Full name | Cathy Birt (nee Drury) |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | 25 March 1960 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1977 (Dec)) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1983) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1977 (Dec))) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1979, 1980) |
Cathy Drury (born 25 March 1960) is a British former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player, Drury made her grand slam singles main draw debut at the 1977 Australian Open, where she was beaten in the opening round by second seeded countrywoman Sue Barker. [1]
Drury competed as a singles wildcard in the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. As a doubles player she twice featured in the Wimbledon second round.
Since the 1990s she has run the Set Point Tennis Academy in Thames Ditton, along with husband Gordon Birt, a tennis player turned coach from South Africa. [2]
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