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Re: 1969

Week of December 29-January 5


For 1968 results please see: 1968 results

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ends January 1 Border Championships, East London, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw= at least 11)

FI: Virginia Wade (GB) d. Winnie Shaw (GB) 6-1 3-6 6-1

DF: Virginia Wade (GB)/Pat Walkden d. Sandra Reynolds Price/Winnie Shaw (GB) 8-6 6-4

MX: Virginia Wade (GB)/Robert Maud d. ????

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Ends January 1 Indian Hard Courts, Visakhapatnam, India (Clay)

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Karin Peshwaria 6-0 6-1

MX: Alice Tym (US)/Bill Tym (US) d. Misra Rekha-Misra Shiv 7-5 6-1

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ends January 1 Royal South Yarra, Australia (Grass)

FI: Val Bermingham d. Kerry Wilkinson 3-6 6-1 6-4

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December 30-January 4 Eastern Province Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw=at least 21)

1R: Virginia Wade (GB) d. A Benade 6-0 6-1
1R: Christine Bell d. Corinne Molesworth (GB) 6-2 6-3
1R: Nell Truman d. A Calitz 6-2 6-1
1R: Winnie Shaw d. K Geraghty w/o
1R: Wendy Tomlinson d. V Souter 6-0 6-1

2R: Wade d. Daphne Botha 6-2 6-1
2R: Vicky Rogers (US) d. Laura Rossouw 6-4 3-6 8-6
2R: Shaw d. Tomlinson 3-6 6-1 6-1
2R: Truman d. Gillian Dove 6-3 6-3

QF: Wade d. Rogers 6-1 6-3
QF: Shaw d. Brenda Kirk 6-3 6-0
QF: Kathy Harter (US) d. Truman 3-6 6-1 10-8
QF: Pat Walkden d. Maryna Godwin 6-4 6-3

SF: Wade d. Shaw 6-4 6-3
SF: Walkden d. Harter 6-3 6-4

FI: Pat Walkden d. Virginia Wade (GB) 6-4 6-3

DF: Winnie Shaw (GB)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Carol Sherriff (Aus)/Pat Walkden 7-5 6-4

Extremely windy. A stroy has a player got so mad he threw his raquet in disgust only to have the wind take it and carry it out to the street!

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December 31-January 5 Tasmanian Open, Hobart, Australia (Grass)
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre

Note Casals and King were foreign seeds. All other seeds domestic.

Singles (Draw=20)

PR: Evonne Goolagong d Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) 9-7 6-3
PR: Helen Rush d Trisha Edwards 6-0 6-0
PR: Helen Gourlay [4] d Seirei Cho (Tai) 6-3 6-4
PR: Barbara Hawcroft d Helen Sheedy 6-0 6-0

1R: Billie Jean King [1F] d. Cynthia Sieler 6-1 6-1
1R: Kerry Melville [3] d Vicky Lancaster 6-1 6-4
1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [2] d Reiko Miyagi (Jap) 6-1 6-0
1R: Goolagong d Rush 6-3 6-2

1R: Rosie Casals [2F] d Gwen Bishop 6-1 6-2
1R: Kerry Harris d Mariln Tesch 4-6 6-3 6-3
1R: Gourlay [4] d Hawcroft 6-3 6-4
1R: Karen Krantzcke [2] d Janet Young 9-7 6-3

QF: Melville [3] d. King [1F] 9-7 6-4
QF: Bowrey [2] d. Goolagong 6-3 6-2
QF: Casals [2F] d. Harris 7-5 7-5
QF: Krantzcke [1] d. Gourlay [4] 6-3 6-3

SF: Melville [3] d. Bowrey [2] 6-3 4-6 6-2
SF: Casals [2F] d. Krantzcke [1] 6-2 4-6 6-2

FI: Kerry Melville [3] d. Rosie Casals [2F] (US) 6-3 6-3

Doubles

QF: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d Lyn Butterfield/Helen Sheedy 6-1 6-2

SF: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d Lesley Bowrey/Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-4
SF: Karen Krantzcke/Kery Melville d. Trisha Edwards/Evonne Goolagong 6-1 6-2

FI: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d. Karen Krantzcke/Kerry Melville 2-6 6-2 6-3

Mixed

QF Billie Jean King / Fred Stolle d Mrs. W. Field / W. Field default

SF King / Stolle d. Kerry Harris / Frank Sedgman 9-7 4-6 6-2

FI Rosemary Casals / Tony Roche d. King / Stolle 6-1 6-4

Darw note: Dolan lists Seirei Cho as From Japan. I have Taiwan. Which is correct? The start date I have comes from the New York Times.

Billie Jean credits Kerry's "improved play" for her upset in the QF. She then notes she "needs more match practice." The NYT wrote King fought hard "but was badly off form". This is King's first event back after knee surgery. Melville streaks on to take the title in a 50 minute final, indicating she has recovered from the breakup of an engagement that negatively affected her in 1968.

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January 1-5 Western Australian Open, Perth, Australia (Grass)
Venue: Royal King's Park

Prize Money (Combined)= $4,773

Singles (Draw=18)

PR: Francoise Durr (Fra) [4] d Helen Muir 6-2 6-2
PR: Laura Collins d L Schlafrig 6-1 6-3

1R: Margaret Smith Court [1] d I Bojun 6-1 6-0
1R: Anne Coleman d J Edmiston default
1R: Durr [4] d Kerry Hogarth 6-3 6-0
1R: Kerryl Treasure d L Jowett default

1R: Lesley Hunt d Christine Matison 6-2 6-1
1R: Judy Tegart [3] d L Griffiths 6-3 6-0
1R: Pam Hatt d M Slocombe 6-0 6-0
1R: Ann Haydon Jones (GB) [2] d Collins 6-0 6-0

QF: Court [1] d Coleman 6-0 6-1
QF: Durr [4] d Treasure 6-1 6-0
QF: Hunt d. Tegart [3] 6-3 2-6 6-1
QF: Jones [2] d Hatt 6-0 6-1

SF: Court [1] d. Durr [4] 6-0 6-2
SF: Hunt d. Jones [2] 6-4 4-6 8-6

FI: Margaret Court [1] d. Lesley Hunt 7-5 6-1

DF: Margaret Court/Judy Tegart d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Ann Jones (GB) 6-4 6-4

MX: Francoise Durr (Fra)/Ken Rosewall d. Judy Tegart/Philip Dent 6-3 6-4

Margaret ends Hunt's string of upsets. The 17 year old had shocked experienced #3 seed Tegart and #2 seed Jones. Her 400 prize money as RU was divided between the semifinalists.

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ends January 5 Manly Seaside Championships, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Grass)

SF: Gail Sherriff (Fra) d. Norma Marsh 6-3 6-4
SF: Lany Kaligis (Indo) d. Frances Luff 6-4 6-0

FI: Gail Chanfreau (Fra) d. Lany Kaligis (Indo) 6-0 6-0

DF: Mary Hawton/Norma Marsh d. Kayser/Margaret Starr 7-5 8-5

Aussie Gail Sherriff has married a French tennis player and switched nationalities.

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ends January 5 Indian Hard Courts, Madras, India (Clay)

SF: Judith Dibar (Rom) d. Nirupama Vasant 8-6 6-1
SF: Alice Tym (US) d. Sriya Gunaratne (Cey) 6-2 6-1

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Judith Dibar (Rom) 4-6 6-1 6-3

DF: Judith Dibar (Rom)/Alice Tym led Peshwaria/Nirapuma Vasant 7-5 1-2 called due to darkness.

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ends January 4 North Island Championships, Hamilton, New Zealand

QF: Pam Rogan d. ????
QF: Sue Blackwood d. Elizabeth Odgers 7-5 5-7 6-0
QF: Beverly Vercoe d. Margaret O' Carroll 8-6 6-4
QF: Elaine Stephan d. ????

SF: Rogan d. Vercoe 7-5 7-5
SF: Blackwood d. Stephan 10-8 6-1

FI: Sue Blackwood d. Pam Rogan 6-4 2-6 6-2

DF: Sue Blackwood/Elaine Stephan d. Pam Rogan/Beverly Vercoe 8-6 7-5
 
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Re: 1969

Week of December 29-January 5


December 31-January 5 Tasmanian Open, Hobart, Australia (Grass)
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre

Note Casals and King were foreign seeds. All other seeds domestic.

Singles (Draw=20)

PR: Evonne Goolagong d Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) 9-7 6-3
PR: Helen Rush d Trisha Edwards 6-0 6-0
PR: Helen Gourlay [4] d Seirei Cho (Tai) 6-3 6-4
PR: Barbara Hawcroft d Helen Sheedy 6-0 6-0

1R: Billie Jean King [1F] d. Cynthia Sieler 6-1 6-1
1R: Kerry Melville [3] d Vicky Lancaster 6-1 6-4
1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [2] d Reiko Miyagi (Jap) 6-1 6-0
1R: Goolagong d Rush 6-3 6-2

1R: Rosie Casals [2F] d Gwen Bishop 6-1 6-2
1R: Kerry Harris d Mariln Tesch 4-6 6-3 6-3
1R: Gourlay [4] d Hawcroft 6-3 6-4
1R: Karen Krantzcke [2] d Janet Young 9-7 6-3

QF: Melville [3] d. King [1F] 9-7 6-4
QF: Bowrey [2] d. Goolagong 6-3 6-2
QF: Casals [2F] d. Harris 7-5 7-5
QF: Krantzcke [1] d. Gourlay [4] 6-3 6-3

SF: Melville [3] d. Bowrey [2] 6-3 4-6 6-2
SF: Casals [2F] d. Krantzcke [1] 6-2 4-6 6-2

FI: Kerry Melville [3] d. Rosie Casals [2F] (US) 6-3 6-3

Doubles

QF: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d Lyn Butterfield/Helen Sheedy 6-1 6-2

SF: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d Lesley Bowrey/Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-4
SF: Karen Krantzcke/Kery Melville d. Trisha Edwards/Evonne Goolagong 6-1 6-2

FI: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) d. Karen Krantzcke/Kerry Melville 2-6 6-2 6-3

Darw note: Dolan lists Seirei Cho as From Japan. I have Taiwan. Which is correct? The start date I have comes from the New York Times.

Billie Jean credits Kerry's "improved play" for her upset in the QF. She then notes she "needs more match practice." The NYT wrote King fought hard "but was badly off form". This is King's first event back after knee surgery. Melville streaks on to take the title in a 50 minute final, indicating she has recovered from the breakup of an engagement that negatively affected her in 1968.
MIXED DOUBLES
QF Billie Jean King / Fred Stolle advanced by walkover. Mrs. W. Field / W. Field defaulted.
SF King / Stolle d. Kerry Harris / Frank Sedgman 9-7, 4-6, 6-2
FN Rosemary Casals / Tony Roche d. King / Stolle 6-1, 6-4
 
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Re: 1969

Week of January 6-12

January 6-12 Victorian Open Melbourne Australia (Grass)

Prize Money (combined)= $12,120

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Margaret Smith Court [1] d Helen Rush 6-2 6-0
1R: Janet Young d Lany Kaligis (Indon) 6-3 6-2
1R: Barbara Jenkins d Frances Luff 9-7 6-2
1R: Lesley Hunt [8] d Kerry Hogarth 6-3 6-4
1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [4] d Barbara Hawcroft 6-2 6-1
1R: Helen Amos d Maureen Pratt 6-0 6-1
1R: Kerry Melville [5] d Trisha Edwards 6-1 6-1
1R: Jenine Whyte d Eva De Jong 6-2 6-2

1R: Lynne Nette d Lexie Kenny 2-6 6-1 8-6
1R: Gail Sherridff Chanfreau d Marilyn Tesch 6-1 6-3
1R: Lita Lime (Indon) d Sue Hole 6-2 6-3
1R: Karen Krantzcke [3] d Cynthia Sieler 6-1 6-3
1R: Evonne Goolagong d Deidre Catt-Keller (GB) 6-2 6-1
1R: Kerry Harris d Wendy Gilchrist 4-6 8-6 6-4
1R: Judy Tegart [2] d. Robyn Murphy 6-3 6-3

2R: Court [1] d Young 6-2 6-2
2R: Hunt [8] d Jenkins 8-6 6-3
2R: Bowrey [4] d Amos 6-2 6-2
2R: Melville [5] d Whyte 6-2 6-1

2R: Chanfreau [6] d Nette 6-4 6-2
2R: Krantzcke [3] d Liem 7-5 6-4
2R: Gourlay d Goolagong [7] 6-4 6-4
2R: Harris d Tegart [2] 4-6 6-3 6-4

QF: Court [1] d. Hunt [8] 6-2 6-1
QF: Melville [5] d. Bowrey [4] 6-4 6-3
QF: Krantzcke [3] d. Chanfreau [6] 6-3 6-2
QF: Harris d. Gourlay 6-2 6-4

SF: Court [1] d. Melville [5] 6-2 6-2
SF: Harris d. Kranztcke [3] 6-3 11-9

FI: Margaret Court [1] d. Kerry Harris 6-1 6-4

DF: Margaret Court/Judy Tegart d. Karen Kranztcke/Kerry Melville 3-6 6-3 6-2.

Jo McCall pulled his 4 women pros out of the Victorian Open after the draw had been made, citing conflicts with the Aussie LTA. McCall is asking for aboput $10,000 appearance money for his 16 pros (the other 12 being men). The Victorian (with lengendary Harry Hopman leading the way) LTA refused, leading to an impass. Hobart and Sydney had previously agreed to these terms. The whole imbroglio casts a gloom over the upcoming Australian Open.

The draw was remade. Court cruised through the now weakened field, winning her 6th Victorian title. Earlier in the week Margaret declared she was planning on retirement at the end of 1969, a shock announcement considering she had come out of retirement at the end of 1967. "There will be no more tours and no more tournaments. I probably will do some professional coaching 2 or 3 days a week, but in the main I will just be a housewife."

Was it the lure of open tennis or otrher factors that made her go on? Nothing else was said about retirement after this event, and in fact she was to play on until 1977!

4,000 were on hand for the final. Court won $666 for the title.

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January 6-12 New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand (Grass)

Singles (DRaw=at least 33)

2R: Jill Bloxham d. Anne Hodgson 3-6 6-3 6-3
2R: Pat O' Carroll d. Heather Robson 2-6 7-5 6-4

3R: Patsy Stevens d. Elaine Stephan 6-1 6-2
3R: Bloxham d. Shelley Monds 6-1 4-6 6-4
3R: Sue Blackwood d. Ann Stevens 7-5 10-8
3R: Robyn Legge d. Pat O' Carroll 6-2 6-4

QF: Stevens d. Marilyn Pride 8-6 12-10
QF: Shirley Collins d. Pam Rogan 2-6 9-7 6-4
QF: JBloxham d. Blackwood 9-7 6-4
QF: Beverly Vercoe d. Legge 6-2 6-4

SF: Collins d. Stevens 6-4 6-1
SF: Vercoe d. Bloxham 6-2 4-6 8-6

FI: Beverly Vercoe d. Shirley Collins 6-2 6-3

DF: Pam Rogan/Beverly Vercoe d. Jill Bloxham/Marilyn Pryde 6-1 5-7 6-3

An all Kiwi women's field.

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January 5-11 Orange Free State Championships, Bloemfontein, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw=5 rounds, meaning there were 17 players at a minimum)

1R: Virginia Wade (GB) d. Vicky Oosthuizen 6-2 6-0
1R: Winnie Shaw (G B) d. Christine Bell 6-4 6-3
1R: Carol Sherriff (Aus) d. H Brown 6-4 6-1
1R: Corinne Molesworth (GB) d. E Retief 6-2 6-4
1R: Nell Truman (GB) d. S Prinsloo 6-0 6-0

2R: Wade d. Elviry Dry 6-4 6-2
2R: Vicki Rogers d. Wendy Tomlinson 6-4 6-2
2R: Shaw d. Sherriff 6-4 6-4
2R: Molesworth d. P Kriger 9-7 7-5
2R: Pat Walkden d. Sannie Gouws 6-1 6-2
2R: Truman d. Brenda Kirk 7-5 6-1
2R: ???? d. ????
2R: Anita Van Deventer d. Maryna Godwin 2-6 6-4 9-7

QF: Wade d. Rogers 6-1 6-3
QF: Shaw d. Molesworth 6-4 6-4
QF: Walkden d. Truman 6-3 4-6 6-2
QF: Van Deventer d. ????

SF: Wade d. Van Deventer 6-0 6-2
SF: Walkden d. Shaw 6-1 6-3

FI: Pat Walkden d. Virginia Wade (GB) 6-4 10-8

DF: Winnie Shaw (GB)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Carol Sherriff (Aus)/Pat Walkden 6-2 6-2

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ends January 11 Palma de Majorca Tournament, Majorca, Spain (Clay)

FI: Ana-Maria Estallela d. Ingrid Loeys (Bel) 6-3 6-3

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January 6-12 South Florida Championships, West Palm Beach, Florida, US (Clay)

QF: Ana Maria Cavadini d. Karol Gagliano 6-0 6-0

SF: Stephanie De Fina d. Martha Cochran 6-0 6-2
SF: Cavadini d. Pilar Herrero 7-5 6-2

FI: Stephanie DeFina d. Anna Maria Cavadini (Arg) 6-1 6-2

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January 6-12 Indian National Championships, New Delhi, India

SF: Judith Dibar (Rom) d. Nirupama Vasant 5-7 6-4 6-3
SF: Alice Tym (US) d. Chere Surendra 6-3 6-4

FI: Judith Dibar (Rom) d Alice Tym 6-2 6-1

MX: Nirupama Visant/Ilie Nastase (Rom) d. Judith Dibar (Rom)/Dron 6-4 4-6 9-7
 
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Re: 1969

Week of January 13-19

January 13-19 AMPOL New South Wales Open, Sydney, Australia (Grass)
Venue: White City

Prize money (combined)= $ 27,750 US)

Singles (Draw=35)

PR: Lita Liem (Indo) d. Janet Young 6-2 8-10 6-3
PR: Margaret Starr d. Reiko Miyagi (Jap) 6-1 7-5
PR: Lany Kaligis (Indon) d. Kerry Hogarth 6-2 6-2

1R: Billie Jean King (US) [1] d. Norma Eartburn 6-1 6-0
1R: Norma Marsh d. Kerryl Treasure 6-3 6-3
1R: Helen Gourlay d. Liem 7-5 7-5
1R: Judy Tegart [8] d. Seirei Cho (Tai) 6-0 6-3
1R: Rosie Casals (US) [6] d. Kaye Denning 6-2 7-5
1R: Gail Sherriff Chanfreau [10] d. Starr 6-1 6-4
1R: Francoise Durr (Frn) [11] d. Sue Hole 6-2 6-2
1R: Karen Krantzcke d. Akiko Endo (Jpn) 6-1 6-0

1R: Ann Jones (GB) [3] d. Judith Gohl (SA) 6-0 6-1
1R: Evonne Goolagong [12] d. Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jpn) 6-4 4-6 6-1
1R: Sue Alexander d. Pam Hatt 6-1 6-0
1R: Kerry Melville [5] d. Wendy Gilchrist 6-4 6-1
1R: Lesley Hunt [7] d. Sandy Walsham 6-4 6-3
1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [9] d. Kaligis 6-3 6-4
1R: Kerry Harris d. Lexie Kenny 7-5 8-6
1R: Margaret Court [2] d. Barbara Hawcroft 6-2 6-0

2R: King [1] d. Marsh 6-2 6-1
2R: Tegart [8] d. Gourlay 6-3 6-0
2R: Casals [6] d. Chanfreau [10] 8-6 7-5
2R: Krantzcke [4] d. Durr [11] 6-4 8-6

2R: Jones [3] d. Goolagong [12] 6-2 6-1
2R: Melville [5] d. Alexander 6-0 6-1
2R: Bowrey [9] d. Hunt [7] 6-2 4-6 8-6
2R: Court [2] d. Harris 6-0 5-7 6-2

QF: King [1] d. Tegart [8] 6-3 6-2
QF: Casals [6] d. Krantzcke [4] 6-2 6-4
QF: Melville [5] d. Jones [3] 5-7 6-4 8-6
QF: Court [2] d. Bowrey [9] 6-1 6-1

SF: Casals [6] d. King [1] 6-3 5-7 7-5
SF: Court [2] d. Melville [5] 6-3 6-0

FI: Margaret Court [2] d. Rosie Casals (US) [6] 6-1 6-2

Doubles (Draw=17)

1R: Gilchrist/Harris d. Eastburn/Hogarth 6-4 6-1

2R: Casals/King d. Alexander/Walsham 6-1 7-5
2R: Denning/Marsh d. Kenny/Starr 2-6 6-3 6-0
2R: Bowrey/Gourlay d. Helen Amos/H Dale 7-5 6-3
2R: Krantzcke/Melville d. Endo/Miyagi 6-1 6-0

2R: Durr/Jones d. L. Butterfield/B. Wilkinson 6-2 6-3
2R: Chanfreau/Hunt d. Cho/Hatanaka/ 6-3 6-1
2R: Kaligis/Liem d. Hole/Madonna Schacht 7-5 6-4
2R: Court/Tegart d. Gilchrist/Harris 6-4 6-2

QF: Casals/King d. Denning/Marsh 6-2 6-1
QF: Krantzcke/Melville d. Bowrey/Gourlay 7-5 6-3
QF: Durr/Jones d. Chanfreau/Hunt 6-2 6-3
QF: Court/Tegart d. Kaligis/Liem 6-1 6-1

SF: Casals/King d. Krantzcke/Melville 2-5 6-2 7-5
SF: Court/Tegart d. Durr/Jones 6-1 3-6 6-3

FI: Margaret Court/Judy Tegart [2] d. Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) [1] 15-13 4-6 6-3

Draw Note: Doyle has Judith Gohl as (SA), but the Aussie site gives nationality as Australian. Resolve if possible.

Crowds of 5-7,000 each day.

This is the first big event of the season with all of the big 3 (Court, King, and Jones). The sun came out for the semis. Temps reached a blistering 106 degrees; several fans fainted in the heat and ballboys had to be continuously replaced. Rosie beat doubles partner Billie jean for the 5th time in the last 14 meetings. King escaped 4 match points in the second set at 3-6 3-5 to take 4 games in a row. Rosie led 4-1 in the third, witnessed a King comeback to go down 4-5. It was King's turn to serve for the match. She dropped the game at 30 as Rosie ran out the last 3 games for the match.

After the singles Casals anx King came on court for the doubles final. The doubles final was a corker, lasting 47 games. A tired Rosie and Billie Jean wilted after the first set in the face of Court's volleys down the middle and drop shots.

Court blitzed Casals in 49 minutes in the final, declaring she was playing the best tennis of her career.

There was no prize money for the women before the semis, Court took home $1,665 for the singles title.

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January 12-18 Western Province Championships Cape Town, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw = 6 rounds, meaning there were at least 33 players)

3R: Virginia Wade (GB) d. Daphne Botha 6-0 6-2
3R: Marianne Brummer d. Laura Rossouw 2-6 6-3 10-8
3R: Vicky Rogers (US) d. Corinne Molesworth (GB) 9-7 6-0
3R: Nell Truman (GB) d. Brenda Kirk 7-5 5-7 6-2

QF: Wade d. Brummer 8-6 6-1
QF: Winnie Shaw d. Rogers 10-8 6-4
QF: Pat Walkden d. Maryna Godwin 5-7 6-2 6-4
QF: Annette Van Zyl Duplooy d. Truman 6-1 6-1

SF: Wade d. Shaw 6-4 6-2
SF: Walkden d. DuPlooy 6-2 5-7 6-1

FI: Virginia Wade (GB) d. Pat Walkden 6-4 6-1

DF: Winnie Shaw (GB)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Annette Duplooy/Pat Walkden 6-4 2-6 7-5

Wade won all 4 doubles events on the Sugar Circuit-partnered by either Shaw or Walkden.

Vicky Rogers writes that here "the air is so thin that if one hit the ball with anything but fingernail strength, it went crashing into the backstop."

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January 13-19 Northern India and Punjab State Championships, Amritsar, India

SF: Alice Tym (US) d. Rita Peshawaria 6-0 6-0
SF: Judith Dibar (Rom) d. Karin Peshawaria 6-4 6-4

FI: Judith Dibar (Rom) d. Alice Tym (US) 6-1 5-7 7-5

MX: Judith Dibar (Rom)/Dron d. Alice Tym (US)/Ilie Nastase (Rom) 8-6 6-1

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January 11-19 French Covered Court Championships, Paris, France, (Indoors on Wood)
Venue: Stade de Coubertin

Singles (Draw= 17)

1R: Nicole Niox Chateau d. Aline Nenot default

2R: Rosie Darmon d. Sandra Okin 6-4 6-1
2R: Betty Stove d. Claudine Rouire 6-3 6-1
2R: Nicole Cazaux d. Alena Palmeova 6-4 6-1
2R: Judith Salome d. Niox-Chateau 6-2 3-6 7-5

2R: Jacqueline Berson d. Odile De Roubin 6-3 6-4
2R: Ingrid Loeys d. Anne Marie Rouchon 6-2 3-6 9-7
2R: Janine Lieffrig d. Maylis Burel 6-1 6-0
2R: Marijke Jansen Schaar d. Evelyne Boy default


QF: Stove d. Darmon 6-3 6-2
QF: Salome d. Cazaux 9-7 2-6 6-2
QF: Loeys d. Berson 6-3 6-2
QF: Lieffrig d. Jansen-Schaar 6-2 3-6 6-4

SF: Stove d. Salome 6-4 6-4
SF: Lieffrig d. Loeys 6-2 6-1

FI: Betty Stove (Neth) d. Janine Lieffrig 6-3 6-2

DF: Rosie Darmon/Janine Lieffrig d. Cazaux/Rouchon 6-1 6-2

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January 13-19 Florida State Championships, Orlando, Florida, United States (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 17)


2R: Stephanie DeFina d. Judy Dixon 6-4 6-3
2R: Mona Schallau d. Suzanna Petersen (Bra) 0-6 7-5 6-3

QF: De Fina d. Karol Gagliano 6-1 6-0
QF: Chris Koutras d. Dorte Eckner 6-3 6-4
QF: Judy Alvarez d. Mona Schallau 6-0 6-1
QF: Wendy Overton d. Ana Maria Cavadini 6-4 6-2

SF: DeFina d. Koutras 6-2 6-1
SF: Overton d. Alvarez 4-6 6-4 7-5

FI: Stephanie Defina d. Wendy Overton 6-3 6-3

DF: Stephanie DeFina/Thornbrough d. Betty Pratt/Wendy Overton 6-4 8-6.

