Kate Glancy

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Kate Glancy
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1960-03-25) 25 March 1960 (age 62)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q2 (1981)
Wimbledon Q3 (1978)
US Open Q2 (1978) USOpenresult = Q1 (1982)

Kate Glancy (born 25 March 1960) is a British-Canadian former professional tennis player. [1] [2]

Glancy, a left-handed player, moved to Canada in 1978 and was based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. [3] She reached the final qualifying round at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, while her best performances on the WTA Tour were second round appearances at both 1978 Brighton International and 1981 Japan Open.

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References

  1. "Dunlop rolls over seeds". The Vancouver Sun . 13 June 1983.
  2. "2 nations dominate". Edmonton Journal . 19 June 1983.
  3. "Glancy, Kate". thereach.ca.