South African-Egyptian tennis player
Betsy Abbas |
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| Born | Beatrice Venter
1930s
South Africa |
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| Occupation | Tennis player |
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| Years active | 1940s–1960s |
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Beatrice "Betsy" Abbas (born Venter in the 1930s) is a former tennis athlete originally from South Africa who later represented Egypt.
During the 1960 French Championships, she advanced to the singles quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Mexican competitor Yola Ramírez.
Her Wimbledon singles appearances include 1952, when she was eliminated in the second round by British player Pat Harrison. In the same tournament, she partnered with British player Doreen Spiers to reach the third round in women's doubles. Additionally, teaming up with Władysław Skonecki in mixed doubles, she progressed to the fourth round. At Wimbledon in 1954, Abbas made it to the third round of singles before being bested by American Margaret Osborne duPont.
Singles (7–3)
| Outcome
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No.
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Year
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Venue
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Court type
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Rival
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Match score
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| Defeat
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1
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March 1947
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Cairo, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Billie Yorke
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6–1, 2–6, 3–6
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| Victory
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1.
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March 1952
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Cairo, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Simonne Mathieu
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6–1, 6–4
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| Victory
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2.
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November 1953
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Maadi, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
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6–1, 6–1
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| Victory
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3.
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December 1953
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Heliopolis, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
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6–2, 6–2
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| Victory
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4.
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February 1954
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Cairo, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
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6–0, 6–2
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| Defeat
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2
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March 1954
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Cairo, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data FRGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Totte Zehden
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3–6, 3–6
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| Victory
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5.
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March 1954
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Alexandria, Egypt
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Clay
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Template:Country data FRGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Totte Zehden
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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| Defeat
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3.
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June 1954
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"Torquay, United Kingdom"
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"Hard"
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"Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patricia Ward Hales"
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"0–6, 3–6"
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-"-
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-"style="background:#98fb98;" |Victory
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"6."
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"November 1954"
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"Cairo, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data GRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Xantippe Vassiliadou"
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"6–2, 6–1"
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-"-
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-"style="background:#98fb98;" |Victory
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"7."
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"March 1956"
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"Heliopolis, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul"
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"2–6, 6–4, 6–1"
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Doubles (11–7)
| Outcome
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No.
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Year
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Venue
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Court type
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Partner
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Opponents
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Match score
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| Defeat
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1.
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March 1947
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"Alexandria, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Annalisa Bossi"
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"Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Suzanne Pannetier
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"1–6, 4–6"
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| Defeat
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"2."
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"September 1949"
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"Athens, Greece"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Georgina Greiss"
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"Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall John Curry
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Peggy Dawson-Scott"
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"0–6, 3–6"
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| Defeat
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"3."
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"March 1952"
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"Cairo, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Georgina Greiss"
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" Shirley Fry
Doris Hart"
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"6–8, 4–6"
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| Defeat
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"4."
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"February 1953"
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"Cairo, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Georgina Greiss"
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" Dorothy Head Knode
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maud Galtier"
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"4–6, 7–9"
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| Defeat
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"5."
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"March 1953"
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"Alexandria, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patricia Ward Hales"
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" Dorothy Head Knode
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maud Galtier"
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"7–9, 3–6"
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| Victory
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"6."
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"November 1953"
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"Maadi, Egypt"
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"Clay"
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"Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Georgina Greiss"
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"Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ingrid Smith"
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"6–0, 2–6, 6–2"
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| Victory
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'7.'
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'December 1953'
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'Heliopolis, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Georgina Greiss'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ingrid Smith'
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'6–4, 6–2'
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| Victory
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'8.'
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'February 1954'
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'Cairo, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andree Eid'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Esther Saul
Template:Country data GRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Xenia Vassiliadis'
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'6–4, 6–3'
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| Victory
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'9.'
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'March 1954'
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'Cairo, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patricia Ward Hales'
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'Template:Country data FRGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Totte Zehden
Mary Kay Morris'
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'6–0, 6–3'
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| Victory
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'10.'
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'March 1954'
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'Alexandria, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patricia Ward Hales'
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'Template:Country data FRGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Totte Zehden
Mary Kay Morris'
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'6–2, 6–2'
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| Victory
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'11.'
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'June 1954'
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'Torquay, United Kingdom'
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'Hard'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patricia Ward Hales'
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' Barbara Bradley
Barbara Kimbrell'
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'2–6, 6–2, 7–5'
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| 'style=background:#98fb98;' Victory
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'12.'
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'November 1954'
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'Cairo, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andree Eid'
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'Template:Country data EGYTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rona Hamdy
Evelyn Houseman'
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'6–3, 6–2'
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| 'style=background:#98fb98;' Victory
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'13.'
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'March 1956'
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'Cairo, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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' Althea Gibson'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Angela Mortimer
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jenny Staley Hoad'
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'6–3, 7–5'
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| 'style=background:#98fb98;' Victory
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'14.'
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'March 1956'
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'Alexandria, Egypt'
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'Clay'
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' Althea Gibson'
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'Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Angela Mortimer
Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jenny Staley Hoad'
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'6–3, 6–1'
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| 'style=background:#ffa07a;' Defeat
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'15.'
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'September 1959'
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'Paris, France '
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ginette Bucaille'
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'Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Monique Coste
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maud Galtier'
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'1–6, 2–6'
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| 'style=background:#98fb98;' Victory
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'16.'
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'September 1961'
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'Paris, France '
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'Clay'
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'Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maud Galtier'
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'Template:Flagicon FRA Florence de la Courtie-Billat
Template:Flagicon FRA Anne-Marie Seghers '
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'5-7, 6-3, 0-6 '
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| 'style=background:#ffa07a;' Defeat
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'17.'
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'October 1961'
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'Cannes, France '
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'Clay'
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'Template:Flagicon FRA Maud Galtier'
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'Template:Flagicon FRA Florence de la Courtie-Billat
Template:Flagicon FRA Françoise Dürr'
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'2-6, 1-6'
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| 'style=background:#98fb98;' Victory
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'18.'
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'July 1962'
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'Paris, France '
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'Clay'
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'Template:Flagicon FRA Irene de Lanslut'
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'Template:Flagicon FRA Henriette Siarry
Template:Flagicon FRA Claudine Pierval'
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'4-6, 6-2 , 6-4'
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