Pat Walkden

Patricia Molly "Pat" Walkden-Pretorius (born 12 February 1946) is a former female tennis player from Rhodesia and South Africa.[1]

Pat Walkden
Pat Walkden (1965)
Full namePatricia Molly Walkden-Pretorius
Country (sports) Rhodesia
 South Africa
Born (1946-02-12) 12 February 1946
Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe
PlaysRight–handed
Singles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1967, 1968)
Wimbledon4R (1969)
US Open3R (1970)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1967)
WimbledonSF (1970)
US OpenSF (1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenQF (1969)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US Open3R (1970)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (1972)

Walkden was a runner-up in the 1967 French Championships doubles, partnering compatriot Annette du Plooy. They lost the final in straight sets to Françoise Dürr and Gail Sherriff.[2]

Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1967 French Championships, the 1968 French Open and the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.

She played for the Rhodesian and South African Fed Cup teams in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team, together with Brenda Kirk and Greta Delport, that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jul 1972 Dublin, Ireland Grass Australia Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2. May 1973 Lee-on-Solent, UK Clay Australia Evonne Goolagong 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Jun 1973 Hamburg, West Germany Clay West Germany Helga Masthoff 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jun 1967 French Open, France Clay South Africa Annette du Plooy France Françoise Dürr
France Gail Sherriff
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2. May 1968 Rome, Italy Clay South Africa Annette du Plooy Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
2–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Jul 1970 Cincinnati, US Clay Australia Helen Gourlay United States Rosie Casals
France Gail Chanfreau
10–12, 1–6
Loss 4. Aug 1970 Toronto, Canada Clay Australia Helen Gourlay United States Rosie Casals
Australia Margaret Court
0–6, 1–6
Loss 5. Jun 1972 London (Queens), UK Grass South Africa Brenda Kirk United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Win 1. Jul 1972 Dublin, Ireland Grass South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6–3, 8–10, 6–2
Loss 6. Jul 1972 Hoylake, UK Grass South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Helen Gourlay
divided the prize
because of rain
Loss 7. Aug 1972 Cincinnati, US Clay South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
4–6, 1–6
Loss 8. Aug 1972 Toronto, Canada Clay South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 9. Aug 1972 Haverford (Merion), US Grass South Africa Brenda Kirk United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Sharon Walsh
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win 2. Jul 1973 Cleveland, US Hard South Africa Ilana Kloss United States Janice Metcalf
United States Laurie Tenney
1–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 10. Aug 1973 Atlantic City, US South Africa Ilana Kloss United States Chris Evert
United States Marita Redondo
4–6, 4–6
Win 3. Aug 1973 Cincinnati, US Clay South Africa Ilana Kloss Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Janet Young
7–6, 3–6, 6–2

References

  1. "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
  2. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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