Rosa María Reyes Darmon (''née'' Reyes; 23 March 1939 – 4 January 2024) was a Mexican tennis player who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Career

Most of her success came on clay on which she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships with countrywoman Yola Ramírez. She also reached the finals at the same event in 1957 and 1959. In singles, her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 1959 French Championships in which she lost in straight sets to Zsuzsa Körmöczy of

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. Reyes competed in the women's doubles event at

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, where tennis was reintroduced as an exhibition and demonstration event. Partnering Julie Heldman, she won the gold medal in the exhibition event, held in

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, and the silver medal in the demonstration event, held in

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Personal life and death

Reyes married tennis player Pierre Darmon on 28 January 1960. She died from a lung disease at her home in Mexico City, on 4 January 2024, at the age of 84.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Olympic finals

Doubles (1 gold, 1 silver)

Mixed Doubles (1 bronze)

''Rosie Reyes Darmon and Pierre Darmon lost in the semifinals to Peaches Bartkowicz and Ingo Buding 6–3, 2–6, 1–6. As the exhibition tournament did not feature a bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal teams received bronze medals.''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Rosie 1939 births 2024 deaths Mexican female tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Pan American Games gold medalists in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games French Championships (tennis) champions Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Deaths from lung disease