Greta Delport

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Greta Delport
Full nameMargarethe Delport
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Born (1945-04-29) 29 April 1945 (age 78)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1966, 1967)
Wimbledon 3R (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1966)
Wimbledon 1R (1966, 1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1967)
Wimbledon 3R (1966)

Margarethe "Greta" Delport (born 29 April 1945) is a South African former tennis player. [1]

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Born in Port Elizabeth, Delport was most active in the 1960s and her career included a singles third round appearance at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships. She participated in South Africa's winning 1972 Federation Cup campaign. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Gisbert and Cramer Reach South African Tennis Final". The New York Times . 18 December 1971.
  2. "S. Africa picks all-white team". The Canberra Times . 2 February 1972. p. 28 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Brenda Kirk an inspiration SA Fed Cup squad". News24 . 22 January 2016.