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January 14-19 March of Dimes Tournament, San Diego, California, United States (Hard)

SF: Janet Newberry d. Maricaye Christensen 6-4 7-5
SF: Mary Struthers d. Kris Kemmer default

FI: Janet Newberry d. Mary Struthers 6-2 6-1

DF: Vicky Jensen/Marita Redondo d. Maricaye Christensen/Mary Struthers 6-1 6-2
 
#5 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of January 20-26

January 20-26 German Covered Courts Cologne, Germany (Indoors)

Singles (Draw= at least 17)

PR: Betty Stove d Robin Lloyd 6-3 6-2

1R: Joyce Williams d List 6-1 6-3
1R: Heide Schildknecht Orth d. Ada Bakker 6-2 6-1
1R: Christina Sandberg d Astrid Suurbeck default
1R: Stove d Kerstin Seelbach 6-4 6-3

1R: Alena Palmeova d Rump 6-1 6-2
1R: Margareta Strandberg d Helga Niessen 6-4 6-3
1R: Almut Sturm d Faye Toyne Moore 3-6 6-4 6-1
1R: Christine Truman Janes d Edith Winkens 6-3 6-2

QF: Williams d Orth 6-4 6-2
QF: Sandberg d Stove 6-3 6-2
QF: Strandberg d Palmeova 6-4 6-1
QF: Janes d Sturm 6-2 3-6 6-3

SF: Sandberg d Williams 2-6 6-4 6-3
SF: Janes d Strandberg 6-4 11-9

FI: Christina Sandberg (Swd) d. Christine Janes (GB) 6-3 2-6 8-6

Doubles (Draw=8)

1R: Niessen/Orth d List/Sturm 6-2 6-3
1R: Moore/Lloyd d Sandberg/Strandberg 6-4 6-4
1R: Seelbach/Winkens d ??? w/o
1R: Williams/Janes d Palmeova/Stove 6-3 6-1

SF: Niessen/Orth d Moore/Lloyd 7-5 6-1
SF: Williams/Janes d Seelbach/Winkens 6-2 6-1

DF: Helga Niessen/Heide Orth d Christine Janes (GB)/Joyce Williams (GB) 6-4 6-4


FI: Christina Sandberg (Swd) d. Christine Janes (GB) 6-3 2-6 8-6

DF: Helga Niessen/Heide Orth d. Christine Janes (GB)/Joyce Williams (GB) 6-4 6-4

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ends January 28 Central India Championships, Allahabad, India.

SF: Judith Dibar d. Karin Peshawaria 6-2 7-5
SF: Alice Tym d. Eva Lundquist 6-4 6-4

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Judith Dibar (Rom) 6-4 6-3

MX: Alice Tym (US)/Nowicki d. Eva Lundqvist (Swd)/Marmureanu 6-3 6-1

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January 20-26 Austin Smith Champinships, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, US (Clay)

QF: Stephanie De Fina d. Bunny Smith 6-1 6-1
QF: Suzanna Petersen d. Denise Conill 6-1 6-1
QF: Chris Evert d. Ann Lentz 6-1 6-2
QF: Mary Ann Eisel d. Jane Hancock 6-3 6-1

SF: Stephanie DeFina d. Petersen 6-0 6-2
SF: Mary Ann Eisel d. Chris Evert 7-5 3-6 6-1

FI: Stephanie DeFina d. Mary Ann Eisel 6-3 7-5

DF: Stephanie DeFina/Mary Ann Eisel d. Epstein/ChrisEvert 6-1 6-3

One of Chris Evert's first adult events.

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??, Danish Indoors Champs.

FI: Mari-Ann Bloch-Jørgensen d. ??

DF: Milly Vagn-Nielsen/Mari-Ann Bloch-Jørgensen d. ??

MX: Vera Nielsen Johansen/Tom Christensen d. ??

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January 25-27 North Shore Championships, Forest Hill, New Zealand (Grass)

QF: Reiko Miyagi (Jap) d. Beverly Vercoe 6-3 6-8 6-2
QF: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d. Tup Singer 6-2 6-3
QF: Seirei Cho (Tai) d. Margaret O' Carroll 6-4 10-8
QF: Cecily Mckillop d. Pam Rogan 13-11 8-6

SF: Hatanaka d. Miyagi 6-4 6-0
SF: Cho d. Mckillop 8-6 6-2

FI: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d. Seirei Cho (Tai) 5-7 6-0 7-5

DF: Shelley Monds/Elaine Stephan d. Mckillop/Singer 7-5 6-0

XD: Kimiyo Hatanaka/Watanabe d. Beverly Vercoe/ Irvine (RHO) 6-4 6-4

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January ?, South Africa vs Great Britain Test Match, Durban, South Africa

South Africa d Great Britain 4-3

Virginia Wade d. Patricia Walkden 6-2 7-5
Maryna Godwin d. Winnie Shaw 2-6 6-1 8-6
Patricia Walkden d. Winnie Shaw 6-2 4-6 6-3
Maryna Godwin d. Virginia Wade 6-2 4-6 6-3
Walkden/Anita Van Deventer d Nell Truman/C Molesworth 6-2 6-3
Wade/Shaw d Walkden/Van Deventer 9-11 7-5 6-3
 
#6 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Dates: January 20-27
Venue: Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
Surface: Grass

Singles (Draw=32)

1st Round

Billie Jean King (US) [1] d. Frances Luff 6-1 6-3
Evonne Goolagong d. Helen Kayser 6-3 6-1
Helen Sheedy d. Lany Kaligis (Indo) 7-5 6-2
Karen Krantzcke [6] d. Alexis Crooke 6-1 6-2
Ann Jones (GB) [3] d. Trisha Edwards 6-0 6-2
Kelly Harris d Barbara Hawcroft 6-3 6-4
Lesley Bowrey [9] d. Wendy Paish 6-3 7-5
Lesley Hunt [7] d. Janine Whyte 6-2 6-2

Helen Gourlay d. Judy Tegart [8] 2-6 7-5 6-3
Francoise Durr (Fra) [10] d. Helen Rush 7-5 7-5
Kerry Melville [4] d. Lita Sugiarto (Indo) 6-2 6-4
Margaret Starr d Kerryl Treasure 6-4 6-2
Rosie Casals (US)[5] d. Gail Chanfreau (Fra) 4-6 6-2 6-2
Janet Young d. Kerry Wilkinson 6-2 6-1
Helen Amos d Pamela Brand 6-3 4-6 7-5
Margaret Court [2] d. Judith Gohl 6-0 6-0

2nd Round

King [1] d. Goolagong 6-3 6-1
Krantzcke [6] d. Sheedy 6-0 6-1
Jones [3] d. Harris 9-7 6-1
Hunt [7] d. Bowrey [9] default (stomach cramps)

Gourlay d. Durr [10] 4-6 6-4 6-0
Melville [4] d. Starr 6-1 6-1
Casals [5] d. Young 6-3 6-3
Court [2] d. Amos 6-0 6-2

Quarterfinals

King [1] d. Krantzcke [6] 11-9 7-5
Jones [3] d. Hunt [7] 6-3 6-1
Melville [4] d. Gourlay 6-3 4-6 6-4
Court [2] d. Casals [5] 6-4 6-1

Semifinals

King [1] d. Jones [3] 4-6 6-2 6-3
Court [2] d. Melville [4] 3-6 6-2 7-5

Final
Margaret Court [2] d. Billie Jean King (US) [1] 6-4 6-1

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Doubles (Draw=16)

1st Round

Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) [1] d. Helen Amos/Judith Gohl default
Gail Chanfreau (Frn)/Lesley Hunt d. Pat Billing/Loris Butterfield 6-1 6-3
Lynette Mansfield/Helen Sheedy d. Sei-Rei Cho (Tai)/Kimiyo Hatanaka(Jpn) 9-7 6-3
Karen Krantzcke/Kerry Melville [3] d. Helen Kayser/Frances Luff 6-0 6-2

Francoise Durr (Frn)/Ann Jones (GB) [4] d. Lany Kaligis (Indo)/Lita Liem (Indo) 6-4 6-4
Wendy Gilchrist/Kerry Harris d. Pamela Brand/Kerryl Treasure 6-1 6-2
Lexie Kenny/Margaret Starr d. Lesley Bowrey/Helen Gourlay default
Margaret Court/Judy Tegart[2] d. Sue Hole/Kerry Wilkinson 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals

Casals/King [1] d. Chanfreau/Hunt 8-6 6-1
Krantzcke/Melville [3] d. Mansfield/Sheedy 6-1 7-5
Durr/Jones [4] d. Gilchrist/Harris 6-2 6-0
Court/Tegart [2] d. Kenny/Starr 6-2 6-1

Semifinals

Casals/King [1] d. Krantzcke/Melville [3] 6-3 6-4
Court/Tegart [2] d. Durr/Jones [4] 7-5 6-4

Final

Margaret Court/Judy Tegart [2] d. Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jean King (US) [1] 6-4 6-4

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Mixed Doubles (Draw=16)

1st Round

Margaret Court/Marty Riessen(US) [1] d. Gail Chanfreau (Fra)/Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau (Fra) 6-0 6-3
Judy Tegart/Ray Keldie d. Kerry Melville/Tomas Lejus(USSR) default
Kerry Harris/Ray Moore(SA) d. Lesely Bowrey/Mal Anderson default
Billie Jean King(US)/Roger Taylor(GB) [4] d. Helen Amos/Bob Giltinan 6-1 6-2

Rosie Casals(US)/Tony Roche [3] d. Lexie Kenny/Rod Brent default
Lesley Hunt/Terry Addison d. Francoise Durr (Fra)/Pancho Gonzalez (US) 8-6 7-5
Karen Krantzcke/Ray Ruffels d. Helen Gourlay/Dick Crealy default
Ann Jones (GB)/Fred Stolle [2] d. Pamela Brand/Harold Hunt 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals

Court/Riessen [1] d. Tegart/Keldie 6-0 6-3
King/Taylor [4] d. Harris/Moore 6-3 6-2
Casals/Roche [3] d. Hunt/Addison 3-6 7-5 6-1
Jones/Stolle [2] d. Krantzcke/Ruffels 2-6 6-2 6-4

Semifinals

Court/Riessen [1] d. King/Taylor [4] 7-5 6-3
Jones/Stolle [2] d. Casals/Roche [3] 7-5 1-6 6-3

Final

Margaret Court/Marty Riessen (US) [1] versus Ann Jones (GB)/Fred Stolle [2] not played.

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Draw Notes:

Lesley Bowrey-nee Lesley Turber, who married fellow player Bill Bowrey
Gail Chanfreau=nee Gail Sheriff of Australia who married a Frenchman.

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Summary:

A good field, with 5 of the top ten. The first "Open" in Australia to offer prize money, and the last Australian to feature mixed doubles until the event returned in the 1980s.

Omnipresent heat battered players from day 1, which saw on court temps soar to 118 degrees. On day two only a couple hundred had dared brave the heat, so organizers announced night platy in a bid to save the event from financial disaster. It didn't work. In all 15,250 came over 8 days and 3 nights.

Margaret Court beat Billie Jean King 6-4 6-1 to claim the $1,500 prize. By comparison the men's winner got $5,000. In 1968 Mrs Court played poorly. This time it was King " who virtually fell apart when she became upset at the unsportsmanlike behavior of several of the fans at the Milton Courts" (NYT).

Margaret announced her second retirement from big time tennis. She would reverse her decision within weeks and go on to return to the #1 sport she held in 1965.

This was the last year that a mixed doubles championship was staged until 1986, Marty Riessen and Margaret Court sharing the title with Fred Stolle and Anne Haydon Jones.

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Sources:

Australian Open web site.
New York Times
 
#7 · (Edited by Moderator)
Re: 1969

Week of January 27-February 2

January 29-February 3 New Zealand Open, Auckland, NZ (Grass)
Venue: Stanley Street Courts

Prize money= $10,000 Combined

Singles (Draw=16)

1R: Billie Jean King (US) [1] d Seirei Cho (Tai) 6-2 6-3
1R: Ruia Morrison Davy d Akiko Endo (Jpn) 6-0 6-1
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) [3] d Sue Blackwood 6-0 6-2
1R: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d Patsy Stevens 7-5 6-1

1R: Beverley Vercoe d Reiko Miyagi (Jap) 6-1 6-4
1R: Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (Aus) d Elain Stephens 6-3 6-0
1R: Helen Gourlay (Aus) d Jill Bignell 6-1 6-1
1R: Ann Haydon Jones (GB) [2] d Jill Bloxham 6-1 6-1

QF: King [1] d Davy 6-2 6-1
QF: Krantzcke [3] d Hatanaka 6-3 6-3
QF: Chanfreau [4]d Vercoe 6-2 6-0
QF: Jones [2] d Gourlay 6-4 8-6

SF: Krantzcke [3] d. King [1] 5-7 6-2 6-3
SF: Jones [2] d. Chanfreau [4] 6-3 6-2

FI: Ann Jones (GB) [2] d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus) [3] 6-1 6-1

Doubles

SF Billie Jean King / Ann Jones d. Elaine Stephan / Beverly Vercoe 6-2 6-3

DF: Ann Jones (GB)/Billie Jean King (US) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 6-2 10-8

Standing room only crowds. Jones takes $1,000 with the title.

Start date per a NYT report.

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January 27-February 2 Scandinavian Covered Court Championships Helsinki, Finland (Indoors)

Singles (Draw=at least 16)

1R: Joyce Williams (GB) d. L Pintae 6-2 6-0
1R: Christine Truman Janes (GB) d. H Hannula 6-1 6-1

QF: Williams d. Kirsten Robsahm 6-1 6-3
QF: Christina Sandberg d. Gudrun Rosin 6-3 6-1
QF: Birgitta Lindstrom d. ????
QF: Janes d. Margareta Strandberg 7-5 6-4

SF: Sandberg d. Williams 6-3 12-10
SF: Janes d. Lindstrom 1-6 6-3 6-0

FI: Christina Sandberg (Swd) d. Christine Janes (GB) 8-6 3-6 6-4

DF: Christine Janes (GB)/Joyce Williams (GB) d. Christina Sandberg (Swd)/Margareta Strandberg (Swd) 6-0 6-3

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ends February 2 Rajastan State Championships, Jaipur, India

SF: Eva Lundquist (Swe) d. Judith Dibar (Rom) 6-3 4-6 6-2
SF: Alice Tym (US) d. Indu Sood 6-0 6-3

FI: Alice Tym (US) vs. Eva Lundqvist (Swe) stopped at 3-6 6-3 7-7

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January 27-February 2 City of Miami Championships, Miami, Florida, US (Clay)

QF: Stephanie DeFina d. Carol Eckert 6-0 6-0
QF: Sherry Bedingfield d. Bunny Smith 6-2 6-2
QF: Karol Gagliano d. Annette Paluska 6-3 6-1
QF: Suzanna Petersen (Bra) d. Carol Ford 6-0 6-2

SF: DeFina d. Bedingfield 6-2 6-3
SF: Petersen d. Gagliano 6-1 6-0

FI: Stephanie DeFina d. Suzanna Petersen (Bra) 6-1 6-2
 
#130 ·
Re: 1969

Week of January 27-February 2

January 29-February 3 New Zealand Open, Auckland, NZ (Grass)
Venue: Stanley Street Courts

Prize money= $10,000 Combined

Singles (Draw=16)

1R: Billie Jean King (US) [1] d Seirei Cho (Tai) 6-2 6-3
1R: Ruia Morrison Davy d Akiko Endo (Jpn) 6-0 6-1
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) [3] d Sue Blackwood 6-0 6-2
1R: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d Patsy Stevens 7-5 6-1

1R: Beverley Vercoe d Reiko Miyagi (Jap) 6-1 6-4
1R: Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (Aus) d Elain Stephens 6-3 6-0
1R: Helen Gourlay (Aus) d Jill Bignell 6-1 6-1
1R: Ann Haydon Jones (GB) [2] d Jill Bloxham 6-1 6-1

QF: King [1] d Davy 6-2 6-1
QF: Krantzcke [3] d Hatanaka 6-3 6-3
QF: Chanfreau [4]d Vercoe 6-2 6-0
QF: Jones [2] d Gourlay 6-4 8-6

SF: Krantzcke [3] d. King [1] 5-7 6-2 6-3
SF: Jones [2] d. Chanfreau [4] 6-3 6-2

FI: Ann Jones (GB) [2] d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus) [3] 6-1 6-1

DF: Ann Jones (GB)/Billie Jean King (US) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 6-2 10-8

Standing room only crowds. Jones takes $1,000 with the title.

Start date per a NYT report.
Women's Doubles
SF Billie Jean King / Ann Haydon Jones d. Elaine Stephan / Beverly Verco 6-2, 6-3
 
#8 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of February 3-9

ends February 8 Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships, Los Angeles, California, United States (Hard)

QF: Faye Urban (Can) d. Withney Grant 6-3 6-0
QF: Marilyn Joseph d. Barbara Grubb 6-2 6-4
QF: Pat Cody d. Tina Watanabe 6-0 7-5
QF: Betty Ann Grubb d. Evelyn Houseman 6-0 6-4

SF: Urban d. Joseph 6-3 6-1
SF: Grubb d. Cody 7-5 6-4

FI: Faye Urban (Can) d. Betty Ann Grubb 8-6 6-3

DF: Pam Austin/Betty Ann Grubb d. Pat Cody/Marilyn Joseph 7-5 8-6

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Ends February 10 All Union Championships, ????, USSR (Indoors)

Singles (Draw=at least 17)

2R: L Karpova d. L Novoshinskaya 7-5 10-8
2R: Zaiga Yansone d. Maria Kull ?
2R: T Taranova d. Rena Abzhandadze 6-3 2-6 6-4
2R: Galina Baksheeva d. V Rappoport 6-3 6-4

QF: Olga Morozova d. Karpova ????
QF: Tiiu Kivi d. Yansone ????
QF: Anna Ivanova d. Rauza Islanova ?
QF: Galina Baksheeva d. Taranova ?

SF: Morozova d. Tiiu Kivi 5-7 6-4 6-2
SF: Baksheeva d. Anna Ivanova 1-6 6-4 8-6

FI: Olga Morozova d. Galina Baksheeva 6-2 4-6 6-3

DF: Olga Morozova/Zaiga Yansone d. Galina Baksheeva/Marina Chuvyrina 0-6 7-5 6-1
 
#138 ·
ends February ?? North Shores Championships, Forrest Hills, New Zealand (Grass)

QF: Reiko Miyagi (Jap) d. Beverly Vercoe 6-3 6-8 6-2
F: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d. Tup Singer 6-2 6-3
QF: Seirei Cho (Tai) d. Margaret O' Carroll 6-4 10-8
QF: Cecily Mckillop d. Pam Rogan 13-11 8-6
North Shore, not North Shores
Forest Hill, not Forrest Hills (it is part of Auckland today)
date: January 25 - 27
also called Seabrook Fowlds Champioships (sponsor?)

Miyagi is 46
McKillop is Australian

XD = Kimiyo Hatanaka/Watanabe d. Beverly Vercoe/ Irvine (RHO) 6-4 6-4
 
#9 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of February 10-16


February 11-18* New England Women's Indoor, Agawam, Massacusetts, United States (Indoors on Uniturf)
Venue: Pioneer Valley Indoor Tennis Centre

Seeds

1 Mary Ann Eisel
2 Kristy Pigeon
3 Stephanie De Fina
4 Patti Hogan
5 Ceci Martinez
6 Betty Ann Grubb
7 Tory Fretz
8 Denise Carter

Foreign Seeds

1F Esme Emanuel (SA)


Singles (Draw=29)

1R: Mary Ann Eisel [1]-bye
1R: Marilyn Aschner bye
1R: Denise Carter [8] d. Una Keyes 6-1 6-1
1R: Astrid Suurbeck (Neth) d. Peggy Michel 6-0 6-1
1R: Stephanie De Fina [3] d. Jean Evans 6-0 6-1
1R: Irene Josefowicz d. Nancy Leand 10-8 6-8 8-6
1R: Betty Ann Grubb [6] d. Judith Salome (Neth) 7-5 7-5
1R: Mary Wisnieski d. Nancy Hopkins 6-2 6-3

1R: Esme Emanuel (SA) [1F] d. Sue Godwin 6-1 6-2
1R: Tory Fretz [7] d. Priscilla Groop 6-0 6-0
1R: Andrea Voikos d. Jade Schiffman 6-4 6-2
1R: Patti Hogan [4] d. Ann Daunic 6-2 6-1
1R: Emilie Burrer d. Barbara Foster 6-0 6-2
1R: Ceci Martinez [5] d. Nancy Falkenberg 6-1 6-0
1R: Val Ziegenfuss d. Helen Palmer 6-1 6-0
1R: Kristy Pigeon [2]-bye

2R: Eisel [1] d. Aschner 6-1 6-4
2R: Suurbeck d. Carter [8] 8-10 6-3 6-4
2R: De Fina [3] d. Josefowicz 6-1 6-0
2R: Grubb [6] d. Wisnieski 6-2 6-1

2R: Emanuel [1F] d. Fretz [7] 4-6 9-7 6-2
2R: Hogan [4] d. Voikos 6-2 6-4
2R: Martinez [5] d. Burrer 6-1 7-5
2R: Pigeon [2] d. Ziegenfuss 6-0 6-2

QF: Eisel [1] d. Suurbeek 6-2 8-6
QF: De Fina [3] d. Grubb [6] 6-2 6-4
QF: Emanuel [1F] d. Hogan [4] 6-3 7-5
QF: Pigeon [2] d. Martinez [5] 6-2 7-5

SF: Eisel [1] d. De Fina [3] 6-4 6-0
SF: Emanuel [1F] d. Pigeon [2] 6-2 6-3

FI: Mary Ann Eisel [1] d. Esme Emanuel (SA) [1F] 7-5 6-2

DF: Mary Ann Eisel/Val Ziegenfuss d. Stephanie DeFina/Kristy Pigeon 6-2 6-2

*Alternate dates of February 14-18. Double check.

