Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | April 30, 1952 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1972) |
US Open | 2R (1972) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1972) |
US Open | 1R (1972) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1971) |
US Open | 1R (1972) |
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Appleby, a Los Angeles native, was active on the professional tour in the 1970s. She reached the mixed doubles quarter-finals of the 1971 Wimbledon Championships, as a qualifying pairing with Larry Collins.
Following her tennis career she served as a police officer in Oakland for 27 years. [2]
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