Rosalyn Fairbank
South African tennis player
Full name | Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer |
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Country (sports) | South Africa United States |
Born | (1960-11-02) 2 November 1960 (age 63) Durban, South Africa |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,639,135 |
Singles | |
Career record | 383–320 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (16 April 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992) |
French Open | 4R (1985) |
Wimbledon | QF (1988, 1989) |
US Open | 4R (1982, 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 417–260 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (21 December 1986) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1983) |
French Open | W (1981, 1983) |
Wimbledon | SF (1981) |
US Open | F (1983) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | F (1986) |
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer (born 2 November 1960) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance in 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 and numerous doubles titles, with the highlight being her Grand Slam titles at the 1981 French Open with Tanya Harford and 1983 with Candy Reynolds. She won 317 singles and 472 doubles matches on the tour during her career.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1981 | French Open | Clay | Tanya Harford | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 1983 | French Open (2) | Clay | Candy Reynolds | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1983 | U.S. Open | Hard | Candy Reynolds | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1986 | French Open | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Ken Flach Kathy Jordan | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
External links
- Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rosalyn Nideffer at the International Tennis Federation
- Rosalyn Nideffer at the Billie Jean King Cup
- v
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(national)
- 1907: Adine Masson / Yvonne de Pfeffel
- 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick / Cecile Matthey
- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza
- 1910: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza
- 1911: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza
- 1912: Jeanne Matthey / Daisy Speranza
- 1913: Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard
- 1914: Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard
- 1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
- 1920: Élisabeth d'Ayen / Suzanne Lenglen
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Geramine Pigueron
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Geramine Pigueron
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Yvonne Bourgeois
(international)
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto
- 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto
- 1927: Irene Bowder Peacock / Bobbie Heine
- 1928: Phoebe Holcroft Watson / Eileen Bennett
- 1929: Lilí Álvarez / Kea Bouman
- 1930: Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1931: Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Betty Nuthall
- 1932: Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1933: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1934: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1935: Margaret Scriven / Kay Stammers
- 1936: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
- 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
- 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
- 1939: Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne
- 1947: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1948: Doris Hart / Patricia Canning Todd
- 1949: Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1950: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1951: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1952: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1953: Doris Hart / Shirley Fry
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Nell Hall Hopman
- 1955: Beverly Baker Fleitz / Darlene Hard
- 1956: Angela Buxton / Althea Gibson
- 1957: Shirley Bloomer / Darlene Hard
- 1958: Rosie Reyes / Yola Ramírez Ochoa
- 1959: Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard
- 1961: Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman
- 1962: Sandra Reynolds Price / Renée Schuurman
- 1963: Ann Haydon-Jones / Renée Schuurman
- 1964: Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner
- 1965: Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner
- 1966: Margaret Smith / Judy Tegart
- 1967: Françoise Dürr / Gail Chanfreau
- 1968: Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
- 1969: Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
- 1970: Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
- 1971: Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
- 1972: Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
- 1973: Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
- 1974: Chris Evert / Olga Morozova
- 1975: Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova
- 1976: Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau
- 1977: Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden
- 1978: Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici
- 1979: Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
- 1980: Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
- 1981: Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford
- 1982: Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith
- 1983: Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds
- 1984: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1985: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1986: Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári
- 1987: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1988: Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
- 1989: Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva
- 1990: Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
- 1991: Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná
- 1992: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1993: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1994: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1995: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1996: Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
- 1997: Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
- 1998: Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
- 1999: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
- 2000: Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce
- 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2002: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2003: Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama
- 2004: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2005: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
- 2006: Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
- 2007: Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo
- 2008: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
- 2009: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
- 2010: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
- 2011: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
- 2012: Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
- 2013: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
- 2014: Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai
- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
- 2016: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
- 2017: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
- 2018: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
- 2019: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
- 2020: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
- 2021: Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
- 2022: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
- 2023: Hsieh Su-wei / Wang Xinyu
- 2024: Coco Gauff / Kateřina Siniaková