Kym Ruddell

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Kym Ruddell
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1955-07-19) 19 July 1955 (age 67)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open R1 (1975, 1976, 1977Jan, 1977Dec, 1978, 1979)
French Open Q3 (1977)
Wimbledon Q3 (1975, 1979)
US Open Q2 (1978)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1977Jan, 1977Dec)
French Open QF (1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1978)
US Open 2R (1978, 1979)

Kym Ruddell (born 19 July 1955) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

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While competing on tour, Ruddell appeared in every Australian Open from 1974 to 1980. She was most successful in women's doubles, reaching the semifinals twice and the quarterfinals two times.

Ruddell was runner-up to Judy Tegart-Dalton at the 1975 Australian Hard Court Championships. She was also a doubles finalist in two WTA Tour level tournaments during her career. [1]

In 1977, Ruddell partnered with Karen Krantzcke to win a doubles tournament in Tallahassee. [2] After they won the final and were due to pick up their winner's cheques, Krantzcke decided to go for a jog and suffered a fatal heart attack around 200 metres from the courts. [3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–2)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 1977 Melbourne, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Patricia Bostrom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2 Dec 1979 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan Flag of the United States.svg Diane Desfor
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Hallquist
6–4, 2–6, 2–6

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References

  1. "Betty Stoeve wint met Evonne dubbel". Dutch Australian Weekly (in Dutch). 2 December 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 23 February 2020 via Trove.
  2. "Miss Krantzcke Fatally Stricken After Doubles Victory in Florida". The New York Times . 11 April 1977.
  3. "Karen Krantzcke collapses, dies after match". The Canberra Times . 12 April 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 23 February 2020 via Trove.