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Circa mid-February, Kenyan Championships, Nairobi, Kenya (Clay)

FI: E. Haggie d. Mrs W. Hall 1-6 6-1 6-3

DF: Mrs W. Hall/P. Jenkins d. Mrs G. Dickenson/E. Haggie 9-7 6-4

MX: Mrs W. Hall/Y. Shretta d. E. Haggie/Y. Patel 6-3 6-3

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February 11-16 Moscow Open Championships, Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union (Indoors)

QF: Olga Morozova d. Y Slepchenko 6-1 6-0
QF: Maria Kull d. Y Bantle 6-1 6-2
QF: Rauza Islanova d. Yevgenyia Izopaitis 6-4 7-5
QF: Marina Chuvyrina d. Yekaterina Kruchkova 6-4 6-2

SF: Morozova d. Kull 6-0 7-5
SF: Chuvyrina d. Islanova 6-8 6-2 6-1

FI: Olga Morozova d. Marina Chuvyrina 6-1 6-0

3rd place: Maria Kull d. Rauza Islanova 6-1 4-6 6-4

Doubles

MarinaChuvyrina/Yekaterina Kruchkova d. Maria Kull/Preobrazhenskaya 6-3 6-3

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ends February 16 New South Wales Hard Court Championships, Corwra, Australia (Clay)

QF: Evonne Goolagong d. ????
QF: Patti Coleman d. ????
QF: Margaret Starr d. Pat Edwards 6-4 6-4
QF: Wendy Gilchrist d. Helen Sheedy 4-6 6-1 6-4

SF: Goolagong d. Coleman 6-4 6-2
SF: Gilchrist d. Starr 6-1 7-5

FI: Evonne Goolagong d. Wendy Gilchrist 6-4 6-2

Doubles

Pat Edwards/Evonne Goolagong d. Wendy Gilchrist/Margaret Starr 6-1 6-3

Girls 19 Singles

QF: Evonne Goolagong d. Helen Sheedy 7-5 6-8 6-4
QF: Gai Healey d. Adrienne Avis 2-6 6-2 6-2

SF: Goolagong d. Healey 6-2 6-0
SF: Patti Coleman d. Wendy Gilchrist 0-6 6-4 6-4

FI: Evonne Goolagong d. Patti Coleman 7-5 6-0
 
#10 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of February 17-23

February 16-22 Moscow International, Moscow, Russia, USSR (Indoors)

1R: Robin Lloyd d. Yekaterina Kryuchkova 2-6 6-2 6-3
1R: Winnie Shaw d. Zaiga Yansone 4-6 6-3 8-6

2R: Marina Chuvyrina d. Lloyd 3-6 6-4 6-0
2R: Shaw d. Anna Dmitrieva 7-5 6-2

QF: Olga Morozova d. Lilia Karpova 6-3 6-1
QF: Marina Chuvyrina d. Ada Bakker 6-4 6-3
QF: Winnie Shaw d. Tiiu Kivi 6-4 3-6 6-3
QF: Betty Stove d. Galina Baksheeva 6-4 4-6 7-5

SF: Morozova d. Chuvyrina 6-3 5-7 10-8
SF: Stove d. Shaw 6-4 6-3

FI: Olga Morozova d. Betty Stove (Neth) 6-2 6-3

DF: Olga Morozova/Zaiga Yansone d. Tiiu Kivi/Maria Kull 6-4 8-6

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February 19-23 United States Indoor Championships , Winchester, Massachuesetts, US (Indoors on Neoturf )
Venue: Winchester Center

Singles (Draw=25)

1R: Mary Ann Eisel [1]-bye
1R: Denise Carter-bye
1R: Marilyn Aschner bye
1R: Judith Salome [3F] (Neth) d. Barbara Foster 6-2 6-1
1R: Peaches Bartkowicz [3] d. A Jennings 6-0 6-2
1R: Emilie Burrer d. Jade Schiffman 10-8 6-2
1R: Ceci Martinez [6] d. Sue Goodwin 6-0 6-0
1R: Astrid Suurbeck [2F] (Neth) d. S Thurlby 6-2 6-2

1R: Esme Emanuel [1F] (SA) d. Una Keyes 6-0 6-2
1R: Bettyann Grubb [7] d. Peggy Michel 6-3 6-3
1R: Stephanie DeFina [4] d. Nancy Falkenberg 6-2 6-1
1R: Val Ziegenfuss d. Andrea Voikos 6-0 6-4
1R: Tory Fretz d. Pam Richmond 6-2 6-3
1R: Patti Hogan [5]-bye
1R: Laura Dupont-bye
1R: Kristy Pigeon [2]-bye

2R: Eisel [1] d. Carter 6-2 2-6 6-3
2R: Aschner d. Salome [3F] 2-6 6-4 6-3
2R: Bartkowicz [3] d. Burrer 8-6 6-3
2R: Martinez [6] d. Suurbeck [2F] 6-4 1-6 6-2

2R: Emanuel [1F] d. Grubb [7] 7-5 6-3
2R: DeFina [4] d. Ziegenfuss 6-4 7-5
2R: Fretz d. Hogan [5] 6-2 6-3
2R: Pigeon [2] d. Dupont 6-1 6-3

QF: Eisel [1] d. Aschner 6-1 6-0
QF: Martinez [6] d. Bartkowicz [3] default
QF: DeFina [4] d. Emanuel [1F] 6-1 6-0
QF: Fretz d. Pigeon 6-2 6-3

SF: Eisel [1] d Martinez [6] 7-5 2-6 6-2
SF: DeFina [4] d Fretz 6-3 6-0

FI: Mary Ann Eisel [1] d. Stephanie Defina [4] 6-3 4-6 6-2

DF: Mary Ann Eisel/Val Ziegenfuss d. Patti Hogan/Peggy Michel 6-1 6-3

Eisel used a strong serve, volley, and overhead to overpower Defina.
 
#11 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of February 24-March 2

February 24-26 Oakland Pros, Hayward, California , US (Indoors)
Venue: Chabot College

Prize Money= $18,000 combined.

Singles (Draw=5)

1R: Ann Haydon Jones (GB) d. Althea Gibson-Darben 6-2 7-5

SF: Billie Jean King d. Francoise Durr (Frn) 4-6 6-2 6-4
SF: Jones d. Rosie Casals 4-6 6-2 6-4

FI: Billie Jean King d. Ann Jones (GB) 6-3 6-2

3rd: Durr d. Darben 6-2 4-6 6-0

Notable for the return of Althea Gibson-her first pro math since 1960! King wins $1,300 for winning here.

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February 27-28 Portland Pros, Portland, Oregon, US (Indoors)
Venue: Memorial Coliseum

FI: Billie Jean King d. Ann Jones (GB) 6-3 6-3

3rd place:: Rosie Casals d. Althea Gibson-Darben 8-6.

King wins the $475 top prize. Caslas malkes $375 as the RU.

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Ends March 1 Kingston International Invitation, Kingston, Jamaica

Singles (Draw=7)

1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey-bye
1R: Kristy Pigeon (US) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 17-15 2-6 11-9
1RF: Stephanie DeFina (US) d. Faye Urban (Can) 8-6 4-6 6-3
1R: Patti Hogan d. Kerry Melville 3-6 6-2 10-8

SF: Bowrey d. Pigeon 6-8 7-5 6-0
SF: Hogan d. DeFina 10-8 4-6 10-8

FI: Lesley Bowrey (Aus) d. Patti Hogan (US) 4-6 6-2 9-7

DF: Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kery Melville (Aus) d. Lesley Bowrey (Aus)/Faye Urban (Can) 16-14 7-5

A week full of long, excitng matches-including a 60 game QF.

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Ends March 2 Curacao International, Curacao, Dutch Antilles. (Hard ??)
Venue: Curacao Racing Club

Singles (Draw=14)

1R: Margaret Court [1]-bye
1R: Almut Sturm d. Cristina De Soto 6-4 6-1
1R: Julie Heldman [4] d. Helga Niessen 6-4 6-3
1R: Val Ziegenfuss d. ???? default

1R: Judith Salome d. Marilyn Aschner 3-6 7-5 6-2
1R: Judy Tegart [3] d. Peaches Bartkowicz 7-5 6-4
1R: Astrid Suurbeck d. Lenka Kodesova 6-4 6-3
1R: Nancy Richey [2]-bye

QF: Court [1] d. Sturm 6-3 6-1
QF: Heldman [4] d. Ziegenfuss 6-3 8-6
QF: Tegart [3] d. Salome 6-3 6-4
QF: Richey [2] d. Suurbeck 6-2 6-3

SF: Heldman [4] d. Court [1] 2-6 7-5 7-5
SF: Richey [2] d. Tegart [3] 6-3 6-2

FI: Julie Heldman (US) [4] d. Nancy Richey (US) [2] 5-7 6-1 10-8

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Julie Heldman (US)/Nancy Richey (US) 6-4 6-2

The court looks like an outdoor carpet laid out over the grass. 5 of the world's top ten are playing this year's Caribbean circuit.

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ends March 3 Coupe Cozon, Lyon, France (Indoors)

FI: Ingrid Loeys (Bel) d. Christiane Sarazin 8-10 7-5 5-2 retired

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ends March 3 Bavarian Indoor Championships, Munich, Germany (Indoors)

1R: Betty Stove (Neth) d Bärbel Wüstl 6-0 6-1
1R: Böck d Renate Ketterle 6-1 6-4
1R: Adda Bakker (Neth) d Erica Prell 6-1 6-1
1R: Amelie Hacks-Ring d Engelmann 6-0 6-0

1R: Katja Ebbinghaus d Schmid 6-0 6-3
1R: Schweikert d v. Polanyi 6-1 2-6 6-4
1R: Renate Göbel d Buchheim 6-3 6-2
1R: Alena Palmeova (Cz) d Heidi Eisterlehner 8-10 6-3 6-0

QF: Stove d Böck 6-0 6-1
QF: Ring d Bakker 6-3 6-2
QF: Ebbinghaus d Schweikert 6-1 6-4
QF: Palmeova d Göbel 6-4 6-2

SF: Stove d Ring 6-2 6-3
SF: Ebbinghaus d Palmeova 6-3 1-6 6-4

FI: Betty Stove (Neth) d. Katja Ebbinghaus 6-4 6-4

MX: Betty Stove (Neth)/Barclay d. Renate Goebel/Pokorny 6-0 6-1

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ends March 1 Czechoslovakian Indoor Championships, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Indoors)
Venue: Klamovka

QF: Vlasta Vopickova d. ?
QF: Eva Matejkova d. Renata Chmelikova 7-5 10-8
QF: Miloslava Holubova d. Miroslava Kozeluhova 6-3 1-6 9-7
QF: Marie Neumannova d. Zdenka Strnadova 6-4 8-6

SF: Vopickova d. Matejkova 6-1 7-5
SF: Neumannova d. Holubova 6-3 5-7 9-7

FI: Marie Neumannova d. Vlasta Vopickova 6-3 6-4

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ends March 2, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

FI: Marilyn Tesch d. Lexie Kenny 2-6 6-4 6-3
 
#12 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of March 3-9

March 1-8 San Francisco Golden Gate Tournament. San Francisco, California, United States (Hard)

QF: Cathie Anderson d. Bernise Adams 6-2 6-3
QF: Marcelyn Louie d. Mary Hill 6-2 6-1
QF: Eliza Pande d. Judy Leong 6-0 6-2
QF: Debbie Pruitt d. Farel Footman 6-4 1-6 6-3

SF: Louie d. Anderson 4-6 6-4 6-0
SF: Pande d. Pruitt 6-1 6-0

FI: Marcie Louie d. Eliza Pande 6-4 6-3

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ends March 7 Lodi Indoors, ????, California, US (Indoors)

QF: Sharon Walsh d. Ceci Martinez 6-4 6-4
QF: Gail Hansen d. Jackie Gondring 6-2 5-7 7-5
QF: Denise Carter d. Cathie Anderson 6-0 6-2
QF: Esme Emanuel (SA) d. June Gay 6-3 6-0

SF: Walsh d. Hansen 6-2 6-2
SF: Carter d. Emanuel 6-3 6-2

FI: Denise Carter d. Sharon Walsh 7-9 7-5 6-2

Could Cathie Anderson have played both events in the same week?

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March 7-8 Los Angeles Professional Championships, Los Angeles, California, United States

Singles (Draw=4)

1R: Billie Jean King d. Rosie Casals 6-1 6-4
1R: Ann Jones (GB) d. Francoise Durr (Fra) 6-3 6-4

FI: Billie Jean King d. Ann Jones (GB) 17-15 6-3

The crowd of 7,000 boos when a tiebreak is announced at 12-12. Both King and Jones refuse to play a tiebreak, and a happy crowd gets their moneys worth. Billie Jean got a standing ovation when she won the 17-15 set. The men were playing as early as March 3.

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March 3-9 , Riviera Tournament, Menton, France (Clay)

QF: Jehanne Venturino d. Irena Skulj 10-8 4-6 6-3
QF: Raquel Giscafre d. Roberta Beltrame 6-4 6-0
QF: Nicole Cazaux d. Margaret Starr 6-3 6-4
QF: Ana Maria Cavadini d. Ingrid Loeys 6-3 6-2

SF: Venturino d. Giscafre 6-4 1-6 6-4
SF: Cavadini d. Cazaux 6-2 6-8 6-2

FI: Jacqueline Venturino d. Ana Maria Cavadini (Arg) 3-6 6-2 6-4

DF: Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Mabel Vranovich (Arg) d. Judy Congdon (GB)/Sally Holdsworth (GB) 9-7 6-2

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March 3-9 Altamira International Open Invitation, Caracas, Venezuela (Hard)
Venue: Altamira Tennis Club

Singles (Draw=24)

1R: Margaret Smith Court [1]-bye
1R: Faye Urban d. Lee Connelly 6-0 6-0
1R: Karen Krantzcke d. Patti Hogan 6-1 6-4
1R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. Joan Johnson 6-0 6-2
1R: Helga Niessen-bye
1R: Julie Heldman-bye
1R: Marilyn Aschner d. Judith Salome 7-5 8-6
1R: Judy Tegart-bye

1R: Kerry Melville-bye
1R: Isabel Fernandez d. Veronica Mandel 6-0 6-2
1R: Val Ziegenfuss d. Almut Sturm ???
1R: Maria Bueno-bye
1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey-bye
1R: Kristy Pigeon d. Astrid Suurbeck 6-2 3-6 6-3
1R: Lenka Kodesova d. Norma Veal 6-0 6-1
1R: Virginia Wade [2]-bye

2R: Court [1] d. Urban 6-3 6-2
2R: Krantzcke d. Bartkowicz 6-2 6-1
2R: Niessen d. Heldman 6-2 6-8 6-4
2R: Tegart d. Aschner 6-1 6-2

2R: Melville d. Fernandez 6-4 6-3
2R: Bueno d. Ziegenfuss 6-2 7-5
2R: Bowrey d. Pigeon 7-5 10-8
2R: Kodesova d. Virginia Wade default (*the NYT has a score of 6-2 6-3)

QF: Court [1] d. Krantzcke 9-7 6-4
QF: Tegart d. Niessen 6-1 6-3
QF: Bueno d. Melville 6-2 6-3
QF: Bowrey d. Kodesova 6-3 6-1

SF: Court [1] d. Tegart 7-5 6-2
SF: Bueno d. Bowrey 8-6 6-3

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d. Maria Bueno (Brz) default (Arm injury)

Doubles

?R: Marilyn Ashner/ Peaches Bartkowicz d. Patti Hogan/Faye Urban 6-4 6-1

FI: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) 7-5 8-6*

Fans must have been severely dissapointed when the final isn't played. The Court-Bueno rivalry spanned the 1960s and was THE main attraction during that time. Though Maria makes brief comebacks in 1974 and 1977 the arm injury essentially puts an end to her career as a contender for majors. The Brazilian spitfire enraptured most audiences who had the joy of watching this most graceful of players.

*The NYT reports the doubles score as 7-5 9-7

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March 3-9 All Japan Indoor Championships, Tokyo, Japan (Indoors)

SF:Kazuko Sawamatsu d. Yaeko Matsuda 6-3 6-4
SF: Kimiyo Hatanaka d. Junko Sawamatsu 9-7 7-5

FI: Kazuko Sawamatsu d. Kimiyo Hatanaka 6-2 7-5

DF: Junko Sawamatsu/Kazuko Sawamatsu d. Ai Iida/Kimiyo Hatanaka 6-4 6-2

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ends March 9 Swedish Indoors, Stockholm, Sweden (Indoors)

FI: Christina Sandberg d. Margareta Strandberg 4-6 6-1 6-3

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Ends March 9, Long Island VASSS Invitation, Brookville, New York

Round Robin

Mary Ann Eisel d Stephanie DeFina 31-27
Vicky Rogers d Carole Graebner 31-28
Eisel d Rogers 32-30
Eisel d DeFina 31-12
Rogers d Graebner 31-28
DeFina d Graebner 31-21
Eisel d Graebner 31-27
DeFina d Rogers 31-26

The Rogers/Graebner scores look like a duplicate, but the overall point totals reported in World Tennis suggest that each woman played four matches, which requires playing one opponent twice.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of March 10-16

Mar 6-16 Egyptian International*, Cairo, Egypt (Clay)

Singles (Draw=11)


1R: Robin Lloyd d. Suzanna Petersen 6-2 6-4
1R: Sonja Pachta d. Eva Lundquist 7-5 3-6 8-6
1R: Lea Pericoli d. Judith Dibar 6-1 6-1

QF: Olga Morozova d. Lloyd 6-4 6-4
QF: Gail Sherriff Chanfreau d. Graciela Moran 6-3 6-0
QF: Winnie Shaw d. Pachta 7-5 6-3
QF: Pericoli d. Nell Truman 6-2 6-0

SF: Lea Pericoli d. Shaw 6-2 6-2
SF: Morozova d. Chanfreau 12-10 6-1

FI: Lea Pericoli (Ity) d. Olga Morozova (USSR) 6-1 6-2

MX: Olga Morozova (USSR)/Alex Metreveli (USSR) d. Sonja Pachta (Aut)/Pokorny 7-5 6-1

AKA the United Arab Republic International.

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March 10-16 Beaulieu Lawn Tennis Tournament, Beaulieu, France (Clay)


SF: Ingrid Loeys d. Jill Cooper 6-2 3-6 6-1
SF: Marijke Schaar d. Erzsebet Polgar 6-1 5-7 9-7

FI: Ingrid Loeys (Bel) d. Marijke Schaar (Neth) 6-2 6-0

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March 11-16 Ciudad de Barranquilla Open , Barranquilla, Columbia (Clay)
Venue: Barranquilla Country Club

Singles (Draw=29)

1R: Margaret Smith Court [1]-bye
1R: Lenka Kodesova bye
1R: Faye Urban d. Beatriz Del Corral 12-10 1-2 retired
1R: Helga Niessen [8] d. Astrid Suurbeck 6-2 6-2
1R: Karen Krantzcke [6] d. Maria Osabel Mosquera 6-0 6-0
1R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. Isabel Fernandez 6-2 6-1
1R: Christina Sandberg d. Claude Moran (Fra) 6-3 6-4
1R: Judy Tegart [3] d. Beatriz Marin 6-0 6-0

1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [4] d. Aminita Van Der Hans 6-0 6-0
1R: Marilyn Aschner d. Isabel Ortiz 6-2 6-0
1R: Patti Hogan d. Margarita Strandberg 6-4 6-2
1R: Julie Heldman [5] d. Mimi Kanarek* 6-3 6-2
1R: Kerry Melville [7] d. Maria De Cortes default
1R: Val Ziegenfuss d. Almut Sturm 3-6 6-3 6-0
1R: Kristy Pigeon d. Judith Salome 6-4 6-3
1R: Virginia Wade [2]-bye

2R: Court [1] d. Lenka Kodesova 6-1 6-2
2R: Niessen [8] d. Faye Urban 6-4 6-3
2R: Bartkowicz d. Krantzcke [6] 7-5 6-3
2R: Tegart [3] d. Sandberg 6-3 6-3
2R: Bowrey [4] d. Aschner 4-6 6-2 6-1
2R: Heldman [5] d. Hogan 6-4 6-2
2R: Melville [7] d. Ziegenfuss 6-4 6-1
2R: Wade [2] d. Pigeon 6-4 6-3

QF: Court [1] d. Niessen [8] 6-3 6-2
QF: Bartkowitz d. Tegart [3] 6-3 6-2
QF: Heldman [5] d. Bowrey [4] 6-2 6-2
QF: Wade [2] d. Melville [7] 6-3 3-6 6-3

SF: Bartkowitz d. Court [1] 6-3 6-2
SF: Heldman [5] d. Wade [2] 6-3 3-6 6-3

FI: Julie Heldman (US) [5] d. Peaches Bartkowicz (US) 5-7 6-2 6-3

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) 6-2 6-4

Consolation Event

FI: Almut Sturm d. Judith Salome 6-1 6-2

According to the NYT Mimi Kanarek is playing for Nicauragua.

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Circa mid-March, Czechoslovakian National Indoor Championships, Klamovka, Czechoslovakia (Indoors)

FI: Marie Neumanova d. Vlasta Vopickova 6-3 6-4
 
#14 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of March 17-23

March 19-23 WLOD Invitational, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States (Clay)
Venue: Lighthouse Point Yacht anf Tennis Club, Pompano Beach

Singles (Draw=17)

PR: Chris Evert d. Marilyn Aschner 6-3 6-3

1R: Margaret Smith Court [1] d. Almut Sturm default (Sturm is at the Masters)
1R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. Helga Niessen 6-2 2-6 6-1
1R: Julie Heldman [4] d. Christina Sandberg 6-0 6-3
1R: Evert d. Linda Tuero 6-4 6-2

1R: Stephanie DeFina d. Karen Krantzcke 3-6 6-4 7-5
1R: Judy Tegart [3] d. Faye Urban 6-4 6-3
1R: Kristy Pigeon d. Margarita Strandberg 6-1 6-1
1R: Virginia Wade [2] d. Astrid Suurbeck 7-5 8-6

QF: Court [1] d. Bartkowitz default
QF: Heldman [4] d. Evert 6-4 6-1
QF: DeFina d. Tegart [3] 6-3 2-6 6-1
QF: Wade [2] d. Pigeon 6-3 6-2

SF: Heldman [4] d. Court [1] 6-2 5-7 6-2
SF: Wade [2] d. DeFina 7-5 6-4

FI: Julie Heldman [4] d. Virginia Wade (GB) [2] 6-1 6-4

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Virginia Wade (GB) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Heldman tops little 14 year old Chris Evert, World #1 Court, then Wade for a big title. The WLOD is rare at this time for being an all-women's event. The sponsor is radio station WLOD. Wade's backhand and net game fail her in the 55 minute final.

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March 18-23 Masters Invitational, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 23)

1R: Lesley Turner Bowrey [2] d. Donna Sattler 6-0 6-0
1R: Patti Ann Reese d. Gay Gordon 7-5 6-1
1R: Almut Sturm d. Susan Vinton 6-4 6-3
1R: Tory Fretz [4] d. Carolyn Webb 6-2 6-0
1R: Judith Salome d. Chris Koutras 5-7 6-4 6-0
1R: Becky Reese d. Ruth Ryan 6-3 7-5
1R: Mary Ann Eisel [1] d. Carol Sothmayd Marquardt 7-5 6-1

2R: Bowrey [2] d. Tish Adams 6-3 6-0
2R: PA Reese d. Val Ziegenfuss 7-5 0-6 6-4
2R: Sturm d. Margie Cooper 6-8 6-3 6-2
2R: Fretz [4] d. Judy Dixon 6-2 6-0

2R: Kerry Melville [3] d. Salome 6-2 6-3
2R: Judy Alvarez d. ????
2R: Pratt d. d. Charlene Grafton 7-5 6-2
2R: Eisel [1] d. B Reese 6-0 6-1

QF: Bowrey [2] d. PA Reese 6-3 6-1
QF: Fretz [4] d. Sturm 10-8 9-7
QF: Melville [3] d. Alvarez 6-2 2-6 6-1
QF: Eisel [1] d. Pratt 6-2 6-2

SF: Bowrey [2] d. Fretz [4] 6-4 1-6 9-7
SF: Melville [3] d. Eisel [1] 6-4 6-3

FI: Kerry Melville (Aus) [3] d. Lesley Bowrey (Aus)[2] 6-4 6-3

DF: Lesley Bowrey (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Mary Ann Eisel/Val Ziegenfuss 6-4 7-5

A nice win for Melville-most of the top women are at the WLOD though. The improved Aussie is taking tennis seriously again after ending an engagement that had her quit the circuit in 1968. She is now dating bad boy Ilie Nastase.

The NYT gave extra results WT didn't, so the draw may have been bigger than 23.

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March 17-23 Phoenix Thunderbird Invitation, Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Hard)

Singles (Draw=15)


1R: Nancy Richey [1]-bye
1R: Denise Carter d. Stephanie Grant 6-4 6-4
1R: Peggy Michel d. Marjorie Gengler 6-2 1-6 6-1
1R: Ceci Martinez d. Maricaye Christenson 6-4 6-4

1R: Patti Hogan d. Carol Gay 6-2 6-2
1R: Emilie Burrer d. Roylee Bailey 6-1 6-3
1R: Betty Ann Grubb d. Carolyn Clark 7-5 6-2
1R: Esme Emanuel (SA) [2] d. Pat Cody 6-3 7-5

1R: Richey d. Carter 6-4 6-3
1R: Martinez d.Michel 4-6 7-5 6-1
1R: Hogan d. Burrer 6-4 6-0
1R: Emanuel d. Betty Grubb 6-2 0-6 6-4

SF: Richey [1] d. Martinez 6-3 6-3
SF: Hogan d. Emanuel [2] 6-2 6-4

FI: Nancy Richey [1] d. Patti Hogan 6-2 6-0

DF: Patti Hogan/Peggy Michel d. Esme Emanuel (SA)/Ceci Martinez 3-6 6-3 6-1

Nancy's brother Cliff won the singles.

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March 17-23 Alexandria International, Alexandria, Egypt (Clay)

QF: Olga Morozova d. Sonja Pachta 7-5 6-1
QF: Winnie Shaw d. N Zaki 6-0 6-0
QF: Graciela Moran d. Robin Lloyd 4-6 10-8 6-4
QF: Nell Truman d. Gail Chanfreau 6-4 3-6 7-5

SF: Morozova d. Shaw 7-5 6-1
SF: Truman d. Moran 6-1 6-1

FI: Nell Truman (GB) d. Olga Morozova (USSR) 6-3 2-6 6-3

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March 17-23 Cannes Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, Cannes, France (Clay)
Venue: Carlton LTC*

Singles (Draw=at least 35)

1R: Betty Stove d Sally Holdsworth 4-6 6-2 6-4
1R: Maria Guzman d Diane Bridger 7-5 6-1
1R: Katja Ebbinghaus d George 6-2 6-2

2R: Stove d Margaret Starr 7-5 3-6 6-3
2R: Maria Nasuelli d Diane Oakley 6-4 6-1
2R: Erzsebet Polgar d Jenny Helliar 6-2 6-1
2R: Nicole Cazaux d Ebbinghaus 9-7 6-3
2R: Veronica Burton d Klara Bardoczi 7-5 6-2
2R: Jill Cooper d Kerstin Seelbach 6-3 6-2
2R: Corinne Molesworth d Raquel Giscafre 6-3 6-2
2R: Maria Guzman d Ana Maria Cavadini 7-5 6-3
2R: Judy Congdon d. Eva Szabo 6-2 6-2
2R: Irena Skulj d. Jehanne Venturino 6-0 6-2

3R: Stove d ???
3R: Cazaux d ???
3R: Odide de Roubin d ???
3R: Ingrid Loeys d ???

3R: Cooper d ???
3R: Guzman d ???
3R: Marijke Schaar d ???
3R: Skulj d ???

