Christine Matison (born 29 October 1951) is an Australian former professional

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player who reached the semi-finals of the

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as a qualifier. Matison was the first woman qualifier to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. The next woman qualifier to do so was

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in the

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. In 1975, Matison won the doubles of the Western Australian Championships in

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partnering

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, beating

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and Michelle Tyler-Wilson in the final in two sets. In 1983, she won the singles titles at the final edition of the Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships in Wongan Hills.

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* * 1951 births Living people Australian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub