Valerie Koortzen

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Valerie Koortzen
Tenniskampioenschappen te Hilversum, Krishnan (l) Valerie Forbes en Akhtar Ali, Bestanddeelnr 914-1567.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Born (1937-02-15) 15 February 1937 (age 86)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1957, 1962)
Wimbledon 3R (1955, 1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open QF (1958)
Wimbledon QF (1955, 1962)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1958, 1962)
Wimbledon 4R (1962)

Valerie Koortzen (born 15 February 1937) is a South African former professional tennis player. [1]

Koortzen, active on tour in the 1950s and 1960s, twice made it to the singles third round of the Wimbledon Championships. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at both Wimbledon and the French Championships. Her career singles titles included Düsseldorf in 1957, beating Pat Ward in the final. [2]

From 1956 to 1971 she was married to tennis player Gordon Forbes. [3]

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References

  1. "Tennis Outfits Plunge - But Nothing Drastic". The Ottawa Citizen . 27 June 1962.
  2. "Pat Beaten". Western Mail . 22 July 1957.
  3. "Gordon Forbes obituary". The Times . 6 May 2022.