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Yvonne Vermaak

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Yvonne Vermaak
Country (sports)South AfricaSouth Africa
Born(1956-12-18)18 December 1956(age 67)
Port Elizabeth,South Africa
Height1.56 m (5 ft1+12in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed[1]
Singles
Career record184–172
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1982)
WimbledonSF (1983)
US Open3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record111–129
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1982, 1983, 1984)
French OpenSF (1982)
WimbledonQF (1982, 1985, 1986)
US OpenQF (1981)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open3R (1984)

Yvonne Vermaak(born 18 December 1956) is a former tourtennisplayer who represented her native South Africa.

Vermaak's best result was reaching the semi-finals of the1983 Wimbledon Championships,defeatingVirginia Wadein the quarter-finals.

In 1977 she won theAll England Plate,a competition for players who were defeated in the first three rounds of theWimbledonsingles competition. In the final she defeatedSue Mappinin straight sets.

Late in her playing career, Vermaak became an American citizen.[citation needed]

Vermaak played USTA Master's tennis. Representing Illinois, she was the 1992 Singles Champion of theUSTANational Women's Indoor Championships in Homewood for 35s. In 1993, Yvonne Vermaak was the 25s Singles Champion, and again she was the 25s Singles Champion in 1994. In 1995, Vermaak moved to doubles, winning the 25s and 35s doubles withAnn Kiyomura-Hayashiof California. The 1995 Championships was Vermaak's last USTA Championships win.

Career finals

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Singles 6 (4–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1977 Beckenham,England Grass United KingdomMichelle Tyler 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 1978 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Hard United StatesStacy Margolin 5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 1982 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. Hard South KoreaLee Duk-hee 0–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1983 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Hard CanadaCarling Bassett 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–2 Sep 1983 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Hard United StatesFelicia Raschiatore 6–2, 0–6, 7–5
Win 4–2 Sep 1984 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Hard United StatesTerry Holladay 6–1, 6–2

Doubles 7 (4–3)

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Finals by surface
Hard 2
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1978 Chichester, England Grass United KingdomMichelle Tyler United StatesJanet Newberry
United StatesPam Shriver
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1981 Kitzbühel,Austria Clay AustraliaElizabeth Little West GermanyClaudia Kohde-Kilsch
West GermanyEva Pfaff
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 May 1982 Perugia, Italy Clay United StatesKathy Horvath United StatesBillie Jean King
South AfricaIlana Kloss
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 1982 Hong Kong Clay South AfricaJennifer Mundel United StatesLaura duPont
United StatesAlycia Moulton
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 2–3 Sep 1983 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Hard BrazilCláudia Monteiro United KingdomAmanda Brown
AustraliaBrenda Remilton
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3–3 Feb 1984 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard BrazilCláudia Monteiro South AfricaBeverly Mould
AustraliaElizabeth Sayers
6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–3 Apr 1984 Miami, Florida, U.S. Clay BrazilPatricia Medrado United StatesKate Latham
United StatesJanet Newberry
6–3, 6–3

References

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  1. ^abBostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979).USTA Player Records 1978.United States Tennis Association(USTA). p. 263.
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