QF: Stove d Cazaux 6-3 6-2
QF: De Roubin d Loeys 1-6 6-4 8-6
QF: Cooper d Guzman 4-6 6-1 7-5
QF: Schaar d Skulj 6-3 6-1

SF: Stove d De Roubin 6-3 10-8
SF: Schaar d Cooper 6-4 6-1

FI: Marijke Schaar (Neth) d. Betty Stove (Neth) 4-6 6-2 6-0

Doubles

1R: Seelbach/Ebbinghaus d Giscafre/Starr 6-3 6-8 6-2

QF: Seelbach/Ebbinghaus d Beaven/Oakley 6-4 6-2

SF: Seelbach/Ebbinghaus d Bardoczy/Szabo 2-6 9-7 6-3

FI: Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger)/Kirstin Seelbach (Ger) d. Marijke Schaar (Neth)/Betty Stove (Neth) 8-6 6-3

*Was it held in Cannes Lawn Tennis Club or in Carlton Club?
 
#15 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of March 24-30

March 24-30 Nice Lawn Tennis Tournament, Nice, France (Clay)

Singles (Main Draw=44)

PR: Evelyne Terras d. R Hugard 6-1 6-0
PR: Sally Holdsworth d. Maylis Burel 6-3 6-2
PR: Nancy Falkenberg d. C Parodi 6-1 1-6 6-2

1R: Erzsebet Polgar d. Graciela Moran 6-0 8-6
1R: Odile De Roubin d. Penny Moor 9-7 6-2
1R: Terras [Q] d. Suzanna Petersen 4-4 retired
1R: Judy Congdon d. Klara Bardoczi 5-7 7-5 6-3
1R: Holdsworth [Q] d. Falkenberg [Q] 6-1 6-2
1R: Kerstin Seelbach d. Diane Bridger 6-0 6-2
1R: Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives d. Monique Van Haver 4-6 6-4 6-1
1R: Marijke Schaar d. Diane Oakley 6-2 6-1
1R: Jehanne Venturino d. L Evans 6-1 6-2
1R: Marilyn Aschner d. Christiane Sarrazin 6-1 6-1
1R: Alena Palmeova d. Anne Marie Cassaigne 6-0 6-1
1R: Irena Skulj d. Christiane Spinoza 4-6 6-1 6-2

2R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. Eva Szabo 6-2 6-1
2R: Katja Ebbinghaus d. Claudine Casa 6-1 6-0
2R: Polgar d. De Roubin 6-3 6-3
2R: Robin Lloyd d. Kora Schediwy 6-1 0-6 6-0
2R: Ana Maria Cavadini d. Jenny Helliar 7-5 6-3
2R: Winnie Shaw d. Nicole Cazaux 6-2 6-2
2R: Terras [Q] d. Congdon 2-6 7-5 6-0

2R: Betty Stove d. Lindsey Beaven 6-4 6-0
2R: Vlasta Vopickova d. ????
2R: Seelbach d. Holdsworth [Q] 6-1 6-2
2R: Corinne Molesworth d. Vives 6-1 6-3
2R: Schaar d. Venturino 6-3 6-2
2R: Aschner d. Veronica Burton 6-2 8-6
2R: Palmeova d. ????
2R: Raquel Giscafre d. Skulj 6-1 6-1
2R: Gail Chanfreau d. Jill Cooper 6-3 6-2

3R: Bartkowicz d. Ebbinghaus 7-5 6-1
3R: Lloyd d. Polgar 6-8 6-1 7-5
3R: Shaw d. Cavadini 6-2 6-2
3R: Stove d. Terras [Q] 6-4 6-1

3R: Vopickova d. Seelbach 6-2 6-1
3R: Schaar d. Molesworth 6-1 6-2
3R: Palmeova d. Aschner 6-3 3-6 6-3
3R: Chanfreau d. Giscafre 7-5 6-4

QF: Bartkowicz d. Lloyd 6-4 6-0
QF: Shaw d. Stove 4-6 6-1 6-2
QF: Schaar d. Vopickova 6-3 1-6 6-3
QF: Chanfreau d. Palmeova 9-7 6-4

SF: Bartkowitz d. Shaw 6-4 6-3
SF: Chanfreau d. Schaar 6-3 6-4

FI: Peaches Bartkowitz (US) d. Gail Chanfreau 6-3 6-4

DF: Gail Chanfreau/Betty Stove (Neth) d. Robin Lloyd (GB)/Winnie Shaw (GB) 7-5 6-4

Mrs. Chanfreau of France is the former Gail Sherriff of Australia-newly married.

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March 24-30 Parioli Tournament, Rome, Italy (Clay)

QF: Maria Guzman (Ecu) d. Silvana Lazzarino 6-2 6-4
QF: Margaret Starr d. Graciela Perna 6-3 6-1
QF: Mabel Vrancovich (Arg) d. Maria Monami 6-4 6-1
QF: Roberta Beltrame d. M. Lombard 9-7 6-0

SF: Guzman d. Starr 6- 12-10
SF: Vrancovich d. Beltrame 6-4 6-4

FI: Maria Guzman (Ecu) d. Mabel Vranovich (Arg) 2-6 6-3 6-3

DF: Roberta Beltrame/Mabel Vranovich (Arg) d. Maria Monami/Graciela Perna 6-2 8-6
 
#16 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of March 31-April 6

March 31-April 6 Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, US (Hard)
Venue: Caribe Hilton Hotel

Singles (Draw=26)

1R: Margaret Court[1] bye
1R: Faye Urban bye
1R: Tory Ann Fretz d Almut Sturm 6-1 5-2 retired
1R: Kirsty Pigeon d Judith Salome 6-3 4-6 10-8
1R: Lesley Turner-Bowrey [4]- bye
1R: Linda Tuero d Isabel de Sota 6-0 6-0
1R: Helga Niessen d Christina Sandberg 6-0 6-1
1R: Patti Hogan d Astrid Suurbeek 12-10 8-6

1R: Kerry Melville d Margarita Strandberg 6-2 6-2
1R: Mary Ann Eisel d. Ellen Schoengold 6-0 6-0
1R: Stephanie DeFina d Maria Ayala 6-2 6-3
1R: Judy Tegart [3] d Lenka Kodes 6-0 6-0
1R: Karen Krantzke d Eileen Pomales 6-0 6-2
1R: Judy Dixon bye
1R: Val Ziegenfuss bye
1R: Julie Heldman [2] bye

2R: Court[1] d Urban 6-2 6-0
2R: Fretz d Pigeon 6-0 7-5
2R: Tuero d Bowrey[4] 6-4 6-2
2R: Niessen d Hogan 6-3 6-2

2R: Eisel d. Melville 6-4 7-5
2R: Tegart [3] d DeFina 6-3 6-2
2R: Krantzke d. Dixon 6-0 6-2
2R: Heldman [2] d. Ziegenfuss 12-10 10-8

QF: Court [1] d. Fretz 6-2 7-4
QF: Tuero d. Niessen 4-6 6-3 7-5
QF: Tegart [3] d. Eisel 6-1 6-4
QF: Heldman [2] d. Krantzcke 8-6 6-2

SF: Court [1] d. Tuero 6-4 6-0
SF: Heldman [2] d. Tegart [3] 6-4 11-9

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d. Julie Heldman (US) [2] 6-4 7-5

DF: Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Mary Ann Eisel (US)/Val Ziegenfuss (US) 7-5 7-5

Margaret is happy to be back on a faster surface after dropping 2 events in a row. She had to fight back from 1-4 in the 1st and 2-4 in the seocnd set of the final. It took Heldman 2 hours to subdue Tegart in the SF. Julie Heldman later talked about her going rate for expenses in 1969-$150 US a week. After winning the final Court said, "This will be my last year in tennis."

THE NYT reports the otherwise missing Eisel 1R result, adding the Ellen Schoengold is "the champion of Puerto Rico."

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Mar 31-April 6 Monte Carlo International, Monte Carlo, France. (Clay)
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club

Singles (Draw=34)

1R: Kerstin Seelbach d. Judy Congdon 6-3 7-5
1R: Robin Lloyd d. Alena Palmeova 6-3 6-0

2R: Winnie Shaw d. Anne Marie Studer 6-1 6-1
2R: Odile De Roubin d. Michele Kahn Rotta 7-5 2-6 6-2
2R: Nicole Cazaux d. Klara Bardoczi 6-1 6-1
2R: Graciela Moran d. Marijke Schaar 6-2 6-3
2R: Eva Lundquist d. Rosie Darmon 6-3 6-3
2R: Seelbach d. Lloyd 6-3 6-3
2R: Eva Szabo d. Jehanne Venturino 6-3 6-3
2R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. Mabel Vrancovich 6-0 6-1

2R: Lea Pericoli d. ????
2R: Ana Maria Cavadini d. Judith Szorenyi 7-5 6-4
2R: Kora Schediwy d. Betty Stove 6-2 6-4
2R: Gail Chanfreau d. Corinne Molesworth 6-3 6-3
2R: Katja Ebbinghaus d. Marilyn Aschner 7-5 6-2
2R: Raquel Giscafre d. ????
2R: Sally Holdsworth d. Suzanna Petersen 6-4 2-6 6-4
2R: Vlasta Vopickova d. Christiane Spinoza 6-3 6-2

3R: Shaw d. De Roubin 6-3 6-3
3R: Moran d. Cazaux 4-6 6-2 6-2
3R: Lundquist d. Seelbach 6-2 6-3
3R: Bartkowicz d. Szabo 6-3 6-1

3R: Pericoli d. Cavadini 6-4 6-2
3R: Chanfreau d. Schediwy 8-6 7-5
3R: Ebbinghaus d. Giscafre 6-4 6-2
3R: Vopickova d. Holdsworth 7-5 6-4

QF: Shaw d. Moran 6-1 6-0
QF: Bartkowicz d. Lundquist 6-2 6-3
QF: Pericoli d. Chanfreau 2-6 6-4 6-1
QF: Vopickova d. Ebbinghaus 6-1 6-0

SF: Bartkowicz d. Shaw 6-2 2-6 7-5
SF: Vopickova d. Pericoli 8-6 2-6 6-3

FI: Peaches Bartkowicz (US) d. Vlasta Vopickova 6-0 6-3

DF: Gail Chanfreau/Rosie Darmon d. Robin Lloyd (GB)/Winnie Shaw (GB) 6-4 6-2

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ends April 6 San Potosi Open, San Luis Potosi, Mexico (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 33)

3R: Lulu Gongora d. Olga Montano 6-0 6-1
3R: Alina de Balbiers d. Alicia De Subirats 6-1 6-1

QF: Gongora d. De Balbiers 2-6 7-5 6-4
QF: Cecilia Rosado d. Emily Fisher (US) 5-7 6-4 retired
QF: Lourdes Diaz Ponce d. Patricia Montano 6-2 1-6 6-4
QF: Elena Subirats d. O. Montano 6-0 6-1*

SF: Gongora d. Rosado 6-2 8-10 6-4
SF: Subirats d. Ponce 7-5 6-3

FI: Elena Subirats d. Lulu Gongora 6-3 5-7 6-2

Doubles

SF: Elena Subirats/Patricia Montano d. Mary McLean/Alina de Subirats 6-2 6-4
SF: Alina de Balbiers/Lulu Gongora d. Emily Fischer (US)/Olga Montano 2-6 6-4 6-2

FI: Elena Subirats/Patricia Montano d. Alina de Balbiers/Lulu Gongora 6-2 6-3

Draw note:

*Is this en error by World Tennis, or a different player from the Olga Montano who lost in the 3R to Gongora.

Source: World Tennis, June 1966 issue, page 83

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March 31-April 5 Reggio de Calabria Tournament, Reggio de Calabria, Italy (Clay)

QF: Marie Neumannova d. Maria Guzman 5-7 6-1 6-1
QF: Maria Nasuelli d. Daniela Porzio 6-1 6-3

SF: Neumannova d. Monique Salfati Di Maso 6-4 4-6 6-0
SF: Nasuelli d. Ulla Sandulf 6-2 6-8 6-3

FI: Maria Neumanova (Cz) d. Maria Nasuelli 6-4 2-6 6-4

MX: Ulla Sandulf (SWd)/Ion Tiriac (Rom) d. Starr/ M Keldie 10-8 6-4

*check score another source (Andy) lists 6-2 8-10 6-4

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April 4-8, Tally Ho! Tournament, Birmingham, West Midlands, England (Clay)

FI: Susan Tutt d. S. Morgan 6-2 6-2

DF: J. MacFarlane/Alex Soady d. J. Boundy/Susan Tutt 5-7 8-6 6-4

MX: J. Boundy/P.W. Ethridge and D. Bridger/K. Weatherley divided the prizes

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April 4-8, North of England Hard Court Championships, Southport, Yorkshire, England (Clay)

FI: Shirley Brasher d. Janice Townsend* 6-1 3-6 6-0

DF: Shirley Brasher/S. Okin d. C. Fleming/Janice Townsend 6-2 6-2

MX: C. Fleming/R Clarke and Janice Townsend/Clay Iles divided the prizes

The 1957 Roland Garros Champion picks up a title early in the British claycourt season

*Also have name of Janice Wainwright-which is correct?

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ends April 9 Israel Spring Championships, Tel Aviv, Israel

SF: Alice Tym d. Pauline Peisachov 6-2 13-11
SF: Tova Epstein d. Roberta Zimman 6-3 6-2

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Tova Epstein 6-4 6-1

DF: Tamar Hayut/Pauline Peisachov d. Tova Epstein/Roberta Zimman 6-4 6-4

2,300 for finals according to Alice Tym.

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ends April 6 Jacksonville Invitation, Jacksonville, Florisa, United States (Clay)

Singles (Draw=10)


1R: Charlene Grafton d. Kathy Pressly 6-2 6-2
1R: Carole Ford d. Carole Kalogeropoulos (Gre) 1-6 6-1 7-5

QF: Wendy Overton d. Judy Moore 6-2 6-0
QF: Chris Koutras d. ?
QF: Charlene Grafton d. Carole Ford 6-2 6-1
QF: Judy Alvarez d. Gay Gordon 6-2 6-1

SF: Overton d. Koutras 6-2 6-2
SF: Alvarez d. Grafton 6-3 6-2

FI: Judy Alvarez d. Wendy Overton 7-5 2-6 6-1

MX: Judy Alvarez/[Gardner] Mulloy d. Wendy Overton/Guzman 3-6 6-1 6-2

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ends April 6 Northern California Indoors, Diabolo Valley, California, United States (Indoors)

SF: Farel Footman d. Diane Brooks 10-8 8-6
SF: Barbara Downs d. Cathy Gagel Anderson 6-4 2-6 6-4

FI: Barbara Downs d. Farel Footman default

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ends April 6, Royal Palm Invitation, Miami, Florida, United States

SF:Karen Benson d. Susan Parkhurst 6-0 6-0
SF: Donna Floyd Fales d. Ann Lentz 6-2 6-1

FI: Karen Benson d. Donna Floyd Fales 6-2 6-2

DF: Karen Benson/Donna Floyd Fales d. Sally Fuller/Merrill Mark 6-2 7-5

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ends April 6 San Jose All-Comers Championships, San Jose, California, United States (Hard)

Singles (Draw=10)


1R: Farel Footman d. Jane Kincaid 10-8 4-6 6-4
1R: Marlene Muench d. Barbara Downs 2-6 6-1 8-6

QF: Denise Carter d. Cathy Gagel Anderson 6-3 6-2
QF: Sharon Walsh d. Judy Leong 6-3 6-4
QF: Eliza Pande d. Farel Footman 4-0 ab
QF: Gail Hansen d. Marlene Muench 6-3 9-7

SF: Denise Carter d. Sharon Walsh 5-7 6-2 6-4
SF: Eliza Pande d. Gail Hansen 6-0 6-4

FI: Denise Carter d. Eliza Pande 6-1 6-4

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Ends April 6 West Hollywood Tournament, Hollywood, California, United STates (Hard)

FI: Stephanie Grant d. Pam Austin 7-5 7-5

DF: Pam Austin/Ana Maria Icaza d. Joan Johnson/Jeri Shepard 6-4 6-4

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early April, Lugano, Switzerland (Clay)
Venue: TC Lugano, in the park of the Hotel Villa Castagnola

FI: Anne-Marie Studer d. Ingrid Loeys (Bel) ??
 
#17 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of April 7-13

April 1-14 South African Open, Johannesburg, South Africa (Hard)
Venue: Ellis Park

Singles (Draw=61)

1R: Billie Jean King (US) [1]-bye
1R: Maryna Godwin d. Mynie van Zyl 6-2 6-4
1R: Christine Bell d. Mrs J. Smith 6-4 6-2
1R: Wendy Tomlinson d. W. Loggerenberg 6-1 6-0
1R: Melanie Muller d. S. Smit 7-5 6-3
1R: Anne Papenfus d. C. Cehrman 6-0 3-6 6-2
1R: Ann Shilcock-Spann (GB) d. Ann Phillips-Moore (Aus) 6-1 6-0
1R: Lesley Hunt [8] d .Agnes Botha 7-5 6-2

1R: Annette du Plooy [5] d Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) 6-2 6-2
1R: Janet Young d Lyn Montgomery 6-4 6-3
1R: Anne McAlpine d Marlene Bethlehem 6-1 6-4
1R: Sannie Gouws d J. Swart 6-1 6-4
1R: Gillian Dove d. Mrs M. Tarr 6-4 6-2
1R: Vicky Oosthuizen d Susie Alberts 6-3 6-0
1R: Laura Rossouw d Margaret van Rensburg 6-0 6-1
1R: Ann Jones (GB) [4] d Mrs N. Prinsloo 6-2 6-1

1R: Virginia Wade (GB) [3] d Heather Segal 6-4 6-3
1R: Bernice Vukovich d Helen Amos 6-3 6-2
1R: Beverley Vercoe (NZ) d. M. Dowson 6-1 6-4
1R: Anita van Deventer d Jean Drysdale 6-3 2-6 6-3
1R: I. Cuypers d Valerie Forbes 1-6 6-4 6-3
1R: Brenda Kirk d N. Goulden 6-2 6-2
1R: Glenda Schaerer d L. Dunn 6-0 6-2
1R: Rosie Casals (US) [6] d Heather Allen 7-5 6-3

1R: Pat Walkden[7] d Heather McKeown 6-1 6-4
1R: Helen Gourlay d Ria Greef 6-4 8-6
1R: Kerry Harris d Maud Thorne 6-4 6-4
1R: Greta Delport d Carol Sherriff 5-7 6-3 6-3
1R: Francoise Durr d Daphne Botha 6-2 6-1
1R: P. Kriger d Franzie Alberts 4-6 6-3 6-1
1R: Elviry Dry-bye
1R: Nancy Richey (US)[2]-bye

2R: King [1] d Godwin 6-8 6-4 6-2
2R: Tomlinson d Bell 6-0 6-4
2R: Muller d Papenfuss 7-5 1-6 6-0
2R: Spann d Hunt [8] 3-6 6-3 6-4
2R: Jones [4] d Rossouw 6-2 6-3
2R: Dove d Oosthuizen 6-2 8-6
2R: McAlpine d Gouws 6-2 7-5
2R: Du Plooy [5] d Young 6-3 6-2

2R: Schaerer d Casals [6] 6-4 6-4
2R: Kirk d Cuypers 6-2 6-2
2R: van Deventer d Vercoe 8-6 6-1
2R: Wade [3] d Vukovich 6-1 7-5
2R: Walkden [7] d Gourlay 6-1 6-4
2R: Harris d Delport 6-3 6-2
2R: Durr d Kriger 6-2 6-0
2R: Richey [2] d Dry 6-1 6-0

3R: King[1] d Tomlinson 5-7 6-3 6-4
3R: Muller d Spann 8-6 6-4
3R: Jones[4] d Dove 6-1 6-0
3R: Du Plooy[5] d McAlpine 6-2 6-2

3R: Kirk d Schaerer 6-3 6-1
3R: Wade[3] d van Deventer 6-2 6-3
3R: Harris d Walkden[7] 3-6 6-2 6-2
3R: Richey[2] d Durr 7-5 8-6

QF: King [1] d. Muller 6-0 6-0
QF: Jones [4] d. Duplooy 6-4 6-2
QF: Wade [3] d. Kirk 6-4 6-1
QF: Richey [2] d. Harris 6-1 6-1

SF: King [1] d. Jones [4] 5-7 6-3 6-0
SF: Richey [2] d. Wade [3] 3-6 6-3 6-2

FI: Billie Jean King (US) [1] d. Nancy Richey (US) [2] 6-3 6-4

Doubles (Draw=30)

1R: Françoise Durr (Fra)/Ann Jones (GB) d. Christina Bell/Ann McAlpine (GB) 6-3 6-1
1R: Daphne Botha/Greta Delport d. Kerry Harris (Aus)/Beverley Vercoe (NZ) 6-4 7-9 6-3
1R: Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Jean Drysdale/Valerie Forbes 6-2 6-2
1R: Behrmann/Goulden-bye
1R: Agnes Botha/I. Cuypers d. Heather Allen/Ann Phillips-Moore (AUS) 6-2 4-6 6-3
1R: Brenda Kirk/Wendy Tomlinson d. Vicky Oosthuizen/S. Smit 6-2 6-2
1R: Suzie Alberts/Sannie Gouws d. Melanie Muller/Pam Kriger 4-6 6-0 6-4
1R: Rosie Casals (US)/Billie Jeam King (US)-bye

1R: Annette du Plooy/Patricia Walkden d. Ria Greef/Mrs N. Prinsloo 6-2 6-1
1R: Elviry Dry/L. Dunn d. Lynette Montgomery/Mrs J. Smith 7-5 6-0
1R: Gillian Dove/Glenda Schaerer d. Heather Segal/Anne Spann (GB) 7-5 6-4
1R: Maryna Godwin/Laura Rossouw d. Helen Amos/Carol Sheriff (Aus) 6-3 6-1
1R: Sandra Price/Anita van Deventer d. M. Dowson/Heather MacKeown 6-2 6-2
1R: Wendy Gilchrist (Aus)/Janet Young (Aus) d. Franzie Alberts/Mynie van Zyl 6-4 7-5
1R: Marlene Bethlehem/Bernice Vukovich d. Mrs M. Tarr/Maud Thorne 6-4 6-2
1R: Nancy Richey (US)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Anne Papenfus/Margaret van Rensburg 6-3 6-2

2R: Durr/Jones d. D. Botha/Delport 6-3 6-1
2R: Gourlay/Hunt d. Behrmann/Goulden 6-2 6-0
2R: Kirk/Tomlinson d. A. Botha/Cuypers 6-0 6-2
2R: Casals/King d. S. Alberts/Gouws 6-3 6-2

2R: du Plooy/Walkden d. Dry/Dunn 6-0 6-0
2R: Godwin/Rossouw d. Dove/Schaerer 6-0 6-0
2R: Price/van Deventer d. Gilchrist/Young 4-6 7-5 6-4
2R: Richey/Wade d. Bethlehem/Vukovich 6-3 6-2

QF: Durr/Jones d. Gourlay/Hunt 6-4 6-2
QF: Casals/King d. Kirk/Tomlinson 6-3 6-2
QF: du Plooy/Walkden d. Godwin/Rossouw 4-6 6-0 6-1
QF: Richey/Wade d. Price/van Deventer 7-5 6-2

SF: Durr/Jones d. Casals/King 6-3 4-6 8-6
SF: Richey/Wade d. du Plooy/Walkden 7-5 6-4

FI: Francoise Durr (Fra)/Ann Jones (GB) d. Nancy Richey (US)/Virginia Wade 6-2 3-6 6-4

Mixed Doubles (Draw=57)

1R: Greta Delport/Richard Buwalda d. L. Dunn/Henry Irvine 6-1 6-2
1R: Annette du Plooy/Tom Okker d. D. Tarr/Peter Tudhope 6-1 6-2
1R: Daphne Botha/Andrew Pattison (Rho) d. Lynette Montgomery/Basil Wheeler 6-4 6-2
1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus)/Andres Gimeno (Sp)-bye
1R: Anita van Deventer/Peters Mors d. Ann Phillips-Moore (AUS)/Barry Phillips-Moore 6-2 9-11 6-2
1R: Janet Young (Aus)/Rayno Seegers d. Ann McAlpine (GB)/Richard Hawkes (NZ) 6-4 6-4
1R: Christina Bell/Rauty Krog d. Melanie Muller/Albert Gaertner 6-4 6-3
1R: Pat Walkden/Frew McMillan d. Carol Sheriff (Aus)/Colin Zeeman 6-2 6-2

1R: Billie Jean King (US)/Dennis Ralston (US)-bye
1R: Margaret van Rensburg/J. Smith-bye
1R: Elviry Dry/Peter Gray d. Jean Drysdale/Allan Stone (Aus) 6-3 11-9*
1R: Pam Kriger/Steve Le Roux d. Helen Amos/Terry Ryan 6-4 7-5
1R: Jean Drysdale/Alan Stone d. ????*
1R: Franzie Alberts/T. du Plessis d. Heather Allen/A. Newman 6-4 6-3
1R: M. Dowson/Tony Hammond d. Ria Greef/L. Badenhorst 6-3 7-5
1R: Françoise Durr (Fra)/Pancho Gonzales (US) d. Wendy Tomlinson/Derek Schroder 6-2 12-10

1R: Ann Jones (GB)/Fred Stolle (Aus)-bye
1R: Brenda Kirk/Lewis Sylvester-bye
1R: Suzie Alberts/Byron Bertram-bye
1R: Glenda Schaerer/Dick Crealy (Aus) d. A. van Leggerenburg/Malan 6-0 6-1
1R: Maryna Godwin/Graydon Garner d. J. Swart/Michael Styles 6-2 6-2
1R: Maud Thorne/Tony Bowles d. C. Behrmann/Julian Krinsky 7-5 6-3
1R: Mrs N. Prinsloo/George Rudman d. Anne Papenfus/Kenneth Smith 1-6 7-5 6-3
1R: Sandra Price/Bob Hewitt (Aus) d. Valerie Forbes/Bob Carmichael 6-1 6-2

1R: Rosie Casals (US)/Tony Roche (Aus) d. Mynie van Zyl/Dennis Breetzke 7-5 6-4
1R: Heather MacKeown/Alvin Gardner (Aus) d. Wendy Gilchrist (Aus)/A. McDonald 6-3 6-4
1R: Laura Rossouw/John Yuill d. I. Cuypers/Gustav Reinach 6-2 6-1
1R: Gillian Dove/Sidney Gordon d. N. Goulden/Max Senior (AUS) 7-5 6-1
1R: S. Smit/Bokkie Niemand d. Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Quentin Pretorius 7-5 6-4
1R: Marlene Bethlehem/John Brown d. Bernice Vukovich/Jacques Thamin (Fra) 6-4 9-7
1R: Agnes Botha/R. Morrison d. Kerry Harris (Aus)/Peter Doerner 4-6 6-3 6-4
1R: Virginia Wade (GB)/Bob Maud d. Vicky Oosthuizen/Dennis Matthews 6-3 8-6

2R: du Plooy/Okker d. Delport/Bulwada 6-2 6-1
2R: Hunt/Gimeno d. D. Botha/Pattison 6-4 6-4
2R: van Deventer/Mors d. Young/Seegers 7-5 6-4
2R: Walkden/McMillan d. Bell/Krog 9-7 6-3
2R: King/Ralston d. van Rensburg/Smith 6-2 6-4
2R: Dry/Gray d. Kriger/Le Roux 6-1 6-4
2R: Drysdale/Stone d. F. Alberts/du Plessis 10-8 6-3
2R: Durr/Gonzales d. Dowson/Hammond 6-4 6-1

2R: Jones/Stolle d. Kirk/Sylvester 6-4 6-2
2R: Schaerer/Crealy d. S. Alberts/Bertram 6-4 6-2
2R: Godwin/Garner d. Thorne/Bowles 6-1 5-7 6-1
2R: Price/Hewitt d. Prinsloo/Rudman default

2R: MacKeown/Gardiner d. Casals/Roche default
2R: Rossouw/Yuill d. Dove/Gordon 6-3 6-4
2R: Smit/Niemand d. Bethlehem/Brown 6-3 6-3
2R: Wade/Maud d. A. Botha/Morrison default

3R: du Plooy/Okker d. Hunt/Gimeno 6-3 6-3
3R: Walkden/McMillan d. van Deventer/Mors 4-6 6-2 6-2
3R: King/Ralston d. Dry/Gray 6-1 6-3
3R: Durr/Gonzales d. Drysdale/Stone 6-2 6-4

3R: Jones/Stolle d. Schaerer/Crealy 6-1 6-2
3R: Price/Hewitt d. Godwin/Garner 12-10 6-4
3R: Rossouw/Yuill d. MacKeown/Gardiner 5-7 8-6 6-2
3R: Wade/Maud d. Smit/Niemand 6-3 6-3

QF: du Plooy/Okker d. Walkden/McMillan 6-4 4-6 6-2
QF: Durr/Gonzales d. King/Ralston 3-6 6-3 6-4
QF: Jones/Stolle d. Price/Hewitt 7-5 1-6 6-0
QF: Wade/Maud d. Rossouw/Yuill 6-4 6-4

SF: du Plooy/Okker d. Durr/Gonzales 6-2 6-2
SF: Wade/Maud d. Jones/Stolle 4-6 6-4 6-3

FI: Annette du Plooy/Tom Okker (Neth) d. Virginia Wade (GB)/Bob Maud 8-6 5-7 6-4

Billie Jean wins what is often considered the 5th or 6th most prestigious event of the year.

