Ula Valkenburg (1901 – 16 May 1988) was an Australian

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player who was active in the 1920s and 1930s. Valkenburg reached the quarterfinals of the singles event at the

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in 1931 which she lost to

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. In 1934 she teamed-up with Hartigan to compete in the women's doubles event at the Australian Championships. The pair reached the final where they were beaten by compatriots Emily Hood Westacott and

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in three sets. In the mixed doubles event she reached the semifinal at the 1931 Australian Championships with Charles Donahue. In January 1931 she was defeated in the singles final of the New South Wales Championships by

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. Valkenburg was a runner-up at the 1934 New South Wales Hard Court Championships, losing in the final in three sets to Iris Luckie.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-ups)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valkenburg, Ula 1901 births 1988 deaths Australian female tennis players Sportswomen from New South Wales Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Tennis players from Sydney Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions 20th-century Australian sportswomen