Astrid Suurbeek Explained

Astrid Suurbeek
Birth Date:1947 2, df=yes
Singlestitles:0
Australianopenresult:QF (1968)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1967, 1968, 1969)
Doublestitles:0
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1968)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (1968)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:2R (1968)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:F (1968)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Astrid Suurbeek (born 15 February 1947) is a former Dutch tennis player who was mainly active in the late 1960s.

Career

Suurbeek won the singles Dutch championship at Scheveningen in 1967 and 1982[1] as well as the doubles and mixed doubles in 1968.

She competed in the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo and won the women's doubles Gold medal with Ada Bakker.[2]

Suurbeek played for the Dutch Federation Cup team that reached the 1968 final against Australia, played at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. In the final, she played Australian multiple Grand Slam winner Margaret Court and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6. Australia won the final 3–0.[3] [4] In the same year, she reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open which she lost to eventual champion Billie Jean King.[5]

Suurbeek played in the ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon in 1967, 1968 and 1969.

In 1980, she was voted Female Player of the Year by the USA Tennis Florida Adult Competitive Tennis Council.[6] In 1983, she won the USTA National Indoor Women`s 35 Championships in St. Louis and was ranked first in the USTA women`s 35s.[7]

She is currently head tennis professional at Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach, Florida.[8]

Career finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 1968Auckland, New ZealandGrass Ada Bakker Kerry Melville
Gail Sherriff
0–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jul 1968Hilversum, NetherlandsHard Judy Tegart Annette Van Zyl
Pat Walkden
2–6, 6–3, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nationale kampioenen sinds 1899. KNLTB. 24 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Astrid Suurbeek . ILTC . 24 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226230305/http://www.ic-tennis.nl/?idp=1607&m=1324&m1=1456 . 26 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Results - 1968 World Group Final. ITF. 23 May 2012.
  4. News: Aussie Net Team Halts Spree of Dutch 'Jokers'. St. Petersburg Times. May 27, 1968.
  5. Web site: Players - Astrid Suurbeck. Tennis Australia. 23 May 2012.
  6. Web site: USA Tennis Florida - Competitive Awards. USA Tennis Florida. 23 May 2012. PDF.
  7. Web site: Delray`s Astrid Suurbeek Wins St. Louis Tournament. SunSentinel. 24 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Astrid Suurbeek . Gleneagles Country Club . 24 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111203023904/http://www.gleneagles.cc/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=252109&ssid=110382&vnf=1 . 3 December 2011 .