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Pat Walkden
	Pat Walkden (1965)
Full name	Patricia Molly Walkden-Pretorius
Country (sports)	Rhodesia; South Africa
Born	12 February 1946 (age 78); Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe
Plays	Right–handed
Singles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	4R (1967, 1968)
Wimbledon	4R (1969)
US Open	3R (1970)
Doubles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	F (1967)
Wimbledon	SF (1970)
US Open	SF (1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	QF (1969)
Wimbledon	SF (1972)
US Open	3R (1970)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (1972)

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Patricia Molly "Pat" Walkden-Pretorius (born 12 February 1946) is a former female tennis player from Rhodesia and South Africa.^[1]

Walkden was a runner-up in the 1967 French Championships doubles, partnering compatriot Annette du Plooy. They lost the final in straight sets to Françoise Dürr and Gail Sherriff.^[2]

Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the 1967 French Championships, the 1968 French Open and the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.

She played for the Rhodesian and South African Fed Cup teams in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team, together with Brenda Kirk and Greta Delport, that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Career finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[edit]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jul 1972	Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	May 1973	Lee-on-Solent, UK	Clay	Evonne Goolagong	3–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Jun 1973	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Helga Masthoff	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)[edit]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jun 1967	French Open, France	Clay	Annette du Plooy	Françoise Dürr Gail Sherriff	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	May 1968	Rome, Italy	Clay	Annette du Plooy	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	2–6, 5–7
Loss	3.	Jul 1970	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Helen Gourlay	Rosie Casals Gail Chanfreau	10–12, 1–6
Loss	4.	Aug 1970	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Helen Gourlay	Rosie Casals Margaret Court	0–6, 1–6
Loss	5.	Jun 1972	London (Queens), UK	Grass	Brenda Kirk	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	7–5, 0–6, 2–6
Win	1.	Jul 1972	Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Brenda Kirk	Evonne Goolagong Karen Krantzcke	6–3, 8–10, 6–2
Loss	6.	Jul 1972	Hoylake, UK	Grass	Brenda Kirk	Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay	divided the prize because of rain
Loss	7.	Aug 1972	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Brenda Kirk	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	4–6, 1–6
Loss	8.	Aug 1972	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Brenda Kirk	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	9.	Aug 1972	Haverford (Merion), US	Grass	Brenda Kirk	Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh	6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win	2.	Jul 1973	Cleveland, US	Hard	Ilana Kloss	Janice Metcalf Laurie Tenney	1–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss	10.	Aug 1973	Atlantic City, US		Ilana Kloss	Chris Evert Marita Redondo	4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	Aug 1973	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Ilana Kloss	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	7–6, 3–6, 6–2

References[edit]

^ "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links[edit]

Pat Walkden-Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
Pat Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
Patricia Walkden at the International Tennis Federation
Patricia Walkden at the Billie Jean King Cup

[1] "WTA – Player profile". WTA.

[2] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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-'''Patricia Molly "Pat" Walkden-Pretorius''' (born 12 February 1946) is a former female tennis player from Rhodesia and South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=WTA – Player profile|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/8985|publisher=WTA}}</ref>
+'''Patricia Molly "Pat" Walkden-Pretorius''' (born 12 February 1946) is a former female tennis player from [[Rhodesia]] and South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=WTA – Player profile|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/8985|publisher=WTA}}</ref>
 Walkden was a runner-up in the [[1967 French Championships (tennis)|1967 French Championships]] doubles, partnering compatriot [[Annette Van Zyl|Annette du Plooy]]. They lost the final in straight sets to [[Françoise Dürr]] and [[Gail Sherriff]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|page=402|author=Bud Collins|edition=2nd}}</ref>
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 Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round at the [[1967 French Championships (tennis)|1967 French Championships]], the [[1968 French Open]] and the [[1969 Wimbledon Championships]].
-She played for the Rhodesian and South African [[Fed Cup]] teams in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team, together with Brenda Kirk and Greta Delport, that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] in Johannesburg, South Africa.
+She played for the Rhodesian and South African [[Fed Cup]] teams in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team, together with [[Brenda Kirk]] and [[Greta Delport]], that won the [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 == External links ==
-* {{WTA|230180/pat-walkden-pretorius<!--was 8985-->|Pat Walkden-Pretorius}}
+* {{WTA|230180|Pat Walkden-Pretorius}}
-* {{WTA|160245/pat-pretorius<!--was 6429-->|Pat Pretorius}}
+* {{WTA|160245|Pat Pretorius}}
-* {{ITF profile}}
+* {{ITF profile|name=Patricia Walkden}}
 * {{Fed Cup player|name=Patricia Walkden}}
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 [[Category:Sportspeople from Bulawayo]]
 [[Category:White South African people]]
+[[Category:Rhodesian emigrants to South Africa]]