Kaye Hand

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Kaye Hand
Full nameKaye Marfani-Hand
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968 (age 55)
Berkshire, England
Prize money$39,806
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 201 (8 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1991)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 167 (30 January 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1991)

Kaye Marfani-Hand (born 4 October 1968) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Born in Berkshire, she is the younger sister of sports broadcaster and former player Paul Hand.

Hand reached a highest singles ranking of 201, with her best performance coming at the 1990 Brighton International, where she defeated world number 46 Brenda Schultz in the first round.

At the 1991 Wimbledon Championships, Hand received a wildcard to compete in both the women's singles and doubles draws. In the doubles she and partner Julie Salmon lost in the first round to high profile opponents, Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. [1]

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References

  1. "Sport: Sport results and details: International". The Canberra Times . 2 July 1991. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.