Week of September 29-October 5
September 30-Octover 5 Pacific Coast International, Berkeley, California, US (Hard)
Venue: Berkeley Tennis Club
Prize Money= $20,000 combined.
Main Draw=30
Q2
Farel Footman d Nancy Zimbalist 6-1 6-1
Mary Hill d Pat Polenska 6-2 6-8 6-1
Ann Kiyomura d Donna Kellock 6-1 6-4
Brenda Garcia d Maricaye Christenson 6-4 7-5
Kate Latham d Anita Platte 9-7 6-2
Pam Austin d Jane Kincaid 6-4 4-6 6-4
1R: Margaret Court [1]-bye
1R: Gail Hansen d Cathie Anderson 6-2 4-6 6-0
1R: Pam Teeguarden d Susan Tenney 6-1 6-0
1R: Eliza Pande [7] d Diana Gai 6-4 6-3
1R: Patti Hogan [4] d Barbara Downs 6-2 9-7
1R: Helen Amos d Lea Trumbull 6-1 6-1
1R: Janet Newberry d Kate Latham [Q] 6-4 6-3
1R: Kerry Harris [8] d Mary Hill [Q] 4-6 6-3 6-4
1R: Esme Emanuel d Denise Carter [6] 2-6 9-7 6-1
1R: Janet Young d Rill Culver 6-1 6-3
1R: Marcelyn Louie d Farel Footman [Q] 6-3 6-3
1R: Lesley Hunt [3] d Brenda Garcia [Q] 6-2 6-3
1R: Tina Lyman d Kirsty Pigeon [5] 7-5 6-1
1R: Pixie Lamm d Pam Austin [Q] 6-4 6-0
1R: Sharon Walsh d Ann Kiyomura [Q] 6-1 6-2
1R: Winnie Shaw [2]-bye
2R: Court [1] d Hansen 6-1 6-1
2R: Pande [7] d Teeguarden 4-6 6-2 6-4
2R: Hogan [4] d Amos 6-2 6-0
2R: Newberry d Harris [8] 4-6 6-0 6-3
2R: Emanuel d Young 6-4 6-3
2R: Hunt [3] d Louie 11-0 6-1
2R: Lamm d Lyman 6-2 6-4
2R: Shaw [2] d Walsh 2-6 9-7 7-5
QF: Court [1] d Pande [7] 6-3 6-0
QF: Hogan [4] d Newberry 2-6 6-2 6-4
QF: Hunt [3] d Emanuel 10-8 3-6 6-3
QF: Shaw [2] d Lamm 1-6 6-2 6-0
SF: Court [1] d Hogan [4] 6-3 6-2
SF: Shaw [2] d Hunt [3] 6-0 6-4
FI: Margaret Court [1] d Winnie Shaw [2] 6-4 5-7 6-0
DF: Margaret Court (Aus)/Lesley Hunt (Aus) d. Kerry Harris (Aus)/Winnie Shaw (GB) 6-3 6-4
Court takes $1,000 for the top prize. Teen Sharon Walsh (aged 17) comes within two points of taking down #2 seed Shaw. Shaw takes a middle set in the final and then fades badly.
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October 4-5 Midland Pros, Midland, Texas, US
Singles (Draw=4)
1R: Rosie Casals d. Francoise Durr 6-3 2-6 6-2
1R: Billie Jean King d. Ann Jones 9-7 6-4
FI: Billie Jean King d. Rosie Casals 6-3 6-3
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October 4-6 National Capital Championships, Canberra, Australia
1R: Goolagong [1] bye
1R: M. Thornton d. S. Larkham 7-9 6-3 6-4
1R: B. Walsh d. L. Medbury 6-1 6-0
1R: S. Walsham bye
1R: P. Coleman bye
1R: P. Hill d. J. Folkard 6-0 6-0
1R: A. Davies d. G. Medbury [6-1] 6-0
1R: P. Edwards bye
QF: Goolagong [1] d. Thornton 6-2 6-1
QF: S. Walsham d. Walsh 7-5 7-5
QF: P. Coleman d. Hill 6-2 6-1
QF: P. Edwards d. Davies 9-7 6-4
SF: Evonne Goolagong d. Sandra Walsham 6-4 6-3
SF: Patti Coleman d. Trisha Edwards 6-2 6-1
FI: Evonne Goolagong d. Patti Coleman 6-4 6-1
DF: Patti Coleman/Pat Macnicol d. Trisha Edwards/Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-3
XD: Goolagong/ J. Greenup d. S. Walsham / I. Stoll 7-5 6-2
Patti Coleman also listed as Pat Coleman.
Trisha Edwards was also known as Tish, and more formally, Patricia.
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ends October 6 Fairfield and District Hard Courts, Fairfield, Australia (Clay)
QF: Karen Krantzcke d. ???
QF: Jan Lehane O Neill d. ????
QF: Carol Sherriff d. Sue Alexander 6-4 5-7 14-14 retired
QF: Judy Humphries d. Sue Hole 5-7 6-1 6-4
SF: O'Neill d. Krantzcke 6-2 6-3
SF: Sherriff d. Humphries 7-5 6-1
FI: Jan O'Neil d. Carol Sheriff 6-4 6-4
DF: Karen Krantzcke/Margaret Starr d. Jan O'Neil/Carol Sheriff 6-3 9-7
Alexander retires with 50 games having been contested. After being out of the sport for two years Jan O'Neil (better know under her maiden name Lehane) is back. In 1964 he had to have cartilage removed from her knee and undergo extensive rehab (including wearing 40 pound boots to strengthen the knee). Then marriage and a child (daughter Lisa) took her off tour.
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ends October 4 Tel Aviv Tournament, Tel Aviv, Israel (Hard)
SF: Alena Palmeova d. Jenny Helliar 6-4 6-1
SF: Sally Holdsworth d. Esther Rosengarten 6-0 6-1
FI: Alena Palmeova (Cz) d. Sally Holdsworth (GB) 6-1 6-3
DF: Sally Holdsworth (GB)/Jenny Helliar (GB) d. Esther Rosengarten/Hayat Tamar 6-4 6-0
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ends October 6 Victorian Hardcourts, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Australia (Clay)
FI: Lynette Hutchings Nette d. Janine Whyte 6-4 6-2