Yvonne Vermaak

Yvonne Vermaak

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1956-12-18) 18 December 1956 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	184–172
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	4R (1982)
Wimbledon	SF (1983)
US Open	3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record	111–129
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1982, 1983, 1984)
French Open	SF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1982, 1985, 1986)
US Open	QF (1981)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	3R (1984)

Yvonne Vermaak (born 18 December 1956) is a former tour tennis player who represented her native South Africa.

Vermaak's best result was reaching the semi-finals of the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Virginia Wade in the quarter-finals.

In 1977 she won the All England Plate, a competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the Wimbledon singles competition. In the final she defeated Sue Mappin in straight sets.

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.

Career finals

Singles 6 (4–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	4 June 1977	Beckenham, England	Grass	Michelle Tyler	6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	17 September 1978	San Antonio, Texas, USA	Hard	Stacy Margolin	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	11 January 1982	Fort Myers, Florida, USA	Hard	Lee Duk-hee	0–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	6 March 1983	Palm Springs, California, USA	Hard	Carling Bassett	6–3, 7–5
Winner	5.	19 September 1983	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Felicia Raschiatore	6–2, 0–6, 7–5
Winner	6.	16 September 1984	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Terry Holladay	6–1, 6–2

Doubles 7 (4–3)

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, 4v6
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 King Ilana Kloss	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	6 November 1982	Hong Kong	Clay	Jennifer Mundel	Laura duPont Alycia Moulton	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner	5.	19 September 1983	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Cláudia Monteiro	Amanda Brown Brenda Remilton	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	6.	5 February 1984	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Cláudia 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

External links

• Yvonne Vermaak at the Women's Tennis Association
• Yvonne Vermaak at the International Tennis Federation
• USTA Master National Indoor results