Marianna Brummer Explained

Marianna Brummer
Birth Date:24 November 1949
Frenchopenresult:1R (1970)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1969, 1970)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (1970)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1969, 1970)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1970)

Marianna Brummer (born 24 November 1949) is a South African former professional tennis player.[1]

Brummer, who comes from Pretoria, reached the third round at Wimbledon twice, including in 1969 when she was eliminated by Billie Jean King.[2]

At the 1970 French Open she made the women's doubles quarter-finals (with Laura Rossouw) and lost in the singles first round to Eva Lundqvist, after having won a marathon first set 15–13, causing the tournament to fall behind schedule.[3]

Brummer appeared in the Federation Cup for South Africa in 1970, for a World Group quarter-final against the United States in Freiburg, where she was beaten in a singles rubber by Peaches Bartkowicz.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Miss Brummer Advances . . 2 January 1970.
  2. Web site: Wimbledon 1969 Tennis Tournament . itftennis.com.
  3. News: Miller . Stuart . The Evolving Role of the Tiebreaker . The New York Times . 25 September 2020.
  4. News: Tennis . . 23 May 1970.