Sandra Reynolds

Sandra Reynolds
Full name Sandra Reynolds Price
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1934-03-04) 4 March 1934
Singles
Highest ranking No. 3 (1960)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1959)
French Open SF (1959, 1960)
Wimbledon F (1960)
US Open QF (1959, 1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (1959)
French Open W (1959, 1961, 1962)
Wimbledon F (1960, 1962)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open W (1959)
French Open QF (1962)

Sandra Reynolds Price (née Reynolds; born 4 March 1934) is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only female player from South Africa to have reached the Wimbledon singles final, and she is one of three to have reached a singles final in a Grand Slam. In 1961, she was seeded no. 1 for the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship, making her the only South African player (man or woman) ever to be seeded first in a Grand Slam singles event. She was the runner-up at the 1959 US Women's Clay Court Championships, losing to Sally Moore in the final. Price won the German Championships in 1960, 1961, and 1962. She was the runner-up at the 1959 Italian Championships, having defeated Bueno in a semifinal, then losing to Christine Truman in the final.

According to Lance Tingay of the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Price was ranked in the world top 10 from 1959 through 1962, reaching a career high of world no. 3 in 1960.[1]

Price teamed with fellow South African Renée Schuurman to win all four of her Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the Australian Championships in 1959 and the French Championships in 1959, 1961, and 1962. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Price also teamed with Bob Mark to win the mixed doubles title at the 1959 Australian Championships, defeating Schuurman and Rod Laver in the final 4–6, 13–11, 6–1.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up1960WimbledonGrassBrazil Maria Bueno6–8, 0–6[2]

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassSouth Africa Renée SchuurmanAustralia Lorraine Coghlan
Australia Mary Carter Reitano		7–5, 6–4[3]
Winner1959French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Renée SchuurmanMexico Yola Ramirez
Mexico Rosie Darmon		2–6, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up1960WimbledonGrassSouth Africa Renée SchuurmanBrazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard		4–6, 0–6[4]
Winner1961French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Renée SchuurmanBrazil Maria Bueno
United States Darlene Hard		walkover
Winner1962French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Renée SchuurmanUnited States Justina Bricka
Australia Margaret Smith		6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1962WimbledonGrassSouth Africa Renée SchuurmanUnited States Billie Jean Moffitt
United States Karen Susman		7–5, 3–6, 5–7[4]

Mixed Doubles: 1 title

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1959Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Bob MarkSouth Africa Renee Schuurman
Australia Rod Laver		4–6, 13–11, 6–1[5]

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament1956195719581959196019611962Career SR
Australian Championships A A A QF A A A 0 / 1
French Championships A 2R 4R SF SF 4R QF 0 / 6
Wimbledon 2R QF 2R SF F SF 3R 0 / 7
US Championships A A A QF A A QF 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 16

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Ladie's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australian Open Results Archive / Women's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Ladies' Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australian Open Results Archive / Mixed Doubles". Australian Open official website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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