Annette Van Zyl
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Annette Van Zyl
| Country |  South Africa |
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| Born | 25 September 1943 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1967) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1967) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1966) |
| Last updated on: 13 May 2012. | |
Annette Van Zyl (sometimes known by her married name as Annette Du Plooy) is a former South African tennis player. She was ranked in the top ten female players during the mid nineteen sixties and in 1966, with Frew McMillan, she won the French Open Mixed Doubles title,[1] defeating Ann Haydon Jones and Clark Graebner in three sets, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2. She reached the semi finals of the French Open singles in 1967, beating Billie Jean King in the quarter final before losing to Lesley Turner Bowrey.[2]
According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Van Zyl was ranked in the world top ten in 1965, 1966, and 1968, reaching a career high of World No. 6 in those rankings in 1965 and 1966.[3]
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WTA Tour finals
Singles 2 (1-1)
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1966 | Rome, Italy |  Ann Haydon Jones |
6-8, 1-6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 26 November 1975 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Brigette Cuypers |
6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
Doubles 6 (3-3)
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1965 | Rome, Italy |  Madonna Schacht |
 Silvana Lazzarino Lea Pericoli |
2-6, 6-2, 12-10 | |
| Winner | 2. | 1966 | Rome, Italy |  Norma Baylon |
Ann Haydon Jones Liz Starkie |
6-3, 1-6, 6-2 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1967 | French Open, France | Clay | Pat Walkden |
 Françoise Durr Gail Sherriff |
2-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1968 | Rome, Italy | Pat Walkden |
Margaret Court Virginia Wade |
2-6, 5-7 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 July 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Brigette Cuypers |
 Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull |
4-6, 4-6 | |
| Winner | 8. | 7 June 1977 | Robertson's Cup | Brigette Cuypers |
 Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova |
9-7, 6-4 |
Mixed doubles 1
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 1 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 1966 | French Open, France | Clay | Frew McMillan |
Ann Haydon Jones Clark Graebner |
1-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
References
- ^ French Open - Past Mixed Doubles Champions
- ^ French Open 1967, women, singles.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
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