Madonna Schacht Explained

Madonna Schacht
Plays:Right-handed
Australianopenresult:QF (1963, 1964, 1966)
Frenchopenresult:4R (1964)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1962, 1966)
Usopenresult:QF (1966)

Madonna Schacht (born 1940s) is an Australian former tennis player.

Tennis career

Active on tour in the 1960s, Schacht grew up in Gympie, Queensland and attended St Patrick's College.[1]

Schacht went on her first overseas tour in 1962, reaching the round of 16 at Wimbledon on her first attempt.[2]

During her career she was a three-time singles quarter-finalist at the Australian Championships and a quarter-finalist at the 1966 U.S. National Championships. Her title wins include the 1962 Irish Championships (singles) and 1965 Italian Championships (doubles).

Personal life

Schacht was involved in a high-profile custody battle in the 1970s with her former husband Dr Rudi Weber, a Monash University physicist.[3] Weber, from whom she was separated, had taken her infant son to live with him in Europe.[4] She was eventually able to regain custody after a year-long legal fight.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gailer . Lee . Old tennis courts dug up in the name of progress . . 5 August 2009.
  2. News: Moore . Tony . Queensland Tennis' Golden Girls call for role models for young players . . 3 January 2015 . en.
  3. News: Mother's friends raise $1,500 for custody case . . 2 January 1974 . 31 December 2021 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Move in Germany for son . The Canberra Times . 20 May 1974 . 31 December 2021 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Custody won . The Canberra Times . 5 August 1974 . 31 December 2021 . 3 . National Library of Australia.