Source for draw=program for the event. Singles in exact draw order.

*The mixed result 1R: Elviry Dry/Peter Gray d. Jean Drysdale/Allan Stone (Aus) 6-3 11-9 makes no sense as we have Drysdale and Stone winning in this round as well. Something is amiss in this section of the draw.

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April 7-13 Carolinas International, Charlotte, North Carolina, US (Clay)

Singles (Draw=23)


1R: Kerry Melville d. Lenka Kodesova 6-2 6-1
1R: Almut Sturm (Ger) d. Jackie Green 6-0 6-1
1R: Christina Sandberg (Swe) d. Patti Hogan 7-5 4-6 7-5

1R: Isabel Fernandez (Col) d. Faye Urban 7-5 6-2
1R: Judith Salome (Neth) d. Chris Beck 6-2 4-6 6-1
1R: Tory Ann Fretz d. Astrid Suurbeck (Neth) 6-3 6-1
1R: Margareta Strandberg (Swe) d. Laura Dupont 6-8 6-4 6-4

2R: Margaret Smith Court (Aus) d. Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-1 6-0
2R: Stephanie DeFina d. Melville 8-6 6-3
2R: Sandberg d. Lesley Turner Bowrey 6-1 6-3
2R: Mary Ann Eisel d. Sturm 4-6 6-3 6-3

2R: Helga Niessen (Ger) d. Fernandez 6-2 6-4
2R: Kristy Pigeon d. Salome 6-1 6-4
2R: Fretz d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 2-6 6-4 6-3
2R: Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Strandberg 6-1 6-1

QF: Court d. DeFina 6-2 6-2
QF: Sandberg d. Eisel 6-1 3-6 6-3
QF: Niessen d. Pigeon 6-0 6-1
QF: Tegart d. Fretz 6-4 6-3

SF: Court d. Sandburg 6-3 6-2
SF: Tegart d. Niessen 6-3 3-6 8-6

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) d. Judy Tegart (Aus) 6-1 6-1

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Lesley Bowrey (Aus)/Mary Ann Eisel 6-4 6-2

Also called the Charlotte Invitational

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April 7-13 Mediterranean Tennis Club Tournament , Nice, France (Clay)
Venue: Mediterranean Tennis Club

QF: Winnie Shaw d. Nicole Cazaux 6-2 6-3
QF: Robin Lloyd d. Sally Holdsworth 6-3 6-1
QF: Eva Lundquist d. Raquel Giscafre 6-2 6-3
QF: Mabel Vrancovich d. Rosie Darmon 6-3 6-0

SF: Lloyd d. Shaw 6-3 6-2
SF: Lundquist d. Vrancovich 4-6 6-2 6-3

FI: Robin Lloyd (GB) d. Eva Lundquist (Swe) 6-1 6-3

MX: Winnie Shaw (GB)/Barclay d. Eva Lundquist (Swe)/Nerell 6-1 6-4

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April 8-13 Catania International, Catania, Italy (Clay)

Singles (Draw=9)

1R: Monique Di Maso d. Margaret Starr 6-3 6-3

QF: Maria Guzman (Ecu) d. Ulla Sandulf (Swe) 6-4 6-2
QF: Marie Neumannova (Cz) d. S Molon 6-0 6-1
QF: Maria Nasuelli d. Miloslava Holubova (Cz) 6-2 9-7
QF: Di Maso d. Graziela Perna 6-1 6-2

SF: Guzman d. Neumannova 2-6 9-7 6-1
SF: Nasuelli d. Di Maso 6-0 6-4

FI: Maria Nasuelli d. Maria Guzman (Ecu) 6-1 6-2

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April 7-14 Pan_American Championships, Mexico City, Mexico (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 17)

2R: Olga Montano d. Osuna De Belmar 6-8 6-1 6-1
2R: Lulu Gongora d. Alina De Balbiers 6-3 6-3

QF: Val Ziegenfuss (US) d. ????
QF: Elena Subirats d. N. Realme 7-5 6-0
QF: Patricia Montano d. Judy Dixon 6-4 7-5
QF: Lulu Gongora d. Olga Montano 6-4 6-1

SF: Ziegenfuss d. Subirats 6-3 8-6
SF: Gongora d. P. Montano 6-1 6-4

FI: Val Ziegenfuss (US) d. Lulu Gongora 1-6 7-5 6-2

DF: Alina de Balbiers/Lulu Gongora d. Montano/Elena Subirats 8-6 7-9 6-3


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ends April 12 Israel International Invitation, Beersheba, Israel

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Roberta Zimman (US) 6-1 6-0
MX: Roberta Zimman (US)/Marmureanu d. Alice Tym (US)/Bill Tym (US) default
 
#18 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of April 14-20

April 15-21 Monte Carlo Open, Monaco. (Clay)

Singles (Draw=33)

PR Frances Taylor d Marta Peterdy 6-2 3-6 6-4

1R Virginia Wade[1] d Raquel Giascafre 6-3 7-5
1R Robin Lloyd d Marilyn Aschner 3-6 6-0 6-1
1R N. Christiansen d ???? default
1R Mabel Vrancovich d Rosie Darmon[8] 4-6 6-4 6-2
1R Francoise Durr[4] d Monica Giorgi 6-3 6-2
1R Christine Janes d Jaqueline Rees-Lewis Vives 6-2 6-0
1R Lea Pericoli d Christiane Spinoza 8-6 6-1
1R Peaches Bartkowicz[5] d Roberta Beltrame 6-3 6-1

1R Nelli Truman d Gail Chanfreau[6] 1-6 6-3 3-2 retired
1R Sally Holdsworth d Taylor 6-1 6-0
1R Joyce Williams d Ingrid Loeys 6-3 6-1
1R Julie Heldman[3] d Eva Lundquist 4-6 6-3 6-2
1R Winnie Shaw[7] d Graciela Moran 6-2 6-2
1R Olga Morozova d Lucia Bassi 6-3 6-4
1R Jaqueline Venturino d Julie Anthony 6-2 6-3
1R Ann Jones[2] d Ana Maria Cavadini 6-1 6-1

2R Wade[1] d Lloyd 6-0 6-3
2R Vrancovich d Christiansen 6-3 6-4
2R Durr[4] d Janes 6-3 6-4
2R Bartkowicz[5] d Pericoli 6-3 6-4
2R Holdsworth d Truman 7-5 6-4
2R Heldman[3] d Williams 6-3 6-4
2R Morozova d Shaw[7] 1-6 6-4 6-3
2R Jones[2] d Venturino 6-1 6-2

QF Wade[1] d Vrancovich 6-4 6-4
QF Durr[4] d Bartkowicz[5] default (migraine)
QF Heldman[3] d Holdsworth 7-5 6-2
QF Jones[2] d Morozova 6-2 6-2

SF Wade[1] d Durr[4] 6-1 9-7
SF Jones[2] d Heldman[3] 6-1 6-3

FI:: Ann Jones[2] (GB) d Virginia Wade[1] (GB) 6-1 6-3

DF: Ann Jones (GB)/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Gail Chanfreau (Frn)/Francoise Durr (Frn) 1-6 6-4 6-3

The sound of lunch plates clattering and loud conversation rings above the court as Ann and Virginia play their final. Ann asked the umpire to call for a little quiet, but he didn't have a microphone and couldn't be heard over the noise!

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April 14-20 Natal Open, Durban, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw= at least 32)

1R: Billie Jean King[1] d Gillian Dove default
1R: Sharon von Brandis d Beverly Vercoe default
1R: Joan Wilshire d Elvie Dry 6-0 6-1
1R: Helen Gourlay[8] d Heather Allen 7-5 6-1
1R: Rosie Casals[4] d Helen Amos 6-4 6-1
1R: Laura Rossouw d J. Lardner Burke 6-0 6-4
1R: Brenda Kirk d J. Swart 6-3 6-2
1R Pat Walkden[5] d P. Diepraam default

1R: Lesley Hunt[6] d Carol Sherriff 6-1 7-5
1R: Wendy Tomlinson d L. McDonald 6-1 6-3
1R: Kerry Harris d Sylvia Scott 6-4 7-5
1R: Anette Du Plooy[3] d Ann Phillips-Moore 6-0 6-1
1R: Maryna Godwin[7] d Wendy Gilchrist 6-2 2-6 6-2
1R: Sannie Gouws d Y. Anderson 6-3 6-4
1R: Anita van Deventer d Anne McMillan 4-6 6-3 6-1
1R: Janet Young d Nancy Richey [2] default (virus infection)

2R: King[1] d von Brandis 6-3 6-2
2R: Gourlay d Wilshire 6-1 7-5
2R: Rossouw d Casals[4] 8-6 4-6 7-5
2R: Walkden[5] d Kirk 6-1 6-4

2R: Hunt[6] d Tomlinson 6-3 6-4
2R: du Plooy[3] d Harris 6-0 6-3
2R: Godwin[7] d Gouws 6-0 6-1
2R: van Deventer d Young 6-0 6-3

QF: King[1] d Gourlay[8]} 6-1 7-5
QF: Walkden[5] d Rossouw 6-1 7-5
QF: du Plooy[3] d Hunt[6] 6-4 6-0
QF: Godwin[7] d van Deventer 6-2 6-1

SF: King [1] d Walkden[5] 6-2 8-6
SF: du Plooy [3] d Godwin[7] 6-1 6-3

FI: Billie Jean King [1] (US) d Anette du Plooy [3] 6-4 6-1

Doubles

SF Billie Jean King / Rosemary Casals d. Joan Cross Johnson / Joan Wilshire 6-1 6-1

DF: Rosie Casals US)/Billie King (US) d. Annette DuPlooy/Pat Walkden (Rho) 6-3 1-6 6-2

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April 14-20 Sicily International, Palermo, Italy (Clay)

QF: Monique Salfati Di Maso d. Miloslava Holubova (Cz) 6-4 6-2
QF: Marie Neumannova (Cz) d. ????
QF: Margaret Starr (Aus) d. Maria Guzman (Ecu) 6-3 6-2
QF: Maria Nasuelli d. Ulla Sandulf (Swe) 6-4 6-4

SF: Neumannova d. Di Maso 6-1 8-6
SF: Nasuelli d. Starr 5-7 6-3 6-2

FI: Marie Neumannova (Cz) d. Maria Nasuelli 2-6 8-6 6-0

MX: Ulla Sandulf (Swe)/Ion Tiriac (Rom) d. Miroslava Holubova (Cz)/Vladimir Zednik (Cz) 6-2 -3

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April 14-20 River Oaks Invitation, Houston, Texas, United States (Clay)

Singles (Draw=17)

PR: Christina Sandberg (Swe) d. Kristy Pigeon 7-5 6-1

1R: Margaret Court (Aus) d. Judith Salome (Neth) 6-2 6-3
1R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. Almut Sturm (Ger) 6-3 5-7 6-4
1R: Linda Tuero d. Margareta Strandberg (Swe) 6-3 6-2
1R: Lesley Bowrey (Aus) d. Val Ziegenfuss (US) 6-1 6-2

1R: Sandberg d. Helga Niessen (Ger) 2-6 8-6 6-4
1R: Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Stephanie De Fina (US) 6-3 6-3
1R: Tory Fretz d. Astrid Suurbeck (Neth) 6-4 6-2
1R: Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Faye Urban (Can) 6-1 6-2

QF: Court [1] d. Krantzcke 6-2 6-1
QF: Bowrey d. Tuero 6-2 4-6 6-3
QF: Melville d. Sandberg 3-6 7-5 6-2
QF: Tegart [3] d. Fretz 4-6 6-4 6-0

SF: Court [1] d. Bowrey 6-4 6-3
SF: Tegart [3] d. Melville 8-6 6-2

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d. Judy Tegart (Aus) [2] 3-6 7-5 6-1

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) 6-4 6-3

Tegart held a match point in the final.

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ends April 19, Israel Invitation, Natanya, Israel

SF: Alice Tym (US) d. Roberta Zimman 6-2 6-3
SF: Susan Korn d. Gillian Kay SA 6-3 7-5

FI: Alice Tym (US) d. Susan Korn 6-0 6-0
 
#131 ·
Re: 1969

Week of April 14-20

April 14-20 Natal Open, Durban, South Africa (Hard)

Singles (Draw= at least 32)

1R: Billie Jean King[1] d Gillian Dove default
1R: Sharon von Brandis d Beverly Vercoe default
1R: Joan Wilshire d Elvie Dry 6-0 6-1
1R: Helen Gourlay[8] d Heather Allen 7-5 6-1
1R: Rosie Casals[4] d Helen Amos 6-4 6-1
1R: Laura Rossouw d J. Lardner Burke 6-0 6-4
1R: Brenda Kirk d J. Swart 6-3 6-2
1R Pat Walkden[5] d P. Diepraam default

1R: Lesley Hunt[6] d Carol Sherriff 6-1 7-5
1R: Wendy Tomlinson d L. McDonald 6-1 6-3
1R: Kerry Harris d Sylvia Scott 6-4 7-5
1R: Anette Du Plooy[3] d Ann Phillips-Moore 6-0 6-1
1R: Maryna Godwin[7] d Wendy Gilchrist 6-2 2-6 6-2
1R: Sannie Gouws d Y. Anderson 6-3 6-4
1R: Anita van Deventer d Anne McMillan 4-6 6-3 6-1
1R: Janet Young d Nancy Richey [2] default (virus infection)

2R: King[1] d von Brandis 6-3 6-2
2R: Gourlay d Wilshire 6-1 7-5
2R: Rossouw d Casals[4] 8-6 4-6 7-5
2R: Walkden[5] d Kirk 6-1 6-4

2R: Hunt[6] d Tomlinson 6-3 6-4
2R: du Plooy[3] d Harris 6-0 6-3
2R: Godwin[7] d Gouws 6-0 6-1
2R: van Deventer d Young 6-0 6-3

QF: King[1] d Gourlay[8]} 6-1 7-5
QF: Walkden[5] d Rossouw 6-1 7-5
QF: du Plooy[3] d Hunt[6] 6-4 6-0
QF: Godwin[7] d van Deventer 6-2 6-1

SF: King [1] d Walkden[5] 6-2 8-6
SF: du Plooy [3] d Godwin[7] 6-1 6-3

FI: Billie Jean King [1] (US) d Anette du Plooy [3] 6-4 6-1

DF: Rosie Casals US)/Billie King (US) d. Annette DuPlooy/Pat Walkden (Rho) 6-3 1-6 6-2
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
SF Billie Jean King / Rosemary Casals d. Joan Cross Johnson / Joan Wilshire 6-1, 6-1
 
#19 · (Edited by Moderator)
Re: 1969

Week of April 21-27

April 21-27 Italian Open, Rome, Italy (Clay)
Venue: Foro Italico

Singles (Draw=45)

PR: Eva Lundquist d Roberta Beltrame 4-6 6-4 6-0
PR: Pat Walkden d Alessandra Gobbo 6-4 8-6
PR: Lucia Bassi d Ingrid Loeys 7-5 6-3
PR: Mary Ann Curtis [6] d Maria Nasuelli 6-2 6-4
PR: Maria Guzman d Gail Chanfreau 5-7 6-4 6-4
PR: Frances Taylor d Carol Kalogeropoulos 6-3 6-3
PR: Lea Pericoli d Ann Phillips Moore 6-0 6-1
PR: Francoise Durr d. Suzanne Petersen 6-0 6-2

PR: Helen Gourlay d Maria-Teresa Riedl 4-6 6-3 7-5
PR: Marilyn Aschner d Ulla Sandulf 6-2 6-3
PR: Olga Morozova [5] d Mabel Vrancovich 6-1 6-4
PR Monica Giorgi d Lesley Hunt 2-6 6-1 7-5
PR Peaches Bartkowicz d Maryna Godwin default

1R: Billie Jean King [1] d Laura Rossouw 6-0 6-2
1R: Karen Krantzke d Paola Monami 6-4 6-0
1R: Kerry Melville d Graziela Perna 6-1 6-2
1R: Christine Janes d Christina Sandberg [8] 7-5 6-0
1R: Virginia Wade [4] d Alena Palmeova 6-0 6-2
1R: Bartkowicz d Giorgi 6-0 6-0
1R: Durr d Gourlay 6-2 6-0
1R: Morozova [5] d Aschner 6-3 6-0

1R: Curtis[6] d Guzman 6-2 6-3
1R: Pericoli d Taylor 6-2 6-3
1R: Walkden d Bassi 3-6 7-5 6-1
1R: Ann Jones[3] d Lundquist 6-1 8-6
1R: Monique Salfati d Rosie Casals[7] 8-6 6-0
1R: Julie Heldman d Margaret Starr 6-0 6-1
1R: Tiu Kivi d Nelli Truman 7-5 6-4
1R: Lesley Turner-Bowrey[2] d Vlasta Vopickova 1-6 6-1 7-5

2R: King [1] d Krantzcke 6-1 6-3
2R: Melville d Janes 1-6 6-4 6-2
2R: Bartkowicz d. Wade [4] 6-3 6-4
2R: Durr d Morozova [5] 6-4 6-4

2R: Pericoli d Curtis [6] 6-2 6-1
2R: Jones [3] d Walkden 7-5 6-1
2R: Heldman d Salfati 6-2 6-1
2R: Bowrey [2] d Kivi 6-1 6-3

QF: Melville d. King [1] 6-3 6-0
QF: Durr d. Bartkowicz 6-4 7-5
QF: Jones [3] d. Pericoli 6-1 6-2
QF: Heldman d. Bowrey [2] 3-6 6-4 6-1

SF: Melville d. Durr 6-4 6-1
SF: Heldman d. Jones [3] 4-6 6-4 6-1

FI: Julie Heldman (US) d. Kerry Melville (Aus) 7-5 6-3

Doubles (draw=22+)

1R: Helen Gourlay (AUS)/Lesley Hunt (AUS) d. Tiiu Kivi (USSR)/Olga Morozova (USSR) 7-5 3-6 6-2
1R: Gail Chanfreau (FRA)/Mary Ann Curtis (USA) d. Paola Monami/Graziella Perna 6-2 6-3
1R: Lucia Bassi/Maria Teresa Riedl d. Marilyn Aschner (USA)/Judy Salomè (NED) 6-1 8-10 6-2
1R: Suzanne Petersen (BRA)/Mabel Vrancovich (ARG) d. Monique di Maso/Maria Nasuelli 6-3 2-6 6-2
1R: Eva Lundquist (SWE)/Christina Sandberg (SWE) d. Alessandra Gobbò/Ulla Sandulf (SWE) 6-0 6-0
1R: Monica Giorgi/Lea Pericoli d. Margaret Starr (AUS)/Frances Taylor (GBR) 6-0 6-1

2R: Françoise Durr (FRA)/Ann Jones (GBR) d. Roberta Beltrame/Carol Kalogeropoulos (GRE) 6-2 6-0
2R: Jane Bartkowicz (USA)/Julie Heldman (USA) d. Christine Janes (GBR)/Nell Truman (GBR) 4-6 6-1 6-3
2R: Gourlay/Hunt d. Bassi/Riedl 7-5 7-5
2R: Lesley Bowrey (AUS)/Virginia Wade (GBR) d. Chanfreau/Curtis 6-4 6-4
2R: Karen Krantzcke (AUS)/Kerry Melville (AUS) d. Petersen/Vrancovich 6-4 6-1
2R: Giorgi/Pericoli d. Lundqvist/Sandberg 7-5 7-5
2R: Patricia Pretorius (RSA)/Laura Rossouw d. Alena Palmeova (CZE)/Vlasta Vopickova (CZE) 6-4 6-4
2R: Rosie Casals (USA)/Billie Jean King (USA) d. Maria Guzman (ECU)/Ingrid Loeys (BEL) 6-2 6-1

QF: Durr/Jones d. Bartkowicz/Heldman 7-5 7-5
QF: Bowrey/Wade d. Gourlay/Hunt 6-1 6-3
QF: Krantzcke/Melville d. Giorgi/Pericoli 6-2 6-3
QF: Casals/King d. Pretorius/Rossouw 6-1 6-2

SF: Durr/Jones d. Bowrey/Wade 6-3 3-6 6-2
SF: Casals/King d. Krantzcke/Melville 6-0 6-4

FI: Francoise Durr/Ann Jones d. Rosie Casals/Billie Jean King 6-3 3-6 6-2

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April 21-26 Cumberland Hard Court Championships, Hampstead, England (Clay)

Singles (Draw=63)

PR: 1R: Marilyn Bevan d. D J Hare 8-6 2-6 6-3
PR: Joan Eickson d. Glynis Coles 6-0 6-1
PR: Sue Hole d. L Jeeves 6-1 6-1

1R: Winnie Shaw-bye
1R: Jean McFarlane d. Sue Imhof 6-1 6-0
1R: Sandra Okin d. Bevan 6-4 6-2
1R: Lady Jane Fitzalan Howard-bye*
1R: Shirley Bloomer Brasher d. Mrs S Dalton 6-0 6-0
1R: Lesley Wellerman d. C M Robinson 6-0 6-0
1R: Heather Cowie d. D Staniszewski 6-3 6-4
1R: Lorna Cawthorn d. d. Diane Oakley 7-5 6-4

1R: Kerry Harris d. d. F J Candy 6-1 6-8 6-1
1R: Jenny Helliar d. d. Mrs K F Spurgeon 6-2 6-1
1R: Lindsey Beaven d. Mrs M D Furniss 6-1 6-3
1R: Penny Moor d. Mrs J F Lawrence 6-1 6-2
1R: Alex Soady d. d. Eickson 6-0 6-2
1R: Jean Stedman d. Elizabeth Ernest 6-3 3-6 7-5
1R: Cecilie Fleming d. Pam Jeffreys 6-3 6-3
1R: Robin Lloyd d. M J Day 6-0 6-0

1R: Joyce Williams-bye
1R: Jackie Pallister d. Sarah Huntington 6-1 7-5
1R: Sally Holdsworth d. Hilary Hodge 6-1 5-7 6-1
1R: Wendy Gilchrist-bye*
1R: Jill Cooper d. Sheila Burley 6-1 7-5
1R: Beverly Vercoe d. Mrs J C Tatum 6-1 6-3
1R: Jean Walker-Smith d. Janet Ward 4-6 6-3 6-4
1R: Corinne Molesworth d. J Haye 6-0 6-2

1R: Janice Townsend d. Diane Riste 6-0 6-1
1R: Marion Boundy d. Susan Morgan 6-2 4-6 6-4
1R: Janet Young d. Diane Bridger 3-6 6-1 6-4
1R: Judy Congdon d. Mrs S A M Gothard 6-0 8-6
1R: Veronica Burton d. F E Donnelly 6-2 6-0
1R: Jean Fyfe d. L A Cornelius 6-1 6-0
1R: Penny Hardgrave d. C M Panton 1-6 6-3 7-5
1R: Faye Toyne Moore d. N P Phelan 6-4 6-2

2R: Shaw d. McFarlane 6-1 6-1
2R: Okin d. Howard 6-3 6-0
2R: Brasher d. d. Wellerman 6-0 6-0
2R: Cawthorn d. Cowie 9-7 7-5
2R: Harris d. Helliar 6-3 6-2
2R: Beaven d. Moor 6-1 6-2
2R: Soady d. Stedman 6-2 6-1
2R: Lloyd d. Fleming 6-1 10-8

2R: Williams d. Pallister 6-0 6-0
2R: Holdsworth d. Gilchrist 7-5 6-2
2R: Cooper d. Vercoe 6-3 6-3
2R: Molesworth d. Walker-Smith 6-3 8-6
2R: Townsend d. Boundy 6-3 6-1
2R: Young d. Congdon 6-4 6-3
2R: Burton d. Fyfe 6-2 1-6 6-4
2R: Moore d. Hardgrave 6-1 6-1

3R: Shaw d. Okin 6-3 6-1
3R: Brasher d. Cawthorn 6-1 6-4
3R: Harris d. Beven 7-5 6-1
3R: Lloyd d. Soady 6-1 7-5

3R: Williams d. Holdsworth 6-2 6-0
3R: Cooper d. Molesworth 6-3 6-3
3R: Townsend d. Young 6-1 6-3
3R: Moore d. Burton 6-2 6-0

QF: Shaw d. Brasher 4-6 6-4 6-3
QF: Lloyd d. Harris 2-6 6-4 7-5
QF: Williams d. Cooper 6-0 4-1 retired
QF: Townsend d. Moore 6-4 7-5

SF: Shaw d. Lloyd 6-1 6-1
SF: Williams d. Townsend 6-2 6-0

FI: Joyce Williams d. Winnie Shaw 7-5 6-2

DF: Winnie Shaw/Joyce Williams d. Jill Cooper/Corinne Molesworth 6-1 6-1

* Sue Hole won a Prelim match but is not in the main draw. The likliest explanation is a default in the 1R to Lady Howard or Wendy Gilchrist. A lesser probability is we are missing scores.

