Pat Walkden
Full name | Patricia Molly Walkden-Pretorius |
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Country (sports) |
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Born |
Bulawayo, Rhodesia | 12 February 1946
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 4R (1967, 1968) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1969) |
US Open | 3R (1970) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | F (1967) |
Wimbledon | SF (1970) |
US Open | SF (1967) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | QF (1969) |
Wimbledon | SF (1972) |
US Open | 3R (1970) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1972) |
Patricia 'Pat' Molly Walkden-Pretorius (born 12 February 1946) is a former South African female tennis player.[1]
Walkden was a runner–up in the 1967 French Championships doubles event, partnering compatriot Annette du Plooy. They lost the final in straight sets to Françoise Dürr and Gail Sherriff.[2]
Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1967 French Championships, the 1968 French Open and the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.
She played for the South African Fed Cup team in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 July 1972 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 1973 | Lee-on-Solent, UK | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 June 1973 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 June 1967 | French Open, France | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 1968 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 July 1970 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | ![]() |
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10–12, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 16 August 1970 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 June 1972 | London (Queens), UK | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 15 July 1972 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–10, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 22 July 1972 | Hoylake, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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divided the prize because of rain |
Runner-up | 7. | 6 August 1972 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 20 August 1972 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 27 August 1972 | Haverford (Merion), US | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | 29 July 1973 | Cleveland, US | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | 5 August 1973 | Atlantic City, US | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 3. | 12 August 1973 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
References
- ↑ "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-0942257700.
External links
- Pat Walkden-Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
- Pat Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
- Patricia Walkden at the International Tennis Federation
- Patricia Walkden at the Fed Cup