Marianna Brummer

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Marianna Brummer
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Born (1949-11-24) 24 November 1949 (age 74)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1970)
Wimbledon 3R (1969, 1970)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open QF (1970)
Wimbledon 1R (1969, 1970)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1970)

Marianna Brummer (born 24 November 1949) is a South African former professional tennis player. [1]

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Brummer, who comes from Pretoria, reached the third round at Wimbledon twice, including in 1969 when she was eliminated by Billie Jean King. [2]

At the 1970 French Open she made the women's doubles quarter-finals (with Laura Rossouw) and lost in the singles first round to Eva Lundqvist, after having won a marathon first set 15–13, causing the tournament to fall behind schedule. [3]

Brummer appeared in the Federation Cup for South Africa in 1970, for a World Group quarter-final against the United States in Freiburg, where she was beaten in a singles rubber by Peaches Bartkowicz. [4]

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References

  1. "Miss Brummer Advances". The New York Times . 2 January 1970.
  2. "Wimbledon 1969 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
  3. Miller, Stuart (25 September 2020). "The Evolving Role of the Tiebreaker". The New York Times.
  4. "Tennis". Lowell Sun . 23 May 1970.