Cathy Drury Explained

Cathy Drury
Full Name:Cathy Birt (nee Drury)
Birth Date:25 March 1960
Plays:Right-handed
Australianopenresult:1R (1977 (Dec))
Wimbledonresult:1R (1983)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1977 (Dec)))
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1979, 1980)

Cathy Drury (born 25 March 1960) is a British former professional tennis player.

A right-handed player, Drury made her grand slam singles main draw debut at the 1977 Australian Open, where she was beaten in the opening round by second seeded countrywoman Sue Barker.[1]

Drury competed as a singles wildcard in the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. As a doubles player she twice featured in the Wimbledon second round.

Since the 1990s she has run the Set Point Tennis Academy in Thames Ditton, along with husband Gordon Birt, a tennis player turned coach from South Africa.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sports Results - Tennis . The Canberra Times. 3 January 1978 . 24 July 2019 . 11.
  2. Web site: About Us . www.setpointtennis.com.