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Ends April 27 Ojai Valley Championships, Ojai, California, Us (Hard)

Singles (Draw=16)

1R: Denise Carter d. Dodo Bundy Cheney 6-2 6-2
1R: Kris Kemmer d. Mimi Arnold Wheeler 6-2 6-1
1R: Ann Lebedeff d. Tina Watanabe 7-5 2-6 7-5
1R: Pixie Lamm d. Pam Austin 6-1 3-6 6-3

1R: Janie Albert Freeman d. Mary Struthers 6-3 6-4
1R: Peggy Michel d. Anita Platte 6-0 6-3
1R: Pat Cody d. Evelyn Houseman 6-0 7-5
1R: Betty Ann Grubb d. Sharon Guthrie 6-2 6-0

QF: Carter d. Kemmer 7-5 6-8 6-1
QF: Lamm d. Lebedeff 6-0 7-5
QF: Freeman d. Michel 6-4 8-6
QF: Grubb d. Cody 8-6 6-1

SF: Carter d. Lamm 7-5 6-1
SF: Grubb d. Freeman 6-2 6-3

FI: Betty Ann Grubb d. Denise Carter 3-6 6-2 6-3

DF: Denise Carter/Peggy Michel d. Freeman/Kris Kemmer 3-6 6-2 6-0

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Ends April 28 Sabadell International, Barcelona, Spain (Clay)

FI: Ana Maria Cavadini (Arg) d. Raquel Giscafre (Arg) 6-3 retired

MX: Raquel Giscafre (Arg)/Guerrero d. Ana Maria Cavadini/Alberto Riba5-7 6-1 6-1
 
#101 ·
Re: 1969

Week of April 21-27

April 21-26 Cumberland Tournament Hampstead, GB (Clay)

CUMBERLAND HARD COURTS CHAMPIONSHIPS HAMPSTEAD LONDON APRIL 21-26

1R: Jill Cooper d. Sheila Burley 6-1 7-5
1R: Joan Eickson d. Glynis Coles 6-0 6-1
1R: Lindsey Beaven d. Mrs M D Furniss 6-1 6-3
1R: Sue Hole d. L Jeeves 6-1 6-1

2R: Jackie Pallister d. Sarah Huntington 6-1 7-5
2R: Sally Holdsworth d. Hilary Hodge 6-1 5-7 6-1
2R: Beverly Vercoe d. Mrs J C Tatum 6-1 6-3
2R: Corinne Molesworth d. J Haye 6-0 6-2
2R: Jean Walker-Smith d. Janet Ward 4-6 6-3 6-4
2R: Janice Townsend d. Diane Riste 6-0 6-1
2R Judy Congdon d. Mrs S A M Gothard 6-0 8-6
2R: Faye Toyne Moore d. N P Phelan 6-4 6-2
2R: Penny Hardgrave d. C M Panton 1-6 6-3 7-5
2R: Veronica Burton d. F E Donnelly 6-2 6-0
2R: Jean Fyfe d. L A Cornelius 6-1 6-0
2R: Robin Lloyd d. M J Day 6-0 6-0
2R: Cecilie Fleming d. Pam Jeffreys 6-3 6-3
2R: Alex Soady d. Eickson 6-0 6-2
2R: Jean Stedman d. Elizabeth Ernest 6-3 3-6 7-5
2R: Kerry Harris d. F J Candy 6-1 6-8 6-1
2R: Jennie Helliar d. Mrs K F Spurgeon 6-2 6-1
2R: Penny Moor d. Mrs J F Lawrence 6-1 6-2
2R: Shirley Brasher d. Mrs S Dalton 6-0 6-0
2R: Lesley Wellerman d. C M Robinson 6-0 6-0
2R: Heather Cowie d. D Staniszewski 6-3 6-4
2R: Sandra Okin d. Lady Jane Fitzalan Howard 6-3 6-0
2R: Marilyn Bevan d. D J Hare 8-6 2-6 6-3
2R: Jean McFarlane d. Sue Imhof 6-1 6-0

3R: Joyce Williams d. Pallister 6-0 6-0
3R: Molesworth d. Walker-Smith 6-3 8-6
3R: Soady d. Stedman 6-2 6-1
3R: Beaven d. Moor 6-1 6-2
3R: Brasher d. Wellerman 6-0 6-0
3R: Winnie Shaw d. McFarlane 6-1 6-1

4R: Williams d. Holdsworth 6-2 6-0
4R: Harris d. Beaven 7-5 6-1

1 ROUND
Lorna Cawthorn d. Diane Oakley 7-5 6-4
Lindsey Beaven d. Sue Hole 7-5 6-1
Marion Boundy d. Susan Morgan 6-2 4-6 6-4
Janet Young d. Diane Bridger 3-6 6-1 6-4

2 ROUND
Sandra Okin d. Marilyn Bevan 6-4 6-2
Lorna Cawthorn d. Heather Cowie 9-7 7-5
Kerry Harris d. Jenny Helliar 6-3 6-2
Robin Lloyd d. Cecilie Fleming 6-1 10-8
Sally Holdsworth d. Wendy Gilchrist 7-5 6-2
Jill Cooper d. Beverly Vercoe 6-3 6-3
Janice Townsend d. Marion Boundy 6-3 6-1
Janet Young d. Judy Congdon 6-4 6-3
Veronica Burton d. Jean Fyfe 6-2 1-6 6-4
Faye Toyne Moore d. Penny Hardgrave 6-1 6-1

3 ROUND
Winnie Shaw d. Sandra Okin 6-3 6-1
Shirley Bloomer Brasher d. Lorna Cawthorn 6-1 6-4
Kerry Harris d. ?
Robin Lloyd d. Alex Soady 6-1 7-5
Joyce Williams d. ?
Jill Cooper d. Corinne Molesworth 6-3 6-3
Janice Townsend d. Janet Young 6-1 6-3
Faye Toyne Moore d. Veronica Burton 6-2 6-0

1/4F
Winnie Shaw d. Shirley Bloomer Brasher 4-6 6-4 6-3
Robin Lloyd d. Kerry Harris 2-6 6-4 7-5
Joyce Williams d. Jill Cooper 6-0 4-1 ab
Janice Townsend d. Faye Toyne Moore 6-4 7-5

SF
Winnie Shaw d. Robin Lloyd 6-1 6-1
Joyce Williams d. Janice Townsend 6-2 6-0

FINALE
Joyce Williams d. Winnie Shaw 7-5 6-2

DOUBLES
Shaw-Williams d. Cooper Jill-Molesworth 6-1 6-1

FI: Joyce Williams d. Winnie Shaw 7-5 6-2

DF: Winnie Shaw/Joyce Williams d. Cooper/Corinne Molesworth 6-1 6-1
It seems to me that here are results of 2 different tournaments listed for Hampstead. Can anyone bring clarity???
 
#20 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of April 28-May 4

April 28-May 3 British Hard Court Open Chmps, Bournemouth, UK (Clay)
Venue: West Hants Club

Singles (Draw=50)

1R: Margaret Court (Aus) [1]-bye
1R: Robin Lloyd-bye
1R: Christine Janes-bye
1R: Veronica Burton-bye
1R: Fay Moore (Aus) d. Pam Teeguarden (US) 6-3 6-3
1R: Maryna Proctor (SA)-bye
1R: Adda Bakker (Neth)-bye
1R: Rosie Casals (US) [8]-bye

1R: Julie Heldman (US) [4] d. Kerry Harris (Aus) 6-1 6-2
1R: Wendy Gilchrist d. Nell Truman 6-2 6-4
1R: Shirley Brasher d. Marijke Schaar (Neth) 6-1 1-6 7-5
1R: Brenda Kirk (SA) d. Gillian Dove (SA) 6-1 9-7
1R: Patti Hogan (US) d. Janet Young 6-2 6-2
1R: Joyce Williams d. Diane Oakley 6-3 6-2
1R: Pat Walkden (SA) d. Elizabeth Ernest (SA) 6-2 6-4
1R: Kerry Melville (Aus) [5] d. Wendy Tomlinson 6-2 6-1

1R: Lesley Bowrey (Aus) [6] d. Jill Cooper 6-4 7-5
1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Alex Soady 6-2 6-3
1R: Betty Stove (Neth) d. Dianne Bridger 6-2 6-1
1R: Judy Congdon d. Sally Holdsworth 6-0 8-6
1R: Tory Fretz (US) d. Janice Townsend 4-6 6-3 7-5
1R: Sue Tutt d. Lorna Cawthorn 6-4 3-6 6-4
1R: Corinne Molesworth d. Beverly Vercoe (NZ) 6-4 6-2
1R: Virginia Wade [3] d. Helen Amos (Aus) 5-7 6-2 6-0

1R: Judy Tegart (Aus) [7]-bye
1R: Mary Ann Curtis (US)-bye
1R: Christina Spinoza (Fra)-bye
1R: Winnie Shaw d. Astrid Suurbeck (Neth) 6-3 6-3
1R: Frances Taylor-bye
1R: Karen Krantzke (Aus)-bye
1R: Anthea Rigby-bye
1R: Billie Jean King (US)-[2] bye

2R: Court [1] d Lloyd 6-3 6-2
2R: Janes d Burton 6-4 6-0
2R: Moore d Proctor 6-1 6-3
2R: Casals [8] d Bakker 6-3 6-3
2R: Heldman [4] d Gilchrist 6-4 6-0
2R: Brasher d Kirk 6-1 6-0
2R: Williams d Hogan 6-1 6-1
2R: Melville [5] d Walkden 6-2 6-1

2R: Bowrey [6] d Hunt 6-3 5-7 6-3
2R: Stove d Congdon 6-4 6-2
2R: Fretz d Tutt 6-0 6-1
2R: Wade [3] d Molesworth 6-4 6-2
2R: Tegart [7] d Curtis 6-1 8-6
2R: Shaw d Spinoza 6-2 6-2
2R: Krantzke d Taylor 6-1 6-1
2R: King [2] d Rigby 6-3 6-3

3R: Court [1] d Janes 6-4 6-2
3R: Casals [8] d Moore 6-3 6-0
3R: Heldman [4] d Brasher 6-2 2-6 6-4
3R: Williams d Melville [5] 9-7 6-1

3R: Bowrey [6] d Stove 6-4 6-4
3R: Wade [3] d Fretz 6-3 6-2
3R: Shaw d Tegart [7] 6-3 7-5
3R: Krantzcke d. King [2] default (elbow injury)

QF: Court [1] d. Casals [8] 6-0 6-1
QF: Heldman [4] d. Williams 6-8 6-3 6-0
QF: Wade [3] d. Bowrey [6] 4-6 6-4 6-3
QF: Shaw d. Krantzcke 6-3 8-6

SF: Court [1] d. Heldman [4] 6-2 6-0
SF: Shaw d. Wade [3] 3-6 6-3 6-2

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d. Winnie Shaw 5-7 6-4 6-4

DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) [2] d Ada Bakker (Neth)/Marijke Schaar (Neth) 6-1 6-4

King pulled out with tennis elbow. Court wins $1,800 US. Down 1-4 in the third, Court wins the last 20 of 23 points.

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ends May 4 Stuttgart Tournament,Stuttgart, Germany

Singles (Draw=9)

1R: Faye Urban (Can) d. Nancy Falkenberg (US) 6-2 6-2

QF: Helga Niessen d. Julie Anthony (US) 6-3 6-3
QF: Urban d. Kerstin Seelbach 6-4 6-2
QF: Heide Orth d. Alice Tym (US) 6-3 6-2
QF: Peaches Bartkowicz (US) d. Marilyn Aschner (US) 6-0 6-1

SF: Niessen d. Urban 6-3 6-0
SF: Bartkowicz d. Orth 6-1 6-0

FI: Peaches Bartkowicz (US) d. Helga Niessen 6-4 6-3

DF: Helga Niessen/Heide Orth d. Marilyn Aschner (US)/Peaches Bartkowicz (US) 6-2 6-2

Peaches wins the event without dropping a set.

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ends May 4 Atlanta Invitation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Clay)

SF: Nancy Richey [1] d. Carol Aucamp 6-4 6-3
SF: Linda Tuero d. Stephanie De Fina 6-3 3-6 6-1

FI: Nancy Richey [1] d. Linda Tuero 7-5 6-2.

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ends May 4 Naples International, Italy (Clay)

Draw=21

1R
Mabel Vrancovich d. Margaret Starr 7-5 6-1
Ingrid Loeys d. Daniela Porzio 6-1 3-6 6-3
Judith Salome d. Maria Nasuelli 6-8 6-4 7-5
Laura Rossouw d. Sbordone 6-2 6-2
Paola Monami d. Carole Kalogeropulos 6-1 6-1

2R
Helen Gourlay d. Sign Brozolo 6-0 6-0
Suzanne Petersen d. Ulla Sandulf 7-5 6-0
Monique Salfati Di Maso d. P Monami 6-2 6-1
L Rossouw d. J Salome 8-6 6-3
Maria Teresa Riedl d. Sign Boldoni 6-1 6-1
Maria Guzman d. Graziella Perna 6-2 6-2
Christina Sandberg d. I Loeys 8-6 6-2
Gail Sherriff Chanfreau d. M Vrancovich 6-0 6-0

QF
H Gourlay d. S Petersen 6-2 8-6
L Rossouw d. M Salfati Di Maso 7-5 6-1
M.T Riedl d. M Guzman 6-3 6-1
G Sherriff Chanfreau d. C Sandberg 10-8 6-1

SF
L Rossouw d. H Gourlay 6-2 6-2
G Sherriff Chanfreau d. M.T Riedl 6-2 6-2

FI Gail Chanfreau (Fra) d. Laura Rossouw (SA) 6-4 6-2

MX: Helen Gourlay (Aus)/Allan Stone (Aus) d. Gail Chanfreau (Fra)/Patricio Rodriguez (Chile) 6-2 6-3

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May 4 at Nagoya, Japan.

Draw=2

FI: Ann Jones (GB) d. Francoise Durr (Fra) 6-3 6-1

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May 9 at Osaka, Japan

Draw=2

FI: Ann Jones (GB) d. Francoise Durr (Fra) 6-2 2-0 retired

Casals and King not part of this tour. Billie Jean out many weeks for yet another knee operation. Ann and Francoise the only women in a troop of men.

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ends May 4 California State Championships, Portola Valley, California, United States (Hard)

Singles (Draw=at least 18)

1R: Sharon Walsh d. Brenda Garcia 4-6 6-1 6-3
1R: Kate Latham d. Judy Leong 6-3 3-6 6-1

2R: Farel Footman d. Cathy Gagel Anderson 6-4 6-3
2R: Barbara Downs d. Walsh 2-6 6-0 7-5
2R: Latham d. Diane Brooks 6-2 6-2

QF: Gail Hansen d. Ceci Martinez 6-4 6-2
QF: Footman d. Eliza Pande 6-3 3-6 6-3
QF: Esme Emanuel (SA) d. Downs 6-2 6-1
QF: Denise Carter d. Latham 6-4 6-1

SF: Hansen d. Footman 6-4 6-3
SF: Carter d. Emanuel 6-2 6-3

FI: Denise Carter d. Gail Hansen 6-4 6-3

DF: Denise Carter/Kristy Pigeon d. Esme Emanuel (SA)/Ceci Martinez
10-8 2-6 6-0

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April 27 - May 1, Northern California Championships, San Francisco (Hard)

QF
Farel Footman d. Pat Polenske 6-2 6-1
Kate Latham d. Diane Brooks 6-2 6-1
Barbara Downs d. Pat Parsons 6-1 6-0
Marcelyn Louie d. ?

SF
F Footman d. K Latham 6-2 6-0
M Louie d. B Downs 7-5 6-4

FI: Marcelyn Louie d. Farel Footman 6-2 9-7
 
#21 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of May 5-11

May 5-10 Surrey Hard Courts Guildford, GB (Clay)

Singles (Draw=50)

1R: Margaret Court [1]-bye
1R: Jackie Pallister-bye
1R: Jill Cooper-bye
1R: Elviry Dry-bye
1R: Veronica Burton-bye
1R: Lesley Hunt d Clare Coleman 8-6 6-3
1R: Elizabeth Ernest d J. Hissett 6-1 6-0
1R: Kerry Harris [8] d Maricaye Christensen 3-6 6-4 8-6

1R: Karen Krantzke [4] d Susan Imhof 6-0 6-1
1R: Wendy Gilchrist d Pam Teeguarden 6-3 6-1
1R: Tory Fretz d Sarah Huntington 6-1 6-1
1R: Sally Holdworth-bye
1R: Penny Hardgrave-bye
1R: Gillian Dove d Sue Garrett 6-1 6-0
1R: Cecilie Fleming d A. Cornelius 6-3 6-0
1R: Pat Walkden [5] d Sandra Okin 6-2 7-5

1R: Mary Ann Curtis [6] d Diane Riste 6-1 6-2
1R: Christiane Spinoza d Lady Jane Fitzalan-Howard 6-2 6-1
1R: Shirley Brasher d Pam Jeffreys 6-0 6-1
1R: Susan Tutt d Janet Young 4-6 6-3 6-1
1R: Helen Amos d Marilyn Bevan 6-4 6-1
1R: Dianne Bridger-bye
1R: Marion Boundy d Sue Hole 3-6 6-2 6-4
1R: Judy Tegart [3]-bye

1R: Robin Lloyd[7] d. J. McFarlane 6-2 6-3
1R: Maryna Proctor d. Lindsey Beaven 5-7 6-3 6-1
1R: Patti Hopgan d. Lesley Wellerman 6-3 6-1
1R: Pepy Munslow-bye
1R: Corinne Molesworth-bye
1R: Beverly Vercoe-bye
1R: Joan Eickson-bye
1R: Kerry Melville[2]-bye

2R: Court [1] d. Pallister 6-0 6-0
2R: Cooper d. Dry 6-0 6-1
2R: Hunt d. Burton 5-7 6-4 6-3
2R: Harris [8] d. Ernest 6-4 7-9 6-1
2R: Krantzke [4] d. Gilchrist 7-5 6-4
2R: Fretz d. Holdsworth 6-1 6-0
2R: Dove d. Hardgrave 7-5 6-1
2R: Walkden [5] d. Fleming 6-2 6-2

2R: Curtis [6] d. Spinoza 6-2 6-2
2R: Brasher d. Tutt 6-2 6-2
2R: Amos d. Bridger 6-4 6-1
2R: Tegart [3] d. Boundy 6-2 6-1
2R: Proctor d. Lloyd [7] 6-3 6-1
2R: Hogan d. Munslow 6-0 6-1
2R: Molesworth d. Vercoe 6-1 6-1
2R: Melville [2] d. Eickson 6-2 6-4

3R: Court [1] d. Cooper 6-2 6-1
3R: Hunt d. Harris [8] 4-6 6-3 12-10
3R: Fretz d. Krantzke [4] default (flu)
3R: Walkden [5] d. Dove 6-1 6-1

3R: Curtis [6] d. Brasher 4-6 6-4 6-3
3R: Tegart [3] d. Amos 6-2 6-1
3R: Proctor d. Hogan 4-6 6-0 7-5
3R: Melville [2] d. Molesworth 6-4 6-3

QF: Court [1] d. Hunt 6-1 6-3
QF: Fretz d. Walkden [5] 2-6 6-2 6-3
QF: Tegart [3] d. Curtis [6] 4-6 6-4 6-4
QF: Melville [2] d. Proctor 6-4 6-3

SF: Court [1] d. Fretz 6-2 6-4
SF: Melville [2] d. Tegart [3] 6-3 6-1

FI: Kerry Melville (Aus) [2] d. Margaret Court (Aus) [1] 6-3 7-5

DF: Elizabeth Ernest (SA)/Maryna Proctor (SA) d. Margaret Court (Aus)/Judy Tegart (Aus) default

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May 5-11 Reggio Emilia Tournament, Reggio Emilia, Italy. (Clay)

Singles (Draw=21*)

1R: Judith Salome d. Maria Teresa Riedl 6-2 2-6 6-0
1R: Ingrid Loeys (Bel) d. Mabel Vrancovich 4-6 6-4 7-5
1R: Suzanna Petersen d. Laura Rossouw 6-4 6-8 6-4
1R: Rosalba Vido d. Carole Kalogeropoulos 6-4 6-2
1R: Maria Guzman d. Daniela Porzio 6-2 3-6 6-3

2R: Gail Chanfreau d. Monica Giorgi 6-0 6-1
2R: Maria Nasuelli d. ????
2R: Salome d. Loeys default
2R: Petersen d. Vido 4-6 7-5 6-2

2R: Helen Gourlay d. Maria Guzman 6-2 2-6 6-1
2R: Christina Sandberg d. Marilyn Aschner 6-4 6-2
2R: Graziela Perna d. Margaret Starr 6-4 6-0
2R: Peaches Bartkowicz d. ????

QF: Chanfreau d. Nasuelli 6-1 6-2
QF: Petersen d. Salome 8-6 9-7
QF: Gourlay d. Sandberg 6-4 6-4
QF: Bartkowicz d. Perna 6-4 6-0

SF: Petersen d. Chanfreau 2-6 6-4 ab
SF: Bartkowicz d. Gourlay 6-2 6-2

FI: Peaches Bartkowicz (US) d. Suzana Petersen (Bra) 6-0 6-1

DF: Marilyn Aschner (US)/Peaches Bartkowicz (US) d. Monica Giorgi/Maria-Teresa Riedl 6-1 6-1

Note draw could possibly be 19 rather than 21 if Bartkowixz and Nasuelli were seeds with byes.

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May 5-12 Southern California Sectional Campionships, Los Angles, California, US (Hard)

Singles (Draw=43)

1R: Patti Ann Reese d. Vicky Smouse 6-4 2-6 6-2
1R: Terry Thomas d. Mira Vukelich 6-4 4-6 6-4
1R: Linda Lewis d. Susan Tenney 4-6 6-4 10-8
1R: Mimi Wheeler d. Erin Dignam 3-6 6-2 6-1
1R: Laurie Tenney d. Evelyn Houseman 6-8 6-3 6-2

1R: Whitney Grant d. Gale Lipton 8-6 6-0
1R: Janis Hasse d. Roylee Bailey 6-3 6-3
1R: Deborah Brown d. Nancy Zimbalist 6-2 3-0 ab
1R: Barbara Weigandt d. Janet Mohr 6-0 6-1
1R: Doreen Irish d. Kevin Dignam 6-3 6-4
1R: Susan Mosely d. Teri Schwartz 6-3 6-4

2R: Betty Ann Grubb d. Wendy Appleby 6-4 6-2
2R: Tam O Shaughnessy d. Reese 6-4 7-5
2R: Pat Cody d. Thomas 6-1 6-3
2R: Lewis d. Stephanie Grant 6-2 8-6
2R: Pam Austin d. Wheeler 6-8 6-3 6-3
2R: Chris Mattson d. Grant 7-5 7-5
2R: Marjorie Gengler d. Tenney 6-1 6-0
2R: Janet Newberry d. ????

