,377
Singles
Career record 429–223[1]
Career titles 15
Highest ranking No. 4 (19 March 1979)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open F (Jan. 1977)
French Open SF (1979, 1980)
Wimbledon QF (1979, 1987)
US Open SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record 134–141
Last updated on: 3 June 2010.

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (born 10 August 1956, in Albury, Australia) is a former professional tennis player.

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Career

Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour.

She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid. She was a semifinalist twice at the French Open, in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976.

Balestrat won six 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.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1977[2] Australian Open Grass Kerry Reid 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1977[3] Australian Open Grass Helen Gourlay-Cawley Betsy Nagelsen
Kerry Reid		 5–7, 6–1, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1980 Wimbledon Grass Mark Edmondson Tracy Austin
John Austin		 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3

Singles Titles (15)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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 1R A QF 2R 3R A F A A A A 1R 2R A 2R 3R 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
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

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.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

References

  1. ^ WTA Media Guide 1987. 1987. 
  2. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December
  3. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December

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