Heather Brewer-Segal

Heather Mary Hope Brewer-Segal (1931–2006), born Heather Nicholls, was a Bermudian tennis player.

Heather Segal
Country (sports) Bermuda
 South Africa
Born(1931-07-25)25 July 1931
Lancashire, England
Died2006 (aged 74)
Spain
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1955, 1958)
Wimbledon4R (1953, 1955, 1957)
US Open3R (1956)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1966)
WimbledonSF (1954)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenQF (1958)
WimbledonQF (1957)

Career

Born in Lancashire, Brewer-Segal grew up on the island of Bermuda. She attended Rollins College in Florida, where she played varsity tennis, before competing on the international circuit through the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

Brewer-Segal, a left-handed player, made the singles semi-finals at the French Championships in both 1955 and 1958, while her best Wimbledon performance was a doubles semi-final appearance in 1954. She twice won the singles title at the South African Championships and was runner-up once.[2] In 1957 she also won the Swiss International Championships at Gstaad. In 1958 she won the Italian Riviera Championships in Sanremo on clay against Mexico's Rosie Reyes. In 1960 she won the Trofeo Conde de Godó (known today as the Barcelona Open) on clay against Pilar Barril.

Personal life

Brewer-Segal had marriages to William Jefferson Brewer (1952) and South African tennis player Abe Segal (1957), which both ended in divorces. During her marriage to Segal she represented her husband's native country.[3]

References
  1. "Tennis". Rocky Mount Telegram. 8 January 1950.
  2. "Wimbledon tennis player nominated for Hall". Bermuda Sun. 21 September 2007.
  3. "Abe Segal a 'big boy' in all respects". News24. 8 April 2016.
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