Yvonne Vermaak
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Yvonne Vermaak is a former tour tennis player who represented her native South Africa.
Vermaak's best result was defeating Virginia Wade in the quarter-finals of the 1983 Wimbledon Championships.
Late in her playing career, Vermaak became an American citizen.
Vermaak played USTA Master's tennis. Representing Illinois, she was the 1992 Singles Champion of the USTA National Women's Indoor Championships in Homewood for 35's. In 1993, Yvonne Vermaak was the 25's Singles Champion, and again she was the 25's Singles Champion in 1994. In 1995, Vermaak moved on to Doubles, winning the 25's and 35's doubles with her partner Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi of California. The 1995 Championships was Vermaak's last USTA Championships win.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 5 (3-2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 1978 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | Hard | Stacy Margolin | 5-7, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 January 1982 | Fort Myers, Florida, USA | Hard | Duk-Hee Lee | 0-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 3. | 6 March 1983 | Palm Springs, California, USA | Hard | Carling Bassett | 6-3, 7-5 |
Winner | 4. | 19 September 1983 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Hard | Felicia Raschiatore | 6-2, 0-6, 7-5 |
Winner | 5. | 16 September 1984 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Hard | Terry Holladay | 6-1, 6-2 |
Doubles 7 (4-3)
Titles by Surface | |
Hard | 2 |
Clay | 2 |
Grass | 0 |
Carpet | 0 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 16 June 1978 | Chichester, England | Grass | Michelle Tyler | Janet Wright Pam Shriver |
6-3, 3-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 July 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Elizabeth Little | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff |
4-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 3. | 9 May 1982 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | Kathy Horvath | Billie Jean Ilana Kloss |
2-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 6 November 1982 | Hong Kong | Clay | Jennifer Mundel | Laura Du Pont Alycia Moulton |
2-6, 6-4, 5-7 |
Winner | 5. | 19 September 1983 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Hard | Claudia Monteiro | Amanda Brown Brenda Remilton |
6-1, 3-6, 6-4 |
Winner | 6. | 5 February 1984 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | Claudia Monteiro | Beverly Mould Elizabeth Sayers |
6-7, 6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 7. | 6 April 1984 | Miami, Florida, USA | Clay | Patricia Medrado | Kate Latham Janet Wright |
6-3, 6-3 |
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