Brenda Kirk
 Brenda Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Rhodesia, 11 ga Janairu, 1951 |
| ƙasa | Afirka ta kudu |
| Mutuwa | 6 Satumba 2015 |
| Karatu | |
| Harsuna | Turanci |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a |
tennis player (en)  |
| Tennis | |
Brenda Kirk (11 Janairu 1951 - 6 Satumba 2015) 'yar wasan tennis ce ta Afirka ta Kudu. [1]
Sana'a
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Mafi kyawun sakamakonta a gasar Grand Slam shine kaiwa zagaye na uku a Gasar Wimbledon ta shekarar 1971. [2]
A cikin watan Janairu 1971, ta lashe taken titles of the Singles na Natal Sugar Championships.[3] Ta lashe kambun biyu sau biyu a lokacin aikinta; a watan Yuli 1971 ta lashe gasar Swiss Open tare da Laura Rossouw kuma a cikin watan Yuli 1972 ta lashe Irish Open tare da Pat Walkden.[4]
Ta taka leda a gasar cin kofin Fed na Afirka ta Kudu a wasanni 15 tsakanin shekarun 1969 zuwa 1973 wanda ya ƙunshi tarihin nasara 17 da rashin nasara 10.[5] Ta kasance cikin tawagar Afirka ta Kudu da ta lashe gasar cin kofin Fedaration a shekarar 1972 bayan ta samu nasara a wasan ƙarshe da Birtaniya a Ellis Park da ke Johannesburg na Afirka ta Kudu.[6]
Rayuwa ta sirri
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Kirk ta auri Jimmy Dimitriou a shekarar 1975 kuma ma'auratan sun haifi 'ya'ya biyu. [7] Sun rabu kuma daga baya ta auri Iain Bryson wanda ta haifi ɗa guda tare da shi. Kirk ta mutu a cikin barcinta a ranar 6 ga watan Satumba, 2015. [7]
Aikinta na ƙarshe
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ninkin Biyu: 10 (titles 2, runners&ups8)
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1971 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |  Laura Rossouw |
 Margaret Smith Evonne Goolagong |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1971 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Laura Rossouw |
 Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli |
8–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 1972 | Bournemouth, UK | Hard |  Betty Stöve |
Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1972 | London (Queens), UK | Grass | Pat Walkden |
 Rosie Casals Billie Jean King |
7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 1972 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | Pat Walkden |
Evonne Goolagong Karen Krantzcke |
6–3, 8–10, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1972 | Hoylake, UK | Grass | Pat Walkden |
Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay |
Prize divided (rain) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 1972 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | Pat Walkden |
Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Aug 1972 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Pat Walkden |
Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 1972 | Haverford (Merion), US | Grass | Pat Walkden |
 Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Nov 1972 | Torquay, UK | Carpet | Sharon Walsh |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade |
4–6, 4–6 |
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
- ↑ "Wimbledon players archive – Brenda Kirk". AELTC.
- ↑ Russell Eldridge, ed. (1977). Tennis : The South African Story. Owen Williams. p. 111. OCLC 86066820.
- ↑ Russell Eldridge, ed. (1977). Tennis : The South African Story. Owen Williams. p. 111. OCLC 86066820.
- ↑ "S. Africa Takes Federations Cup". The New York Times. 26 March 1972.
- ↑ "S. Africa Takes Federations Cup". The New York Times. 26 March 1972.
- 1 2 "Brenda Kirk, one of South Africa's great tennis legends". tennissa.co.za. Tennis South Africa. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.