2R: Ann Lebedeff d. Sharon Guthrie 6-4 6-0
2R: Cindy Sue Crosby d. ?
2R: Mary Struthers d. Brown 6-4 6-1
2R: Hasse d. Barbara Grubb 6-1 6-3
2R: Kris Kemmer d. Irish 6-1 6-1
2R: Weigandt d. Mimi Henreid 6-4 6-8 6-4
2R: Cindy Thomas d. Mosely 6-3 6-3
2R: Val Ziegenfuss d. ????

3R: Grubb d. O' Shaughnessy 6-1 6-2
3R: Cody d. Lewis 6-1 6-4
3R: Austin d. Mattson 8-6 6-1
3R: Newberry d. Gengler 6-4 7-5

3R: Lebedeff d. C. Crosby 6-2 6-1
3R: Struthers d. Hasse 6-2 6-2
3R: Kemmer d. Weigandt 6-4 6-4
3R: Ziegenfuss d. Thomas 6-0 7-5

QF: Grubb d. Cody 6-2 3-6 6-2
QF: Newberry d. Austin 6-0 6-1
QF: Lebedeff d. Struthers 9-7 6-1
QF: Ziegenfuss d. Kemmer 7-5 8-6

SF: Newberry d. Grubb 6-3 6-1
SF: Ziegenfuss d. Lebedeff 6-3 6-1

FI: Janet Newberry d. Val Ziegenfuss 6-2 6-4

DF: Louise Clapp/Barbara Weigandt d. Ann Lebedeff/Tam O'Shaughnessy 7-5 6-4

Clapp is none other than Louise Brough Clapp-champion of the 40s and 50s.

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May 4-10, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England (Clay)

FI: Janice Townsend d. Brenda Kirk (SA) 7-5 4-6 6-4

DF: Brenda Kirk (SA)/Wendy Tomlinson d. J. Helliar/Janice Townsend 7-5 6-1

MX: J. Helliar/A. Purnell d. Janice Townsend/S. Patridge default

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May ????, River Plate Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Clay)

FI: Beatriz Araujo d. Elvira Weisenberger ????

Dates unknown, but traditionally held in May.
 
#22 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

Week of May 12-18

May 12-17 London Hard Court Championshipss, Hurlingham, England (Clay)

Singles (Draw=53)

1R: Margaret Court (Aus)-bye
1R: Brenda Kirk (SA) d. Diane Bridger 6-4 6-4
1R: Corinne Molesworth d. Sue Hole 10-8 6-1
1R: Sally Holdsworth d. Lesley Wellerman 6-2 6-2
1R: Elizabeth Ernest-bye
1R: Mrs J Tenquist-bye
1R: L. A. Corelius-bye
1R: Faye Moore d. Jenny Helliar 6-1 6-2

1R: Peaches Bartkowicz (US)-bye
1R: Wendy Tomlinson d. R.E. Pearson 7-5 6-1
1R: Janice Townsend d. Jean Fyfe 6-0 6-3
1R: Robin Lloyd d. Veronica Burton 6-2 4-6 6-0
1R: Tory Fretz (US) d. d. Alex Soady 6-2 6-0
1R: Pam Teeguarden (US) d. d. Pepy Munslow 6-3 6-0
1R: Pat Walkden (SA) d. d. Cecilie Fleming 6-4 4-6 6-3
1R: Lindsey Beaven d. Gillian Dove 6-0 6-2

1R: Mary Ann Eisel (US) d. Judy Congdon 6-1 6-4
1R: Patti Hogan (US) d. Janet Young (Aus) 6-4 6-4
1R: Shirley Brasher-bye
1R: Nell Truman d. Sue Garrett 6-0 6-0
1R: Jill Cooper d. Susan Morgan 6-0 6-0
1R: A.R. Fraser-Black-bye
1R: Joan Eickson-bye
1R: Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Jean McFarlane 6-1 6-4

1R: Christine Janes d. Beverly Vercoe (NZ) 6-1 6-2
1R: Lady Fitzalan Howard
1R: Christiane Spinoza (Fra) d.
1R: Marion Boundy d. Elviry Dry 6-2 6-1
1R: Kerry Harris (Aus) d. Lorna Cawthorn 9-7 4-6 9-7
1R: Sandra Okin d. Jenny Chamberlain 6-4 6-3
1R: Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) d. Clare Coleman 6-3 6-0
1R: Julie Heldman (US)

2R: Court d. Kirk 6-2 6-2
2R: Molesworth d. Holdsworth 6-4 2-6 6-4
2R: Ernest d. Tenquist 6-1 6-2
2R: Moore d. Cornelius 6-1 6-0
2R: Bartkowicz d. Tomlinson 6-0 6-1
2R: Townsend d. Lloyd 8-6 3-6 6-3
2R: Fretz d. Teeguarden 6-3 6-4
2R: Walkden d. Beaven 6-1 6-2

2R: Eisel d. Hogan 6-2 6-4
2R: Brasher d. Truman 6-3 10-8
2R: Cooper d. Fraser-Black 6-1 6-0
2R: Tegart d. Eickson 6-2 6-1
2R: Janes d. Howard 6-1 6-2
2R: Spinoza d. Boundy 6-3 6-3
2R: Kerry Harris (Aus) d. Sandra Okin 7-5 9-7
2R: Julie Heldman (US) d. Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) 6-1 6-0

3R: Court d. Molesworth 6-4 6-3
3R: Moore d. Ernest 6-1 6-2
3R: Fretz d. Walkden 6-3 6-1
3R: Bartkowicz d. Townsend 2-6 6-3 6-2

3R: Eisel d. Brasher 8-6 6-3
3R: Tegart d. Cooper 6-2 8-6
3R: Janes d. Spinoza 6-2 6-2
3R: Heldman d. Harris 6-0 6-4

QF: Court d. Moore 6-4 8-6
QF: Bartkowicz d. Fretz 6-4 9-7
QF: Curtis d. Judy Tegart 12-10 0-6 6-4
QF: Heldman d. Janes 6-8 6-2 6-1

SF: Court d. Bartkowicz 3-6 6-4 6-1
SF: Curtis d. Heldman 6-4 10-8

FI: Margaret Court d. Mary Ann Curtis 7-5 6-1

Court finishes a rain delayed semi-then wins the final.

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May 12-18* Belgian International Open, Brussels, Belgium (Clay)
Venue: Brussels Lawn Tennis club

Prize money= $10,000 US (combined)

Singles (Draw=16)

1R: Ann Jones (GB) [1] d. Micheline Five 6-0 6-1
1R: Mabel Vranovich (Arg) d. Lisette Slipen 6-2 6-4
1R: Rosie Darmon (Fra) [4] d. Michele Kahn Rota 6-3 6-1
1R: Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Astrid Suurbeek (Neth) 6-4 6-3

1R: Gail Chanfreau (Fra) d. Elsie Veentjer-Spruyt (Neth) 3-6 6-1 6-1
1R: Francoise Durr (Fra) [3] d. Judith Salome (Neth) 6-1 6-2
1R: Frances Taylor (GB) d. Monique Van Haver 6-2 6-4
1R: Rosie Casals (US) [2] d. Christiane Mercelis 6-4 6-1

QF: Jones [1] d. Vranovich 6-0 6-1
QF: Darmon [4] d. Hunt 6-1 6-4
QF: Durr [3] d. Chanfreau 3-6 7-5 9-7
QF: Casals [2] d. Taylor 6-2 6-0

SF: Jones [1] d. Darmon [4] 6-3 9-7
SF: Casals [2] d. Durr [3] 6-3 9-7

FI: Ann Jones (GB) [1] d. Rosie Casals (US) [2] 6-4 6-0

DF: Francoise Durr (Fra)/Ann Jones (GB) d. Gail Chanfreau (Fra)/Rosie Darmon (Fra) 7-9 6-3 6-1

Per Dolan the date's here are May 6-11. Double check. Top prize for Jones is $800.

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May 12-18 Spanish Open, Barcelona, Spain (Clay)

Singles (Draw=at least 33)

1R: Maryna Godwin (SA) d. Andree Martin (Can) 6-1 6-1

2R: Karen Krantzcke (Aus) d. ????
2R: Ann Phillips-Moore (Aus) d. ????
2R: Faye Urban (Can) d. ????
2R: Margaret Starr d. Louise Brown (Can) 6-4 6-0
2R: Godwin d. Alice Tym 7-5 6-1
2R: Julie Anthony (US) d. ????
2R: Margot Schultze Gisbert d. Peggy Templer (Por) 5-7 6-3 6-1
2R: Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Ana Maria Arias (Arg) 7-5 6-1

2R: Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Suzanna Petersen (Bra) 7-5 6-4
2R: Graciela Moran (Arg) d. ????
2R: Alicia Guri d. ????
2R: Kristy Pigeon (US) d. Ana Maria Cavadini 2-6 6-4 15-13
2R: Maria Guzman (Ecu) d. Ana-Maria Estalella 6-3 6-3
2R: Laura Rossouw (SA) d. ????
2R: Marilyn Aschner (US) d. ????
2R: Lesley Bowrey d. ????

3R: Krantzcke d. Phillips-Moore 6-0 6-2
3R: Starr d. Urban 5-7 9-7 6-4
3R: Godwin d. Anthony 6-2 6-1
3R: Melville d. Gisbert 6-3 6-0

3R: Gourlay d. Moran 6-2 6-0
3R: Pigeon d. Guri 6-1 6-1
3R: Laura Rossouw d. Guzman 6-2 6-3
3R: Bowrey d. Aschner 6-2 6-3

QF: Krantzcke d. Starr 6-3 6-1
QF: Melville d. Godwin 6-3 6-0
QF: Gourlay d. Pigeon 6-2 6-1
QF: Bowrey d. Rossouw 6-3 6-2

SF: Melville d. Krantzcke 6-3 6-4
SF: Gourlay d. Bowrey 7-5 7-5

FI: Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Helen Gourlay (Aus) 5-7 6-4 7-5

DF: Karen Krantzcke (Aus)/Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Lesley Bowrey (Aus)/Helen Gourlay (Aus) 7-5 7-5

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circa May 16-19, Leverkusen, Leverkusen,Germany (Clay)

QF: Helga Niessen d. Jaroslava Kunstfeldova 6-2 6-3
QF: Heide Orth d. Faye Urban (Can) 6-3 6-3
QFL Alice Tym (US) d. Almut Sturm 6-3 6-3
QF: Alena Palmeova d. Julie Anthony (US) 6-1 6-0

SF: Niessen d. Orth 6-4 2-6 6-0
SF: Palmeova d. Tym 6-3 6-4

FI: Helga Niessen d. Alena Palmeova (Cz) 6-2 7-5

MX: Helga Niessen/Hans-Jurgen Pohmann d. Faye Urban (Can)/Ray Keldie (Aus) 6-2 3-6 6-4

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ends May 18 Glenwood Manor Invitation, Overland Park, Kansas, United States

QF: Bettyann Grubb d. Esme Emanuel (SA) 8-6 6-3
QF: Carol Aucamp d. Pam Richmond 6-4 6-2
QF: Karen Susman d. Denise Carter 6-1 6-3
QF: Emilie Burrer d. Ceci Martinez 2-6 8-6 6-4

SF: Grubb d. Aucamp 4-6 6-0 6-4
SF: Susman d. Burrer 10-8 6-1

FI: Bettyann Grubb d. Karen Susman 6-4 6-2

DF: Carol Aucamp/Kafren Susman 6-4 10-8

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ends May 18 Bay Counties Invitation, San Francisco California, United States (Hard)

SF:Marcie Louie d. Sharon Walsh 6-1 6-1
SF: Eliza Pande d. Barbara Downs 6-2 6-2

FI: Eliza Pande d. Marcie Louie 6-2 6-1

DF: Machette/Sharon Walsh d. Farel Footman/Tom Kiss 6-1 6-3


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ends May 18 Salzburg Tournament, Salzburg, Austria (Clay)

FI: Trude Schonberger d. Nancy Falkenberg (US) 7-5 7-5
 
#23 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of May 19-25

May 19-25 FEDERATION CUP, Athens, Greece (Clay)

Draw=19 nations

First Round

NETHERLANDS Beats BULGARIA 3-0
Betty Stöve d. Lubka Radkova 6-2 6-1
Marijke Schaar d. Maria Tchakarova 6-2 6-1
Stöve B- Schaar M d. Tchakarova M- Radkova L 6-2 6-0

INDONESIA Beats GREECE 3-0
Lany Kaligis d. Mrs X Vassiliadou 6-3 6-3
Lita Liem d. Carole Kalogeropoulos 6-0 6-3
Kaligis L- Liem L d. Kalogeropoulos C- Asteri D 7-5 6-3

CANADA Beats HUNGARY 3-0
Andree Martin d. Katalin Borka 3-6 7-5 11-9
Faye Urban d. Erzsebet Polgar 1-6 8-6 6-2
Urban F- O ´Hara Jane d. Borka K- Polgar E 6-1 10-8

GERMANY Beats BRAZIL w.o

Second Round

GREAT BRITAIN Beats BELGIUM 3-0
Winnie Shaw d. Michèle Kahn-Rotta 6-1 6-0
Virginia Wade d. Ingrid Loeys 6-2 6-2
Wade V- Williams Joyce d. Mercelis Christiane- Loeys I 6-4 6-0

GERMANY Beats CANADA 3-0
Almut Sturm d. Andree Martin 6-2 6-2
Helga Niessen d. Faye Urban 6-4 6-1
Niessen H- Orth Heide d. Urban F- O ´ Hara Jane 6-3 6-2

FRANCE Beats SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Gail Chanfreau d. Brenda Kirk 4-6 6-2 6-1
Maryna Godwin Proctor d. Rose-Marie Darmon 5-7 7-5 6-1
Chanfreau G- Darmon R d. Proctor M- Kirk B 6-4 6-2

CZECHOSLOVAKIA Beats SWITZERLAND 3-0
Alena Palmeova d. Marianne Kindler 6-3 6-0
Vlasta Vopickova d. Anne-Marie Studer 6-0 5-7 6-2
Vopickova V- Palmeova A d. Kindler M- Studer AM 6-2 9-7

ITALY Beats MEXICO 3-0
Maria Teresa Riedl d. Elena Subirats 4-6 6-2 6-1
Lea Pericoli d. Patricia Montano 6-0 6-0
Pericoli L- Bassi Lucia d. Subirats E- Gongora Lulu 6-2 6-3

USA Beats YUGOSLAVIA 3-0
Nancy Richey d. Biljana Kostic 6-0 6-0
Julie Heldman d. Irena Skulj 6-0 6-3
Richey N- Bartkowicz Peaches d. Dvornik Lena- Skulj I 6-1 6-0

NETHERLANDS Beats INDONESIA 3-0
Betty Stöve d. Lany Kaligis 6-1 6-2
Marijke Schaar d. Lita Liem 2-6 6-3 6-3
Stöve B- Bakker Ada d. Kaligis L- Liem L 4-6 6-1 6-1

AUSTRALIA Beats POLAND w.o

Quarterfinals

AUSTRALIA Beats FRANCE 3-0
Kerry Melville d. Gail Chanfreau 6-2 8-6
Margaret Court-Smith d. Rose-Marie Darmon 6-1 6-1
Court-Smith - Tegart Judy d. Chanfreau G- Darmon R 6-1 6-2

NETHERLANDS Beats CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2-1
Betty Stöve d. Alena Palmeova 6-4 6-1
Vlasta Vopickova d. Marijke Schaar 6-3 6-3
Stöve B- Bakker Ada d. Vopickova V- Palmeova A 4-6 7-5 6-4

USA Beats ITALY 3-0
Nancy Richey d. Maria Teresa Riedl 6-0 6-0
Julie Heldman d. Lea Pericoli 6-1 6-2
Richey N- Bartkowicz P d. Pericoli L- Bassi L 4-6 8-6 6-0

Great Britain d Germany 2-1

Helga Niessen (Ger) d. Virginia Wade (GB)6-4 6-2
Winnie Shaw (GB) d. Almut Sturm (Ger) 6-4 6-1
Winnie Shaw/Virginia Wade (GB) d. Helga Niessen/Heide Orth (Ger) 7-5 6-1

Semifinals

US d. Netherlands 3-0

Nancy Richey (US) d. Betty Stove (Neth) 7-5 6-2
Julie Heldman (US) d. Marijke Schaar (Neth) 2-6 9-7 6-1
Peaches Bartkowicz/Nancy Richey d. Ada Bakker/Betty Stove (Neth) 6-2 4-6 7-5

Australia d. Great Britain 3-0

Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Winnie Shaw (GB) 6-3 6-2
Margaret Court (Aus) d. Virginia Wade (GB) 6-3 6-4
Margaret Court/Judy Tegart (Aus) d. Virginia Wade/Joyce Williams (GB) 4-6 6-2 6-3

Final---United States d Australia 2-1

Nancy Richey d. Kerry Melville (Aus) 6-4 6-4
Margaret Court (Aus) d. Julie Heldman 6-1 8-6
Peaches Bartkowicz/Nancy Richey (US) d. Margaret Court/Judy Tegart (Aus) 6-4 6-4

Erratic smashing by Court hurt the Aussie women in the doubles final. She was clearly tired by her singles. Before losing Court and Tegart had won all matches in 14 of 15 doubles events. According to Aussie captain Wayne Reid, "The girl who won the Cup for the Americans was the girl who lost her singles." that would be Julie Heldman, who who saved two match points in the semis over the girl with two forehands, Marijke Scharr, then had Court cramping in the final. By the time Margaret came out for the doubles (after a 40 minute rest break) she was toast.

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May 19-26 West Berlin Open, West Berlin, Germany (Clay)

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Lesley Bowrey (Aus) [1] d. Weber ????
1R: Tory Fretz (US) d. Alice Tym (US) ????
1R: Wendy Gilchrist (Aus) vs. Rüdiger ????
1R: Laura Rossouw (SA) [8] d Hofer ????
1R: Helen Gourlay (Aus) [4] d Rissman ????
1R: Maricaye Christensen vs. Hilke Schönwälder ????
1R: Frances Taylor (GB) vs. Böhme ????
1R: Kristy Pigeon (US) [5] d Birgit Frese ????

1R: Olga Lendlova (Cz) d. Lesley Hunt (Aus) [7] 1-6 6-4 6-4
1R: Janet Young (Aus) d. Kerstin Seelbach 7-5 6-3
1R: Maria Guzman (Ecu) vs. Dry ????
1R: Mary Ann Curtis (US) [3] d. Vogler ????
1R: Val Ziegenfuss (US) [6] d. Sasokowski ????
1R: Gillian Dove d. Kerry Harris (Aus) ????
1R: Marilyn Aschner (US) d. Ann Phillips-Moore (Aus) ????
1R: Karen Krantzke (Aus) [2] d. Mischkowski ????

2R: Bowrey [1] d. Fretz 11-9 6-2
2R: Rossouw [8] d. Gilchrist or Rüdeiger ????
2R: Gourlay [4] d. Schönwälder or Christensen ????
2R: Pigeon [5] d. Taylor or Böhme ????

2R: Young d. Lendlova ????
2R: Curtis [3] d. Guzman or Dry ????
2R: Ziegenfuss [6] d. Dove 6-2 6-4
2R: Krantzke [2] d. Aschner 6-2 6-2

QF: Bowrey [1] d. Rossouw [8] 6-4 6-2
QF: Gourlay [4] d. Pigeon [5] 6-0 6-3
QF: Curtis [3] d. Young 6-4 6-2
QF: Krantzke [2] d. Ziegenfuss [6] 6-3 6-2

SF: Bowrey [1] d. Gourlay [4] 6-3 6-1
SF Krantzke [2] d. Curtis [3] 8-6 6-3

FI: Karen Krantzke (Aus) [2] d Lesley Bowrey (Aus) [1] 6-1 6-2

Doubles

SF: Bowrey/Krantzke d Harris/Gilchrist 6-3 6-1
SF: Curtis/Pigeon d Hunt/Gourlay 6-3 6-4

FI: Lesley Bowrey (Aus)Karen Krantzke (Aus) d. Mary Ann Curtis (US)/Kristy Pigeon (US) 7-5 6-1

Notes: I have the original draw sheet out of a newspaper made for the club members of the LTTC Rot-Weiß which is the venue of this tournament. There was the exact draw order but without results. All the posted results are from the German edition of tennis magazine.

All the seeded players were marked in this draw sheet, but no numbers given. As Bowrey listed on top and Krantzke on the bottom of the draw, they must be #1 and #2. All the other numbers are a bit guessing. I don't know if we should take over these numbers or not???

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ends May 25 French Open Qualifying, Paris, France (Clay)
Venue: Roland Garros

Singles: Draw=46. (3 rounds for 8 qualifying spots)

Q1: Johanne Venturino d. Ulla Leijonhufud default
Q1: Francoise Repoux d. Judith Szorenyi default
Q1: Maria Guzman d. Nancy Falkenberg (US) default
Q1: Marilyn Aschner (US) d. Maylis Burel 6-3 6-3
Q1: Christiane Spinoza d. Margaret Starr 6-3 6-1
Q1: Ana Maria Arias (Arg) d. Chantal Langanay 6-2 4-6 6-3
Q1: Kimiyo Hatanaka (Jap) d. Carol Sherriff (Aus) 6-2 6-1

Q1: Raquel Giscafre (Arg) d. Irene Fraisse 6-1 5-7 6-2
Q1: Judy Congdon d. Gillian Dove default
Q1: Ulla Sandulf (Swe) d. Julie Anthony (US) default
Q1: Aline Nenot d. Kerry Harris (Aus) default
Q1: Dottie Knode (US) d. Wendy Gilchrist default
Q1: Claudine Rouire d. Mabel Vrancovich (Arg) default
Q1: Anne Marie Rouchon d. Alice Tym (US) default

Q2: Janet Young (Aus) d. Anita Van Deventer default
Q2: Ana Maria Cavadini d. Leboubennec 6-4 6-3
Q2: Junko Sawamatsu (Jap) d. Helen Amos default
Q2: Katja Ebbinghaus (Ger) d. Bettyann Grubb (US) default
Q2: Venturino d. Margareta Strandberg (Swe) 1-6 6-1 6-2
Q2: Guzman d. Repoux 6-2 6-4
Q2: Spinoza d. Aschner 6-1 6-3
Q2: Arias d. Hatanaka 6-4 6-4

Q2: Giscafre d. Congdon default
Q2: Nenot d. Sandulf 6-2 6-0
Q2: Knode d. Rouire 6-4 6-2
Q2: Rouchon d. Sally Holdsworth (GB) default
Q2: Yaeko Matsuda d. Elviry Dry default
Q2: Nicole Cazaux d. Lorna Cawthorn default
Q2: Frances Taylor d. Marta Peterdy default
Q2: Val Ziegenfuss d. R Gibson default

Q3: Young d. Cavadini 9-7 9-7
Q3: Ebbinghaus d. Sawamatsu 7-5 7-5
Q3: Guzman d. Venturino 6-3 7-5
Q3: Arias d. Spinoza 4-6 6-3 6-4

Q3: Giscafre d. Nenot 6-1 6-1
Q3: Rouchon d. Knode 8-6 6-3
Q3: Cazaux d. Matsuda 6-4 6-1
Q3: Ziegenfuss d. Taylor default

Defaults galore. Val Ziegenfuss qualifies without hitting a ball!

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May 19-24 Rothmans Invitation Hard Court Championships,Chingford, England (Clay)
Venue: Connaught Club

Singles (Draw=23)

1R: Faye Moore-bye
1R: ???-bye
1R: Patti Hogan (US)-bye
1R: Shirley Brasher-bye
1R: Lindsey Beaben-bye
1R: Robin Lloyd d. Sue Hole 6-1 6-4
1R: Judy Congdon d. Alex Soady 7-5 1-6 6-4
1R: Nell Truman d. Penny Hardgrave 6-2 6-1

1R: Corinne Molesworth-bye
1R: Sally Holdsworth d. Evelyne Terras (Fra) 6-2 6-3
1R: Mrs Ward-bye
1R: Pat Walkden (SA)-bye
1R: Janice Townsend d. Diane Oakley 6-2 6-0
1R: Veronica Burton d. Lorna Greville Collins 6-1 6-1
1R: Pam Teeguarden (US)-bye
1R: Christine Janes d. Jenny Helliar 8-6 6-1

2R: Moore d. ?
2R: Brasher d. Hogan 6-1 4-6 8-6
2R: Lloyd d. Beaven 8-6 6-3
2R: Congdon d. Truman 6-8 6-4 6-3

2R: Molesworth d. Holdsworth 6-1 6-2
2R: Walkden d. Ward 6-1 7-5
2R: Townsend d. Burton 6-1 8-6
2R: Janes d. Teeguarden 6-2 6-3

QF: Brasher d. Moore 7-5 6-0
QF: Lloyd d. Congdon 6-4 2-6 7-5
QF: Molesworth d. Walkden 6-3 3-6 6-3
QF: Janes d. Townsend 6-3 6-4

SF:Brasher d. Lloyd 2-6 6-2 6-4
SF: Molesworth d. Janes 1-6 6-3 6-2

FI: Connie Molesworth d. Shirley Brasher 3-6 6-2 6-4

Doubles rained out.
 
