Veronica Burton

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Veronica Burton
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1952-01-27) January 27, 1952 (age 71)
London, England
Singles
Career record-
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1974)
Wimbledon 2R (1970, 1972, 1975, 1976)
US Open 3R (1973)
Doubles
Career record-
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1971, 1972)
US Open 1R (1972)

Veronica Burton (born 27 January 1952) is a British former professional tennis player.

Specialising on clay, Veronica remains the last British player to beat Martina Navratilova in a Grand Slam tournament in the 1973 U.S. Open - Women's Singles.


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