Brigitte Cuypers

Brigitte Cuypers
Full name	Brigitte Cuypers-Fourie
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	3 December 1955 (age 67); Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	no value
Career titles	3
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1977)
Wimbledon	3R (1978)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record	no value
Career titles	3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1979)
Wimbledon	QF (1977)
US Open	3R (1977, 1978, 1979)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1977)
US Open	2R (1978)

Last updated June 21, 2023

Brigitte Cuypers (born 3 December 1955) is a retired tennis player from South Africa.^[2]^[3]

Cuypers reached the final of the South African Championships singles event on five consecutive occasions from 1975 to 1979 and won the title in 1976, 1978 and 1979. In 1977, she won the doubles title at the Italian Open with compatriot Marise Kruger.^[3] In August 1979, she was runner–up at the Canadian Open, losing the final in three sets to Laura duPont.^[4]

Cuypers won the singles title at the Rhodesian Open in 1974 and 1975.^[5] She won the Akron Virginia Slims doubles title in 1976 with Mona Anne Guerrant.

Career finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jun 1973	Chichester Tournament, England	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz	1–6, 0–6
Loss	2.	Nov 1975	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Annette du Plooy	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	3.	Aug 1976	U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis	Hard	Kathy May	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	4.	Nov 1976	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Laura duPont	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–1
Loss	5.	Dec 1977	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Linky Boshoff	1–6, 4–6
Win	6.	Dec 1978	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Linda Siegel	6–1, 6–0
Loss	7.	Aug 1979	Canadian Open, Toronto	Hard	Laura duPont	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 1–6
Win	8.	Dec 1979	South African Open, Johannesburg	Hard	Tanya Harford	7–6, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Feb 1976	Virginia Slims of Akron, Richfield (Ohio)	Carpet (i)	Mona Guerrant	Glynis Coles Florența Mihai	6–4, 7–6
Win	2.	Jun 1976	Kent Championships, Beckenham	Grass	Annette Du Plooy	Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova	9–7, 6–4
Win	3.	May 1977	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Marise Kruger	Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh	3–6, 7–5, 6–2

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References

↑ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 182.
↑ "WTA – Player profile". Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
1 2 Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 40.
↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 138, 139, 168. ISBN 9780362020120.
↑ Hedges, Martin (1978). The Concise Dictionary of Tennis . New York: Mayflower Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0861240128.

External links

Brigitte Cuypers at the Women's Tennis Association
Brigitte Cuypers at the International Tennis Federation
Brigitte Cuypers at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[usta-1] Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 182.

[2] "WTA – Player profile". Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

[1978colgate-3] 1 2 Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 40.

[4] John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 138, 139, 168. ISBN 9780362020120.

[hedges-5] Hedges, Martin (1978). The Concise Dictionary of Tennis . New York: Mayflower Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0861240128.

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