Laura Rossouw

Laura Rossouw
Full name Laura Rossouw Le Sueur
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1946-07-15) 15 July 1946
Durban, South Africa
Singles
Career titles 3
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 4R (1972)
Wimbledon 3R (1966, 1972)
US Open 2R (1968, 1973)
Doubles
Career titles 2
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open QF (1969, 1970)
Wimbledon QF (1972)
US Open 1R (1968, 1972, 1973)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 3R (1968, 1969)
US Open QF (1968)

Laura Rossouw (born 15 July 1946) is a South African former tennis player who was active in the late 1960s and first half of the 1970s.

Tennis career

During her career Rossouw won three singles and two doubles titles. She toured the European circuit for the first time in 1966.[1]

Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1972 French Open, in which she lost to Olga Morozova. In the third round she had defeated fourth-seeded Rosie Casals in straight sets. In the doubles and mixed doubles events she reached he quarterfinal on four occasions.

In December 1970 Rossouw competed for the South African Fed Cup team in the World Group, winning three of the four matches she played.[2]

Career finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. May 1970 Naples, Italy [3] Clay Australia Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–0
Winner 2. June 1970 Bielefeld, West Germany [3] ? United States Kathleen Harter 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 9 July 1971 Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria [4] Clay United States Billie Jean King 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 4. 31 July 1972 Turkish Championships, Istanbul, Turkey [5] Clay United States Julie Anthony 6–8, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 23 December 1967 Borders Championships, London, England [6] ? South Africa Maryna Godwin United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Nell Truman		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 10 August 1970 Bavarian Open, Munich, Germany [3][7] ? South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Fay Moore-Toyne
United Kingdom Nell Truman		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 10 January 1971 Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, Australia [4] ? South Africa Brenda Kirk United States Patti Hogan
Soviet Union Olga Morozova		 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 17 April 1971 South African Open, Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Brenda Kirk Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 11 July 1971 Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland [4] Clay South Africa Brenda Kirk France Françoise Dürr
Italy Lea Pericoli		 8–6, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 17 June 1973 German Open, Hamburg, West Germany Hard United States Kristien Kemmer West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth		 1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780362001686.
  2. ↑ "Fed Cup – Player profile – Laura Rossouw (RSA)". www.fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
  3. 1 2 3 John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 284, 286. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  4. 1 2 3 John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 304–305, 316–317. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  5. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 330. ISBN 9780671216238.
  6. ↑ "Okker wint East London". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher. 27 December 1967. p. 14.
  7. ↑ "Goolagong wint in München (Goolagong wins in Munich)". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). Delpher. 11 August 1970.

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