Sonja Pachta Explained

Sonja Pachta
Birth Date:25 April 1941
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Vienna
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:2R (1972)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1962)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (1960, 1961, 1964)
Wimbledonmixedresult:4R (1973)

Sonja Pachta (25 April 1941 – 21 August 2024)[1] was an Austrian tennis player.[2]

Pachta, a 19-time national singles champion, was active on tour from the 1950s through to the 1970s.[3] From 1963 to 1975, she competed for the Austria Federation Cup team, featuring in 16 rubbers. Her best grand slam performance was a fourth round appearance at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to Billie Jean Moffitt (King).[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tennis-Legende Sonja Pachta im 84. Lebensjahr verstorben . www.kleinezeitung.at . 21 August 2024 . de.
  2. News: Miss Smith, Sonja Pachta Gain German Tennis Final . . 2 August 1964.
  3. Web site: Schume . Harald . Happy Birthday, Sonja Pachta! . www.oetv.at . de . 29 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Sport: Little Miss Moffitt . . 6 July 1962.