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- ↑ Women Sports. United States: Women Sports Publishing Company, 1977. page.45.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137, 140. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.