Week of November 23-29
November 19-29, New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia [Grass]
1 Round
Joan Gibson D Margaret Harris 6/1-6/0
Jill Blackman D Elizabeth Fenton 6/2-6/4
Helen Gourlay D Mrs John Hillebrand 6/3-6/3
Kerry Melville D Karen Krantzcke 9/7-11/9
Madonna Schacht (6) D L Bellamy 6/3-6/4
Margaret Smith (1) D Norma Eastburn 6/0-6/0
Billie Jean Moffitt (3) (US) D A Martin 6/0-6/2
2 Round
Margaret Smith (1) D Pat Turner 6/0-6/0
Joan Gibson D Jill Blackman 2/6-6/0-6/0
Judy Tegart D Carole Sherriff 6/2-8/6
Robyn Ebbern D Mary Hawton 6/4-6/2
Billie Jean Moffitt (3) D Helen Gourlay 6/2-6/2
Madonna Schacht (6) D Kerry Melville 7/5-1/6-6/4
Gail Sherriff D Norma Marsh 6/3-6/4
Lesley Turner (2) D C Oliver 6/1-6/0
1/4f
M Smith (1) D J Gibson 6/3-6/2
J Tegart D R Ebbern 1/6-6/4-6/1
B Moffitt (3) D M Schacht (6) 6/4-6/2
L Turner (2) D G Sherriff 6/2-8/6
Sf
M Smith (1) D J Tegart 6/3-4/6-6/4
Bj Moffitt (3) D L Turner (2) 6/4-6/3
Finale
Margaret Smith (1) D Billie Jean Moffitt (3)6/4-6/3
Women's 23 Singles
SF: Harris d. Turner 6-3 6-4
SF: M. Jones d. Fenton 8-6 6-1
FI: Margaret Harris d. M. Jones 8-6 6-0
Doubles
1R: Eastburn/Krantzcke d. Harris/C. Sherriff 6-3 6-2
1R: Melville/Gourlay d. Schacht/Schacht 6-4 8-6
1R: Hawton/Marsh d. Hillebrand/Bellamy 6-3 3-6 6-1
QF: Smith/Turner (1) d. Eastburn/Krantzcke 6-3 6-1
QF: Gibson/G. Sherriff d. Melville/Gourlay 7-5 6-0
QF: Tegart/Blackman (3) d. Hawton/Marsh 6-4 7-5
QF: Moffitt/Ebbern (2) d. L. Plummer/C. Easy 6-1 6-2
SF: Smith/Turner (1) d. Gibson/G. Sherriff 6-2 6-0
SF: Moffitt/Ebbern (2) d. Tegart/Blackman (3) 6-1 6-2
FI: Billie Jean Moffitt/Robyn Ebbern (2) d. Margaret Smith/Lesley Turner (1) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Mixed Doubles
1R: Smith/Pierre Darmon (Fr) d. Bellamy/Harry Matheson (Scot) 6-1 6-1
1R: Marsh/Jan Hajer (Neth) d. C. Sherriff/Barry Phillips-Moore 7-5 6-3
1R: Tegart/John Newcombe d. Blackman/Bill Bowrey 6-4 6-4
1R: Turner/Tony Roche d. Hillebrand/John Hillebrand 6-2 6-4
1R: Moffitt/Warren Jacques d. Schacht/Colin Zeeman (SA) 6-1 6-4
1R: G. Sherriff/Tom Okker (Neth) d. Hembrow/Kevin Figg 8-6 6-1
1R: Gibson/John Cottrill d. Jan Lehane/Pierre Barthes (Fr) 6-4 3-6 6-2
1R: Ebbern/Owen Davidson d. T. Van Haren/Christer Holm (Swd) 6-3 6-2
QF: Smith/Darmon d. Marsh/Hager 6-2 6-2
QF: Tegart/Newcombe d. Turner/Roche 6-3 2-6 6-4
QF: Moffitt/Jacques d. G. Sherriff/Okker w.o.
QF: Ebbern/Davidson d. Gibson/Cottrill 6-0 6-2
SF: Smith/Darmon d. Tegart/Newcombe 6-4 6-4
SF: Ebbern/Davidson d. Moffitt/Jacques 9-11 6-3 10-8
FI: Margaret Smith/Pierre Darmon d. Robyn Ebbern/Owen Davidson 9-7 4-6 6-3
Billie Jean Moffitt needed only an hour to win what had been expected to be a close semifinal singles match with Lesley Turner.
Billie Jean Moffitt and Warren Jacques had a match point at 5-2 (40-30) in the third set of their mixed doubles semifinal match, but Moffitt missed an easy overhead smash.
Tom Okker defaulted because he was sick with German measles.
