Karen Dewis

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Karen Dewis
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1962-09-19) 19 September 1962 (age 61)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,024
Singles
Career record13–16
Highest rankingNo. 280 (15 Mar 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q3 (1980)
US Open Q2 (1985)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Edmonton Women's doubles

Karen Dewis (born 19 September 1962) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

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Tennis career

Dewis featured on the WTA Tour in the 1980s. She reached the final qualifying round at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships and won her first round match at the 1984 Borden Classic.

Between 1980 and 1984 she appeared in a total of six ties for the Canada Federation Cup team. Her only singles win came against Mexico's Alejandra Vallejo, in addition to doubles wins over Yugoslavia and Chile.

A varsity tennis player for the UCLA Bruins, Dewis was a gold medalist for Canada at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, partnering Jill Hetherington. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Garcia, Irene (5 March 1987). "Coach's Return May Signal Revival of Bruin Tennis". Los Angeles Times .
  2. "University Games". Guantanamo Gazette. 11 July 1983. p. 4.