#90 ·
Re: 1969

Week of May 19-25


May 19-25 FEDERATION CUP Athens, Greece (Clay)

Draw=19 nations


Final---United States d Australia 2-1

Nancy Richey d. Kerry Melville (Aus) 6-4 6-4
Margaret Court (Aus) d. Julie Heldman 6-1 8-6
Julie Heldman/Nancy Richey (US) d. Margaret Court/Judy Tegart (Aus) 6-4 6-4

It was Peaches Bartkowicz who played with Nancy Richey in the Final
 
#24 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of May 26-June 1

May 26-31. Surrey Grass Courts, Surbiton, GB (Grass)

1 ROUND
Betty Stove d. Gillian Dove 6-0 7-5
Shirley Bloomer Brasher d. Elviry Dry 6-1 6-2
Mary Ann Eisel d. Mary Mcanally 6-1 6-3
Pepy Munslow d. Penny Moor 6-4 8-6
Christine Truman Janes d. Mrs Burley 6-1 6-1
Lindsey Beaven d. Joyce Davenport 4-6 6-4 6-4

2 ROUND
Judy Tegart d. Judy Dixon 6-0 6-1
Maricaye Christenson d. ?
Nell Truman d. Diane Oakley 7-5 6-0
Denise Carter d. Corinne Molesworth 7-9 6-1 6-1
Wendy Gilchrist d. Jill Cooper 6-3 1-6 6-3
Betty Stove d. Pepy Munslow 6-0 6-1
Jean Wilshire d. Stephanie Grant 9-7 3-6 6-4
Joyce Williams d. Veronica Burton 6-1 6-3
Winnie Shaw d. ?
Diane Bridger d. Cornelius 6-3 6-3
Patti Hogan d. Lorna Cawthorn 6-4 4-6 6-3
Susan Tutt d. ?
Christine Truman Janes d. Kerry Harris 6-3 6-3
Shirley Bloomer Brasher d. Sally Holdsworth 6-2 6-2
Pam Teeguarden d. ?
Mary Ann Eisel d. ?

3 ROUND
Judy Tegart d. Maricaye Christenson 6-3 6-1
Nell Truman d. Denise Carter 4-6 6-3 6-4
Betty Stove d. Wendy Gilchrist 5-7 12-10 6-1
Joyce Williams d. Jean Wilshire 6-2 6-1
Winnie Shaw d. Diane Bridger 6-2 6-1
Patti Hogan d. Susan Tutt 6-4 6-4
Christine Truman Janes d. Shirley Bloomer Brasher 6-3 6-2
Mary Ann Eisel d. Pam Teeguarden 6-1 6-0

1/4F
Judy Tegart d. Nell Truman 6-3 6-1
Joyce Williams d. Betty Stove 6-3 2-6 7-5
Winnie Shaw d. Patti Hogan 7-5 6-4
Mary Ann Eisel d. Christine Truman Janes 6-4 6-2

SF
Judy Tegart d. Joyce Williams 6-3 4-6 6-3
Mary Ann Eisel d. Winnie Shaw 5-7 6-4 6-1

FINALE
Mary Ann Eisel d. Judy Tegart 4-6 6-4 8-6

DOUBLES
Eisel Curtis-Hogan d. Tegart-Shaw 10-8 7-9 6-3

FI: Mary Ann Curtis (US) d. Judy Tegart (Aus) 4-6 6-4 8-6.

DF: Judy Tegart (Aus)/Winnie Shaw d. Betty Stove (Neth)/Joyce Williams 6-4 7-5

Tegart lost after being up 5-1 and 5 match points in the third.

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ends June 1 US Hardcourts, Sacramento, California, US (Hard)

FI: Liza Pande d. Kris Kemmer 7-5 6-4

DF: Pam Austin/Tam O'Shaughnessy d. Anderson/Downs 6-4 6-1

Pande is 16. Pam is the older sister of Tracy Austin.

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ends June 1 Tulsa Invitation, Tulsa, Oklahonma, US (Clay)

FI Betty Ann Grubb d. Vicky Rogers 6-1 6-1

DF: Esme Emanuel (SA)/Ceci Martinez d. Capozzi/Vicky Rogers 7-5 6-3

A 28 minute final. The 12 annual event.

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ends June 1 Bremen, Germany (Clay)

FI: Heide Orth d. Helga Niessen 0-6 6-3 6-4

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May 26-31, Saint-Anne's-on-Sea, Lancashire, England (Grass)

ST ANNE S-ON SEA TOURNAMENT LYTHAM MAY 26-31 GRASS COURT

1/4F
Faye Urban d. G Armstrong 6-3 6-1
Janice Townsend d. Jane O Hara 6-1 6-0
E Armstrong d. Mrs Walker 6-8 6-2 6-3
Robin Lloyd d. Janice Tindle 6-2 6-1

SF
Faye Urban d. Janice Townsend 6-4 6-3
Robin Lloyd d. E Armstrong 6-2 6-0

finale
rOBIN lLOYD D. fAYE uRBAN 6-4 7-5

DOUBLES
Lloyd R-Townsend d. Urban-O Hara 6-4 6-2

FI: Robin Lloyd d. Faye Urban (Can) 6-4 7-5

DF: Robin Lloyd/Janice Townsend d. J. O'Hara (Can)/Faye Urban (Can) 6-4 6-2

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May 26-31 Glamorgan Championships, Cardiff, Wales (Grass)

QF: Elizabeth Ernest d. J Hay 6-2 6-0
QF: Beverly Vercoe (NZ) d. Mrs Beames 6-2 6-2
QF: Suzanna Petersen (Bra) d. Maria-Jose Aubet (Sp) 7-5 6-2
QF: Cecilie Fleming d. ????

SF: Ernest d. Vercoe 4-6 6-0 6-4
SF: Petersen d. Fleming 7-9 6-3 6-0

FI: Suzanna Petersen (Bra) d. Elizabeth Ernest 7-5 5-7 6-4

DF: Cecilie Fleming/Suzanna Petersen (Bra) d. Elizabeth Ernest/Beverly Vercoe (NZ) 14-12 7-5
Fleming-Petersen d. Vercoe-Ernest 14-12 7-5

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BREMEN TOURNAMENT GERMANY ENDS JUNE 1

SF
Helga Niessen d. Bielefeld 6-3 6-4
Heide Orth d. Mrs Kawohl Topel 6-1 6-3

FINALE
Heide Orth d. Helga Niessen 0-6 6-3 6-4

DOUBLES
Niessen-Orth d. Evans Jean-Winkens Edith 7-5 6-4

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ZELL AM SIE TOURNAMENT AUSTRIA ENDS JUNE 1

FINALE
Trude Schonberger d. Nancy Falkenberg 6-8 6-4 6-1

MIXED DOUBLES
Schonberger-Pazderka d. Kosiscova-Lucas 6-4 6-4

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THE CONNECTICUT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW HAVEN ENDS JUNE 1

1/4F
Carol Hunter d. ?
Justine Butler d. Margery Rowbotham 7-5 6-0
Louise Gonnerman d. Donna Stockton 6-3 6-2
Kay Hubbell d. Ann Murphy 6-2 11-9

SF
Carol Hunter d. Justine Butler 6-4 6-2
Louise Gonnerman d. Kay Hubbell 6-2 6-3

FINALE
Louise Gonnerman d. Carol Hunter 6-4 4-6 6-4

DOUBLES
Gonnerman-Hunter d. Godwin Sue-Stockton 6-3 6-0

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TULSA INVITATION OKLAHOMA ENDS JUNE 1 HARD COURT

1/4F
Vicky Rogers d. Connie Capozzi 6-2 6-2
Janet Newberry d. Esme Emanuel 6-1 6-4
Kathy Kraft d. Ceci Martinez 6-4 6-2
Betty Ann Grubb d. Emilie Burrer 6-4 6-8 6-0

SF
Vicky Rogers d. Janet Newberry 8-6 6-2
Betty Ann Grubb d. Kathy Kraft 6-4 6-2

FINALE
Betty Ann Grubb d. Vicky Rogers 6-1 6-1

DOUBLES
Martinez-Emanuel d. Rogers V-Capozzi 7-5 6-3

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THE NATIONAL HARD COURTS CHAMPIONSHIPS SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA MAY 24-JUNE 1

1 ROUND
Eliza Pande d. Laurie Tenney 6-3 6-1
Farel Footman d. Jade Schiffman 6-4 6-1
Margaret Bradley d. Shari Barman 6-3 8-6
Whitney Grant d. Barbara Mull 6-1 6-0
Toni Chaffin d. Barbara Plowman 8-6 6-4
Emma Maxey d. Sue Gilson w.0
Kate Latham d. Elayne Leles 6-0 6-0
Ann Kiyomura d. Pam Austin 6-2 1-6 6-3
Kris Kemmer d. Cathie Anderson 7-5 6-4
Nancy Spencer d. Lany Murio 6-0 6-2
Gail Hansen d. Tam O Shaughnessy 6-2 7-5
Barbara Downs d. Jane Kincaid w.0
Marlene Muench d. Pat Cody w.0
Patty Polenske d. Jutta Beymer 6-1 6-1
Sharon Walsh d. Kathy Demas 6-0 6-1
Carole Caldwell Graebner Bye

2 ROUND
Eliza Pande d. Margaret Bradley 6-0 6-1
Farel Footman d. Whitney Grant 6-2 6-0
Toni Chaffin d. Emma Maxey 6-0 6-0
Kate Latham d. Ann Kiyomura 6-1 6-1
Kris Kemmer d. Nancy Spencer 6-1 6-1
Gail Hansen d. Barbara Downs 6-1 6-1
Marlene Muench d. Patty Polenske 6-1 6-3
Carole Graebner d. Sharon Walsh 6-3 6-3

1/4F
Eliza Pande d. Farel Footman 6-3 6-0
Kate Latham d. Toni Chaffin 6-0 6-1
Kris Kemmer d. Gail Hansen 6-2 6-4
Carole Graebner d. Marlene Muench 6-1 6-0

SF
Eliza Pande d. Kate Latham 6-1 6-0
Kris Kemmer d. Carole Graebner 6-3 6-3

FINALE
Eliza Pande d. Kris Kemmer 7-5 6-4

DOUBLES
Austin Pan-O Shaughnessy d. Anderson Cathie-Downs 6-4 6-1

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THE LEASIDE INVITATION ONTARIO CANADA ENDS JUNE 1

SF
Benita Senn d. Penny Sparling 6-4 6-0
Vivienne Strong d. Inge Weber 4-6 6-1 6-2

FINALE
Vivienne Strong d. Benita Senn 2-6 6-2 6-1
 
#25 · (Edited by Moderator)
Re: 1969

FRENCH OPEN,

Dates: May 26-June 8
Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Surface: Clay

Qualifying results

Q1: Ana Maria Arias d Chantal Langanay 6-2 4-6 6-3
Q1: Kimiyo Hatanaka d Carol Sherriff 6-2 6-1
Q1: Marilyn Aschner [6/Q] d Maylis Burel 6-3 6-3
Q1: Christiane Spinoza d Margeret Starr 6-3 6-1
Q1: Raquel Giscafre d Irene Fraisse 6-1 5-7 6-2

Q2: Jaqueline Venturino d Margareta Strandberg [3/Q] 1-6 6-1 6-2
Q2: Maria Guzman d Francoise Repoux 6-2 6-4
Q2: Spinoza d Aschner [6/Q] 6-1 6-3
Q2: Arias d Hatanaka 6-4 6-2
Q2: Aline Nenot d Ulla Sandulf 6-2 6-0
Q2: Dottie Knode d Claudine Rouire 6-4 6-2

Q3: Guzman d Venturino 6-3 7-5
Q3: Arias d Spinoza 4-6 6-3 6-2
Q3: Katja Ebbinghaus d Junko Sawamatsu [7/Q] 7-5 7-5
Q3: Nicole Cazaux [8/Q] d Y. Matsuda* 6-4 6-1 (could she=Yakeo Matsuda of the main draw?)
Q3: Valerie Ziegenfuss [1/Q] d Frances Taylor defaul
Q3: Janet Young d Ana Maria Cavadini 9-7 9-7
Q3: Giscafre d Nenot 6-1 6-1
Q3: Anna Maria Rouchon d Knode 8-6 6-3

Singles (Draw=64)

1R: Margaret Court[1] d Ana Maria Arias[Q] 6-1 6-2
1R: Monique Di Maso d Nicole Bimes 6-2 6-4
1R: Pat Walkden d Junko Sawamatsu 7-5 6-1
1R: Tory Fretz d Maria Neumanova 6-2 6-0
1R: Maria Guzman[Q] d Brenda Kirk 6-3 8-6
1R: Lany Kaligis d Suzana Petersen w/o
1R: Peaches Bartkowicz d Lita Liem 6-1 6-1
1R: Kerry Melville [8] d Christina Sandberg 4-6 6-3 6-4

1R: Nancy Richey [4] d. Karen Krantzcke 11-9 6-0
1R: Gail Chanfreau d Lea Pericoli 6-2 7-5
1R: Eva Lundquist d Judith Salome 9-7 6-1
1R: Kerstin Seelbach d Odile De Roubin 4-6 6-3 6-2
1R: Raquel Giscafre [Q] d Carol Kalogeropoulos 6-2 6-2
1R: Ingrid Loeys d Heather Segal default
1R: Linda Tuero d Lesley Hunt 6-4 11-9
1R: Julie Heldman [5] d Janet Young 6-0 6-2

1R: Virginia Wade[6] d Anne-Marie Rouchon 6-0 6-2
1R: Rosie Casals d Katja Ebbinghaus[Q] 6-1 7-5
1R: Olga Morozova d Evelyne Terras 6-4 6-3
1R: Faye Moore d Rosie Darmon 6-1 6-1
1R: Tiiu Kivi d Judith Dibar 6-4 6-1
1R: Zaiga Yansone d Janine Lieffrig 7-5 6-3
1R: Val Ziegenfuss[Q] d Yaeko Matsuda 6-0 6-4
1R: Ann Jones[3] d Kristy Pigeon 6-2 6-0

1R: Francoise Durr[7] d Dorothy Knode 6-4 8-6
1R: Helen Gourlay d Maryna Proctor 6-0 6-3
1R: Lesley Turner-Bowrey d Danuta Wieczorek 6-1 6-3
1R: Kazuko Sawamatsu d Monique Van Haver 6-0 6-0
1R: Monica Giorgi d Wendy Lawson 6-2 7-5
1R: Anna-Maria Cavadini d Erzsebet Polgar 9-7 6-4
1R: Laura Rossouw d Maria Nasuelli 6-2 8-6
1R: Billie Jean King[2] d Vlasta Vopickova 6-2 3-6 7-5

2R: Court [1] d Di Maso 6-3 6-1
2R: Waklkden d Fretz 6-8 6-4 6-3
2R: Guzman [Q] d Kaligis 6-1 2-6 6-4
2R: Melville [8] d Bartkowicz 6-4 6-2
2R: Richey [4] d Chanfreau 6-4 6-4
2R: Lundquist d Seelbach 5-7 6-0 6-0
2R: Giscafre [Q] d Loeys 11-9 6-1
2R: Heldman [5] d Tuero 6-3 6-1

2R: Casals d Wade [6] 5-7 6-3 9-7
2R: Morozova d Moore 6-4 7-5
2R: Kivi d Yansone 7-5 6-4
2R: Jones[3] d Ziegenfuss [Q] 6-1 6-2
2R: Durr [7] d Gourlay 7-9 6-4 9-7
2R: Bowrey d K. Sawamatsu 6-2 6-8 6-0
2R: Giorgi d Cavadini 6-3 6-4
2R: King [2] d Rossouw 6-4 4-6 6-2

3R: Court [1] d Walkden 6-4 6-0
3R: Melville [8] d Guzman [Q] 6-1 6-3
3R: Richey [4] d Lundquist 6-3 6-0
3R: Heldman[5] d Giscafre [Q] 6-0 6-0

3R: Casals d Morozova 4-6 6-2 6-4
3R: Jones [3] d Kivi 6-4 6-0
3R: Bowrey d Durr [7] 2-6 6-1 6-0
3R: King [2] d Giorgi default

QF: Court [1] d Melville [8] 9-7 6-1
QF: Richey [4] d Heldman [5] 6-3 9-7
QF: Jones [3] d Casals 6-2 6-0
QF: Bowrey d King [2] 6-3 6-3

SF: Court [1] d Richey [4] 6-3 4-6 7-5
SF: Jones [3] d Bowrey 6-1 6-2

FI: Margaret Court (Aus) [1] d Ann Jones (GB) [3] 6-1 4-6 6-3

Nancy slugged her way past Julie's tricky soft shots in the QF. Lesley Bowrey had Billie Jean muttering to herself after missing shots, "Why do you you insist on doing that?" "I can't stand this". King's errors never let get into the contest. At 1-2 down she needed 18 points to hold serve. it was the last hold for her the entire match.

In the semis Nancy seemed assured of reaching the finals. Somehow Court rallies from 2-5 down "running amok" in "such a superb run of shotmaking that it defied the possible." "The great Australian, a classic in and outer, wound up the last point of this entrancing match by streaking across court and, off balnce and lunging, stopped the ball just over the net on a backhand volley." Her last ended at 5-4, when Richey double faulted once and then fell down on the red clay. It was 5-5 "and the handwriting was on the wall for all to see."
Claps rained down on both women after the final point.

By contrast the other semi was seen by only 100 spectators.

The doubles final "was enlivened by Miss Durr's Gallic cries of exhultation and despair and marred by an injury to Miss Richey's at the end which stopped her from running and apparently compelled her to serve underhanded."
 
#26 · (Edited)
Re: 1969

FRENCH OPEN (Doubles and Mixed Doubles)

Doubles

byes, unless listed

1R Fretz/Christianne Spinoza d Salome/Wieczorek 6-2 6-1
1R J.Sawamatsu/K.Sawamatsu d de la Courtie/Knode 6-2 6-1
1R Sandberg/Strandberg d de Roubin/Venturino w/o

1R Moore/Carol Sherriff d Di Maso/Kivi 6-2 6-0
1R Morozova/Yansone d Cazaux/Rouchon(FRA) w/o

2R Casals/King[2] d Kaligis/Liem 6-4 6-4
2R Dibar/Lundqvist d Giorgi/Pericoli w/o
2R Chanfreau/Darmon[7] d Kimiyo Hatanaka/Matsuda 6-1 8-6
2R Pigeon/Tuero d Irene Fraisse/Young 6-1 9-7
2R Durr/Jones[3] d Anthony/Aschner w/o
2R Kirk/Tomlinson d Loeys/van Haver w/o
2R Bowrey/Wade[6] d Fretz/Spinoza 7-5 6-2
2R Sawamatsu/Sawamatsu d Sandberg/Strandberg 6-3 6-4

2R Moore/C.Sherriff d Morozova/Yansone 5-7 6-4 6-4
2R Bartkowicz/Heldman[5] d Nenot/Sandulf w/o
2R Gourlay/Hunt d Giscafre/Guzman 6-2 6-2
2R Krantzcke/Melville[4] d Ebbinghaus/Seelbach 6-3 6-0
2R Lieffrig/Terras d Kalogeropoulos/Polgar 6-2 6-2
2R Roussouw/Walkden[8] d Arias/Calvadini 6-1 6-3
2R Graciela Moran/Starr d Neumanova/Vopickova 3-6 7-5 6-3
2R Court/Richey[1] d Maylis Burel/Claudine Rouire 6-0 6-0

3R Casals/King[2] d Dibar/Lundqvist 6-4 6-2
3R Chanfreau/Darmon[7] d Pigeon/Tuero 6-2 6-2
3R Durr/Jones[3] d Kirk/Tomlinson 6-1 7-5
3R Bowrey/Wade[6] d Sawamatsu/Sawamatsu 6-4 6-8 6-2
3R Bartkowicz/Heldman[5] d Moore/C.Sherriff 6-1 7-5
3R Krantzcke/Melville[4] d Gourlay/Hunt 6-2 8-6
3R Roussouw/Walkden[8] d Lieffrig/Terras 6-1 7-5
3R Court/Richey[1] d Moran/Starr 6-2 6-0

QF Chanfreau/Darmon[7] d Casals/King[2] 6-1 7-5
QF Durr/Jones[3] d Bowrey/Wade[6] 5-7 6-2 6-4
QF Krantzcke/Melville[4] d Bartkowicz/Heldman[5] 6-2 1-6 6-3
QF Court/Richey[1] d Roussouw/Walkden[8] 6-3 6-0


SF: Durr/Jones [3] d. Chanfreau/Darmon [7] 6-1 6-3
SF: Court/Richey [1] d. Krantzcke/Melville [4] 14-12 6-3

FI: Francoise Durr/Ann Jones [3] d. Margaret Court/Nancy Richey [1] 6-0 4-6 7-5


Mixed Doubles

1R Wade/Okker [2] bye
1R Fraisse/Pierson d Tuero/Guery 6-4 3-6 6-4
1R Chanfreau/D. Dell d Nenot/Battegay 6-2 6-2
1R Ebbinghaus/Ploetz d Terras/Paul 6-4 6-1
1R Jones/Tiriac [7] d Young/McDonald walkover
1R Burel/Pirro d Seelbach/Phomann walkover
1R Walkden/McMillan d Le Boubennec/Hickey walkover
1R Mr./Mrs. Kalogeropoulus d Calvadini/Forostiaga 10-8 6-2

1R Durr/Barclay [3] d Dibar/Dron 6-2 6-0
1R Polgár/Ivanov d K. Sawamatsu/K. Watanabe 2-6 6-4 6-1
1R Lundquist/El Shafei d Gourlay/Paralta 6-4 4-6 6-2
1R Kivi/Lejus d Sherriff/Joly 6-1 6-4
1R Morozova/Metreveli [6] d Mr./Mrs. Phillips-Moore walkover
1R Starr/Franulovic d Spinoza/Rodriguez 6-1 6-2
1R Mr./Mrs. Bowrey d Wiezoreck/Rybarczyk 6-3 6-3
1R Moore/Crealy d Young/Hammond 6-3 6-1

1R Salome/Goven d J. Sawamatsu/Kawamori 11-9 6-0
1R Melville/Nastase d Rouchon/N'Godrella 6-3 6-3
1R Iansone/Palman d Kermina/Bresson 6-2 6-3
1R Casals/Roche [5] d Arias/Auget walkover
1R Roussouw/Montrenaud d Ziegenfuss/Estep walkover
1R Krantzcke/Ruffels d Guzman/Moreau 6-1 6-2
1R de Roubin/Velasco d Van Haver/Janssens walkover
1R Court/Riessen [4] d Strandberg/Nerell walkover

1R Billat/Deniau d Giscafre/Munoz 4-6 6-2 6-3
1R Heldman/Olmedo d Knode/Gasiorek walkover
1R Mr./Mrs. Darmon d Hatanake/Yanagi walkover
1R Richey/Richey [8] d Cazaus/Fremiot 6-2 6-3
1R Mr./Mrs. Di Maso d Tomlinson/Ryan walkover
1R Hunt/Carmichel d Roiure/Matheu walkover
1R Lieffrig/Molina d Moran/Gardner walkover
1R King/Newcombe [1] bye

2R Wade/Okker [2] d Fraisse/Pierson 6-0 6-1
2R Chanfreau/D.Dell d Ebbinghaus/Ploetz 6-3 6-4
2R Jones/Tiriac [7] d Burel/Pirro 6-0 6-1
2R Walkden/McMillan d Mr./Mrs. Kalogeropoulus 6-0 6-4
2R Durr/Barclay [3] d Polgár/Ivanov 6-2 6-2
2R Kivi/Lejus d Lundquist/El Shafei 6-2 1-6 7-5
2R Morozova/Metreveli [6] d Starr/Franulovic 2-6 6-3 6-2
2R Mr./Mrs. Bowrey d Moore/Crealy 7-5 6-2

2R Melville/Nastase d Salome/Goven 6-4 7-5
2R Casals/Roche [5] d Iansone/Palman 6-4 6-2
2R Krantzcke/Ruffels d Roussouw/Montrenaud 6-2 6-3
2R Court/Riessen [4] d de Roubin/Velasco 6-1 6-1
2R Heldman/Olmedo d Billat/Deniau 6-3 6-3
2R Richey/Richey [8] d Mr./Mrs. Darmon 7-5 6-3
2R Hunt/Carmichel d Mr./Mrs. Di Maso 6-0 6-0
2R King/Newcombe [1] d Lieffrig/Molina 6-0 6-3

3R Wade/Okker [2] d Chanfreau/D. Dell 6-3 6-3
3R Walkden/McMillan d Jones/Tiriac [7] 6-4 2-6 6-3
3R Durr/Barclay [3] d Kivi/Lejus 6-3 6-0
3R Mr./Mrs. Bowrey d Morozova/Metreveli [6] 6-4 4-6 8-6
3R Melville/Nastase d Casals/Roche [5] 6-3 6-4
3R Court/Riessen [4] d Krantzcke/Ruffels 7-5 6-2
3R Richey/Richey [8] d Heldman/Olmedo 5-7 6-1 6-3
3R King/Newcombe [1] d Hunt/Carmichel 6-2 3-6 6-3

QF Wade/Okker [2] d Walkden/McMillan 9-7 0-6 7-5
QF Durr/Barclay [3] d Mr./Mrs. Bowrey 7-5 6-3
QF Court/Riessen [4] d Melville/Nastase 3-6 6-4 6-2
QF King/Newcombe [1] d Richey/Richey [8] 6-2 4-6 7-5

SF Durr/Barclay [3] d Wade/Okker [2] 6-3 8-6
SF Court/Riessen [4] d King/Newcombe [1] 7-5 6-4

FI: Court/Riessen [4] d Durr/Barclay [3] 6-3 6-2
 
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