Kate Brasher (tennis)

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Kate Brasher
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1962-08-02) 2 August 1962 (age 63)
Prize moneyUS$ 19,692
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1980)
US Open 1R (1981, 1982)

Kate Brasher (born 2 August 1962) is a retired tennis player from the UK who competed on the WTA Tour.

Brasher is the daughter of Shirley Bloomer, who won the ladies singles title at the 1957 French Open, and Olympic athlete Chris Brasher. She was a British Junior champion and played for Britain in the Junior Wightman Cup. [1] She retired from the full-time game in order to attend London University. [2]

References

  1. Lincoln Allison (1986). The Politics of Sport. Manchester University Press. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-7190-1871-8.
  2. Angela Patmore (1986). Sportsmen Under Stress. S. Paul. p. 189. ISBN   978-0-09-166070-3.