Delina Ann Boshoff-Mortlock, commonly known as Linky Boshoff (born 12 November 1956), is a

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n former professional tennis player. She won the 1976 US Open women's doubles title with her partner

Ilana Kloss Ilana Sheryl Kloss (born 22 March 1956) is a South African former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and administrator. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979. She won the Wimbledon j ...

Tennis career

In 1973 Boshoff won the South African Open doubles title with Ilana Kloss after a victory in the final against

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and

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. In 1977, she won the singles title, defeating

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in the final in straight sets. In December 1975, Boshoff was the first selection in the 1976

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Draft by the San Diego Friars; however, she didn't sign with the team. In 1976, she won several doubles titles with Kloss, including the German Open, Italian Open and U.S. Clay Court Championships and reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles. She retired in 1978 to study computer science at the University of Port Elizabeth. She is married with three children and has continued to play the tennis at a recreational level.Post career details

In popular culture

In ''Snoopy's Tennis Book'' (Charles Schulz, Henry Holt & Co., 1979),

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imagines himself playing at Wimbledon and claims he had a "good day" at the tournament: "I ate five bowls of strawberries and cream, and fell in love with Linky Boshoff!"

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boshoff, Linky 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Queenstown, South Africa Tennis players from the Eastern Cape South African female tennis players US Open (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles White South African people