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November 22-28, Montego Bay Racquet Club, Jamaica [Hard]
QF: Betty Rosenquest Pratt d. Angela Stephenson 6-2 2-6 7-5
SF: Betty Pratt d. Pat Stewart Edrich (US) 6-2 2-6 7-5
SF: Donna Floyd Fales (US) d. Nancy Reed (US) 6-1 8-10 6-2
FI: Donna Floyd Fales d. Betty Rosenquest Pratt 6-3 6-3
Doubles
SF: Fales/Pratt d. Jackie Bolens/Mary Baruffi 6-2 6-1
SF: Edrich/Reed d. Stephenson/Louise Falk 6-2 6-2
FI: Donna Fales/Betty Pratt d. Pat Edrich/Nancy Reed 6-2 6-2
Mixed Doubles
SF: Baruffi/Ed Rubinoff (US) d. Edrich/Paul Bloch 5-7 6-4 6-0
SF: Pratt/Richard Russell d. Stephenson/George Hew 6-4 6-2
FI: Betty Pratt/Richard Russell d. Mary Baruffi/Ed Rubinoff 6-2 6-4
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November 29, Chilean National Championships, Santiago, Chile
QF: Alina Balbiers (Mex) d. Doris Gildemeister 6-1 6-2
QF: Helen Jacobs d. Silvian Baeza 6-0 6-2
QF: Maria Ibarra d. Ana Cornejo 7-5 6-2
QF: Sonia Berrios d. Helen Albagli 6-2 7-5
SF: Balbiers d. Jacobs 9-7 6-4
SF: Ibarra d. Berrios 6-1 6-2
FI: Maria Ibarra d. Alina Balbiers 6-3 4-6 6-2
DF: Sonia Berrios/Ana Cornejo d. Alina Balbiers/Helen Albagli 8-6 6-3
MX: Alina BalbierS/Roberto Aubone (Arg) d. Sonia Berrions/Juan Gisbert (Sp) 6-3 3-6 6-3
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November 29, Maadi Sporting Club, Maadi, United Arab Repulic
FI: Mrs. M. Gad d. Mrs. A. Ibrahim 6-2 6-3
MX: Mrs. M. Gad/Mabrouk Mohammed Aly d. Mrs. M. Themeli/Kamel Moubarek 6-1 6-3
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November 29, Florida State Closed
QF: Ann Lentz d. Marianne Bucher 4-6 6-3 ret.
SF: Connie Ball d. Lentz 6-2 6-4
SF: Alice Tym d. Denise Wall 6-2 2-6 6-3
FI: Alice Tym d. Connie Ball 6-3 6-4
Doubles
SF: Ball/Wall d. Barrick/Barbara Lossone 6-1 6-2
SF: Fuller/Fullwood d Lent/Dowell 6-2 6-4
FI: Fuller/Fullwood d. Connie Ball/Denise Wall 6-3 6-1
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November 29, Fort Worth Thanksgiving, Fort Worth, Texas, US
FI: Mary McLean d. Jayne Seyster 6-1 6-3
DF: Mary McLean/Shirley Sparks d. Jayne Seyster/Pam Robinson 7-5 6-1
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November 29, Corpus Christi Thanksgiving, Corpus Christi, Texas, US
1R: Emilie Burrer d. Patsy Rippy 6-3 6-4
QF: Burrer d. Diane Beachum 6-1 6-1
QF: Billie Domingue d. Rosie Ramos 6-3 6-2
QF: Jody Ramsey d. Becky Vest 6-2 6-3
QF: Virginia Brown d. Barbara Melton 6-4 6-4
SF: Burrer d. Domingue 6-3 6-2
SF: Ramsey d. Brown 7-5 6-1
FI: Emilie Burrer d. Jody Ramsey 6-2 2-6 6-0
Doubles
SF: Rippy/Brown d. Beachum/Ramos 6-4 6-1
SF: Burrer/Skinner d. Domingue/Ramsey 6-2 6-1
FI: Patsy Rippy/Virginia Brown d. Emilie Burrer/Skinner 9-11 6-3 7-5
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November 29, Wisconsin Open Indoors, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
SF: Barbara Mueller d. Ellen Friedlander 6-2 6-2
SF: Liz Coleman d. Wendy Whitlinger 5-7 6-4 6-2
FI: Barbara Mueller d. Liz Coleman 6-4 6-0
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December 1, University of Hawaii Open, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
SF: Judy Leong d. Doris Hakman 6-3 4-6 6-2
SF: Muriel Osborne d. Leslie Moe 6-2 6-2
FI: Muriel Osborne d. Judy Leong 6-2 3-6 6-4
DF: Pat Niles/Pat North d. Muriel Osborne/Chris Milne 8-10 6-2 6-3
MX: Muriel Osborne/Jim Schwitters d. Pay Miles/Billy Higgins w.o.