Glenda Swan

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Glenda Swan
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Born (1945-11-12) 12 November 1945 (age 78)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 4R (1966)
Wimbledon 4R (1964)
US Open 2R (1964)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open QF (1966)
Wimbledon QF (1965, 1966)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (1965, 1967)
Wimbledon QF (1966)

Glenda Swan (born 12 November 1945), Glenda Schaerer after marriage, is a South African former tennis player. [1]

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Born in Johannesburg, Swan was active on tour during the 1960s. She featured in ten Federation Cup rubbers for South Africa, registering two singles and three doubles wins. In both of her Federation Cup seasons, 1964 and 1967, she played in a quarter-final tie, for losses to Great Britain and the United States respectively. [2]

Swans' best tour performances included a run of three wins at the 1964 Wimbledon Championships, where she took a set off fourth-seed Lesley Turner in a Round of 16 loss. She twice partnered with Pat Walkden to make the women's doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon and was also a quarter-finalist once in mixed doubles. [3]

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References

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  2. "W-FC-1967-WG-M-RSA-USA-01". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. "Six Australians In Wimbledon 'Last 16'". The Canberra Times . 29 June 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 1 January 2022.