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Pat Walkden
Full name	Patricia Molly Walkden-Pretorius
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	February 12, 1946 (age 78); Bulawayo, Rhodesia
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 'Pat' Molly Walkden-Pretorius (born 12 February 1946) is a former South African female tennis player. ^[1]

Walkden was a runner–up in the 1967 French Championships doubles event, 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 South African Fed Cup team in 15 ties between 1966 and 1974 comprising a record of 17 wins and 11 losses. She was part of the South African team 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

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 July 1972	Dublin, Ireland	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	19 May 1973	Lee-on-Solent, UK	Clay	Evonne Goolagong	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	17 June 1973	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Helga Masthoff	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (3–10)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 June 1967	French Open, France	Clay	Annette du Plooy	Françoise Dürr Gail Sherriff	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	19 May 1968	Rome, Italy	Clay	Annette du Plooy	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	19 July 1970	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Helen Gourlay	Rosie Casals Gail Chanfreau	10–12, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	16 August 1970	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Helen Gourlay	Rosie Casals Margaret Court	0–6, 1–6

References

^ "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

Pat Walkden-Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
Pat Pretorius at the Women's Tennis Association
{{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
Patricia Walkden at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[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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+| {{Nowrap|6–2, 1–6, 2–6}}
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+| 19 May 1973
+| [[Mercedes-Benz Open|Lee-on-Solent]], UK
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+| 3–6, 2–6
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+| bgcolor="#FFA07A"|Runner-up
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+| {{Nowrap|[[WTA German Open|Hamburg]], Germany}}
+| Clay
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+| 16 August 1970
+| [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Toronto]], Canada
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+| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosemary Casals|Rosie Casals]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]]
+| 0–6, 1–6
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 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* {{WTA|8985|Pat Walkden-Pretorius}}
-* [http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/8985 WTA – Player profile]
+* {{WTA|6429|Pat Pretorius}}
-* [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003875 ITF  – Player profile]
+* {{ITF female profile|20003875|Patricia Walkden}}
-* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003875 Fed Cup – Player profile]
+* {{FedCup player|20003875|Patricia Walkden}}
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-| NAME              = Walkden, Pat
+| NAME              = Walkden, Patricia
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
+| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Pretorius, Pat
 | SHORT DESCRIPTION = South African tennis player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 12 february, 1946
+| DATE OF BIRTH     = 12 February 1946
 | PLACE OF BIRTH    = Bulawayo, Rhodesia
 | DATE OF DEATH     =