Kristy Pigeon
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Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | 15th August 1950 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1975 | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Kristy Pigeon (born August 15, 1950 ) is a former American tennis player .
Career
Pigeon won the Wimbledon Championships in 1968 .
She is one of nine players, the Original 9 , who played the Virginia Slims Invitational in 1970 , hosted and sponsored by Gladys Heldman .
After college, Kristy Pigeon began studying biology.
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments
singles
competition | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | Career |
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Australian Open | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
French Open | - | 1 | AF | 1 | - | - | AF |
Wimbledon | AF | AF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | AF |
US Open | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
Double
competition | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | Career |
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Australian Open | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
French Open | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Wimbledon | AF | 2 | 2 | AF | AF | - | - | AF |
US Open | VF | 1 | 1 | VF | - | - | 1 | VF |
Web links
- WTA profile Kristy Pigeon (English)
- ITF profile Kristy Pigeon (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Original 9 Reunion: It's A Wrap!
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Still Feisty and Fabulous
- ↑ In Her Own Words: Kristy Pigeon , wtatennis.com, September 23, 2010 ( Memento of October 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Pigeon, Kristy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1950 |