Marise Kruger

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Marise Kruger Tennis player
Nation: South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa
Birthday: 17th July 1958
singles
Career title: 0 WTA , 1 ITF
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open 2R (1979)
Wimbledon VF (1978)
US Open AF (1977)
Double
Career title: 0 WTA, 5 ITF
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open HF (1979)
Wimbledon VF (1977-1979)
US Open VF (1979)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon 2R (1976, 1977)
US Open AF (1979)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Marise Kruger (born July 17, 1958 in Lyttelton , Pretoria ) is a former South African tennis player .

Career

In 1976 she won the junior title at the US Open . In the final she defeated Lucia Romanov 6-3 and 7-5. In December, she also won the Orange Bowl , the most important junior tournament after the four Grand Slams.

On the WTA Tour she won a total of one single and five double titles. In 1979 she was in the double semifinals of the French Open .

Tournament victories

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. June 1977 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chichester WTA non-tour event race United StatesUnited States Bunny bruning 6: 2, 6: 2

Double

No. date competition category Topping Partner Final opponents Result
1. May 1977 ItalyItaly Rome WTA Colgate Series sand South Africa 1961South Africa Brigitte Cuypers United StatesUnited States Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh
United StatesUnited States  		3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2
2. June 1977 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chichester WTA Non-Tour Evnet race South Africa 1961South Africa Elizabeth Vlotman United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Molesworth Naoko Satō
JapanJapan  		6: 2, 6: 1
3. August 1978 United StatesUnited States Mahwah WTA Colgate Series Hard court South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Pam Whytcross
AustraliaAustralia  		6: 3, 6: 1
4th September 1978 United StatesUnited States San Antonio WTA Colgate Series Hard court South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss United StatesUnited States Laura duPont Françoise Durr
FranceFrance  		6: 1, 6: 4
5. May 1979 AustriaAustria Vienna WTA Colgata Series sand AustraliaAustralia Fianne Fromholtz South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart
United StatesUnited States  		3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1

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personal data
SURNAME Kruger, Marise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyttelton , Pretoria , South Africa