Brenda Kirk
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Rhodesia |
11 January 1951
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1972) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1971) |
US Open | 1R (1969, 1972) |
Doubles | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Career titles | 2 |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1969, 1971) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1971, 1973) |
US Open | QF (1972) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1970) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1970) |
US Open | 3R (1969) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1972) |
Brenda Kirk (11 January 1951 – 6 September 2015) was a South African female tennis player.[1]
Contents
Career
Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships and 1972 French Open.[2]
In January 1971 she won the singles title of the Natal Sugar Championships.[3] She won two doubles titles during her career; in July 1971 she won the Swiss Open partnering Laura Rossouw and in July 1972 she won the Irish Open with Pat Walkden.
She played for the South African Fed Cup team in 15 ties between 1969 and 1973 comprising a record of 17 wins and 10 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.[4]
Personal life
Kirk married Jimmy Dimitriou in 1975 and the couple had two children.[5] They divorced and she later married Iain Bryson with whom she had one child. Kirk died in her sleep on 6 september 2015.[5]
Career finals
Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 April 1971 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 5 July 1971 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 May 1972 | Bournemouth, UK | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 June 1972 | London (Queens), UK | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 15 July 1972 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–10, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 July 1972 | Hoylake, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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Prize divided (rain) |
Runner-up | 5. | 6 August 1972 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 August 1972 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 27 August 1972 | Haverford (Merion), US | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 6 November 1972 | Torquay, UK | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
References
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External links
- Brenda Kirk at the Women's Tennis Association
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- Brenda Kirk at the Fed Cup