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Victoria Palmer
Victoria Heinicke (born 1945) is an American former tennis player. She competed under her maiden name Palmer. Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Palmer is the middle child of five tennis playing siblings. Her elder brother Paul and younger brother Butch both competed on tour. Sisters Patsy and Abigail were top junior players. Palmer won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships, U.S girls' grass court championships back to back in 1961 and 1962. A baseline player, Palmer made the singles fourth round of the 1962 Wimbledon Championships, beating Robyn Ebbern along the way. She was a semi-finalist at the 1962 U.S. National Championships (tennis), 1962 U.S. National Championships, with her performance including a win over the second seed Karen Susman. After beating Gwyneth Thomas in the quarter-finals, she was beaten by fifth seed Darlene Hard. She ended the year as the seventh-ranked player in the U.S. Palmer was runner-up to Nancy Richey at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Karen Hantze Susman, Karen Susman defeated Věra Suková in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships. Angela Mortimer was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Suková. Top seed Margaret Smith had a bye into the second round, where she lost her first match to Billie-Jean Moffit. It was the first time in Grand Slam history that the women's top seed had lost her opening match, albeit in the second round.Barrett, John. ''Wimbledon: The Official History''. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd; 5th Revised ed. edition (25 June 2020). Seeds Margaret Court, Margaret Smith ''(second round)'' Darlene Hard ''(quarterfinals)'' Maria Bueno ''(semifinals)'' Renée Schuurman ''(quarterfinals)'' Ann Jones (tennis), Ann Haydon ''(semifinals)'' Angela Mortimer ''(fourth round)'' Lesley Turner Bowrey, Lesley Turner ''(quarterfinals)'' Karen Hantze Susman, Karen Susman (champion) Draw Finals Top half Sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |