Valerie Koortzen | |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1937 |
Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1957, 1962) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1955, 1962) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | QF (1958) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1955, 1962) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 2R (1958, 1962) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 4R (1962) |
Valerie Koortzen (born 15 February 1937) is a South African former professional tennis player.[1]
Koortzen, active on tour in the 1950s and 1960s, twice made it to the singles third round of the Wimbledon Championships. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at both Wimbledon and the French Championships. Her career singles titles included Düsseldorf in 1957, beating Pat Ward in the final.[2]
From 1956 to 1971 she was married to tennis player Gordon Forbes.[3]