Rosie Reyes

Rosa Maria "Rosie" Reyes Darmon (née Reyes; born 23 March 1939) is a retired tennis player from Mexico who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Rosie Reyes
Full nameRosa Maria Reyes
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1939-03-23) 23 March 1939
Mexico City, Mexico
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1959)
WimbledonQF (1957)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1968-d, 1968-e)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1965)
French OpenW (1958)
WimbledonSF (1957, 1958, 1959)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesW (1968-e)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenF (1974)
Wimbledon3R (1959)

Most of her success came on clay on which she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships with countrywoman Yola Ramírez.[1] She also reached the finals at the same event in 1957 and 1959.

In singles, her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 1959 French Championships in which she lost in straight sets to Zsuzsa Körmöczy of Hungary.

She competed in the women's doubles event at 1968 Summer Olympics, where tennis was reintroduced as an exhibition and demonstration event. Partnering Julie Heldman, she won the gold medal in the exhibition event, held in Mexico City, and the silver medal in the demonstration event, held in Guadalajara.[2]

She married tennis player Pierre Darmon on 28 January 1960.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1957 French Championships Clay Yola Ramírez Shirley Bloomer
Darlene Hard
5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 1958 French Championships Clay Yola Ramírez Mary Bevis Hawton
Thelma Coyne Long
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1959 French Championships Clay Yola Ramírez Sandra Reynolds
Renée Schuurman
6–2, 0–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1974 French Open Clay Marcello Lara Martina Navratilova
Iván Molina
3–6, 3–6

Olympic finals

Doubles (1 gold, 1 silver)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver1968 (Demonstration)Mexico City OlympicsClay Julie Heldman Edda Buding
Helga Niessen
3–6, 4–6
Gold1968 (Exhibition)Mexico City OlympicsClay Julie Heldman Peaches Bartkowicz
Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–0, 10–8

Mixed Doubles (1 bronze)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze1968 (Exhibition)Mexico City OlympicsClay Pierre DarmonTiedDid Not Play

Rosie Reyes Darmon and Pierre Darmon lost in the semifinals to Peaches Bartkowicz and Ingo Buding 6–3, 2–6, 1–6. As the exhibition tournament did not feature a bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal teams received bronze medals.

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Mexico68" (pdf). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 491–496.
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