Rosalyn Fairbank

Rosalyn Fairbank

Full name	Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer
Country (sports)	South Africa United States
Born	(1960-11-02) 2 November 1960 (age 64) Durban, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,639,135
Singles
Career record	383–320
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 15 (16 April 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992)
French Open	4R (1985)
Wimbledon	QF (1988, 1989)
US Open	4R (1982, 1989)
Doubles
Career record	417–260
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No. 12 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1983)
French Open	W (1981, 1983)
Wimbledon	SF (1981)
US Open	F (1983)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	F (1986)

Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer (born 2 November 1960) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance in 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 and numerous doubles titles, with the highlight being her Grand Slam titles at the 1981 French Open with Tanya Harford and 1983 with Candy Reynolds. She won 317 singles and 472 doubles matches on the tour during her career. Later on in her career she married her American sports-psychologist Bob Nideffer, ^[1] and changed her nationality to compete for the United States.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1981	French Open	Clay	Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6–1, 6–3
Win	1983	French Open	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	1983	U.S. Open	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–7, 6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1986	French Open	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Ken Flach Kathy Jordan	3–6, 7–6, 6–3

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1979	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Sue Barker	0–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jun 1982	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Billie Jean King	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Sep 1983	Richmond, US	Carpet	Kathy Jordan	6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles: 43 (19 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 1981	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	2–0	May 1981	Berlin, West Germany	Clay	Tanya Harford	Sue Barker Renáta Tomanová	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jun 1981	French Open	Clay	Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6–1, 6–3
Loss	3–1	Feb 1983	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Candy Reynolds	Lea Antonoplis Kathy Jordan	7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win	4–1	Mar 1983	Nashville, U.S.	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith	6–4, 7–6
Win	5–1	Apr 1983	Amelia Island, U.S.	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Hana Mandlíková Virginia Ruzici	6–4, 6–2
Win	6–1	Jun 1983	French Open	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	6–2	Aug 1983	Canadian Open	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger	4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss	6–3	Aug 1983	Mahwah, U.S.	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Jo Durie Sharon Walsh	6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	6–4	Sep 1983	US Open	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	7–6, 1–6, 3–6
Win	7–4	Sep 1983	Richmond, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	6–7, 6–2, 6–1
Win	8–4	Nov 1983	Ginny Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Candy Reynolds	Lea Antonoplis Kathy Jordan	5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	8–5	Mar 1984	Palm Beach, U.S.	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Betsy Nagelsen Anne White	2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win	9–5	May 1984	Johannesburg, South Africa	Clay	Beverly Mould	Sandy Collins Andrea Leand	7–5, 7–5
Loss	9–6	Feb 1985	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Candy Reynolds	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Win	10–6	Apr 1985	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Pam Shriver	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6–4, 6–1
Win	11–6	Apr 1985	Amelia Island, US	Clay	Hana Mandlíková	Carling Bassett Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	11–7	Apr 1985	San Diego, US	Hard	Susan Leo	Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 0–6
Loss	11–8	Sep 1985	Utah, US	Carpet	Beverly Mould	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Neiland	5–7, 2–6
Loss	11–9	Oct 1985	Fort Lauderdale, US	Hard	Beverly Mould	Gigi Fernández Robin White	2–6, 5–7
Loss	11–10	Nov 1985	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Candy Reynolds	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win	12–10	Jun 1986	Birmingham, England	Grass	Elise Burgin	Liz Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–4
Loss	12–11	Aug 1986	San Diego, US	Hard	Elise Burgin	Beth Herr Alycia Moulton	7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Win	13–11	Sep 1986	Tampa, US	Hard	Elise Burgin	Gigi Fernández Kim Sands	7–5, 6–2
Loss	13–12	May 1987	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Elise Burgin	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 3–6
Loss	13–13	Jun 1987	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko	6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7
Win	14–13	Nov 1987	Worcester, US	Carpet	Elise Burgin	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–4, 6–4
Loss	14–14	Feb 1988	San Antonio, US	Hard	Gretchen Magers	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win	15–14	Jul 1988	Newport, US	Grass	Barbara Potter	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–3
Win	16–14	Sep 1988	Phoenix, US	Hard	Elise Burgin	Beth Herr Terry Phelps	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	16–15	Oct 1988	Nashville, US	Hard	Elise Burgin	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	16–16	Mar 1989	Indian Wells, US	Hard	Gretchen Magers	Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	16–17	Apr 1989	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Elise Burgin	Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári	6–7, 4–6
Win	17–17	Aug 1989	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Elise Burgin	Gretchen Magers Robin White	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	17–18	Sep 1989	Phoenix, U.S.	Hard	Elise Burgin	Penny Barg Mareen Louie-Harper	6–7, 6–7
Loss	17–19	Sep 1989	Dallas, US	Carpet (i)	Elise Burgin	Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen	6–7, 3–6
Loss	17–20	Nov 1989	Worcester, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Elise Burgin	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	17–21	Aug 1990	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Elise Burgin	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	4–6, 6–7
Loss	17–22	Nov 1990	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	6–2, 0–6, 4–6
Win	18–22	Jul 1991	Westchester, US	Hard	Lise Gregory	Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	7–5, 6–4
Win	19–22	Jan 1992	Auckland	Hard	Raffaella Reggi	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss	19–23	Nov 1992	Oakland, US	Carpet	Gretchen Magers	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	19–24	Jun 1996	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Pam Shriver	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 5–7, 4–6

References

1. "Tennis birthdays - November 2008". Montreal Gazette. 13 November 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.

External links

• Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer at the Women's Tennis Association
• Rosalyn Nideffer at the International Tennis Federation
• Rosalyn Nideffer at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)