Brigitte Cuypers
| Full name | Brigitte Cuypers-Fourie |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
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| Born |
3 December 1955 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) [1] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1978) |
| US Open | 3R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1979) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1977) |
| US Open | 3R (1977, 1978, 1979) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1977) |
| US Open | 2R (1978) |
Brigitte Cuypers (born 3 December 1955) is a former South African female tennis player.[2][3]
Cuypers reached the final of the South African Championships singles event on five consecutive occasions between 1975 and 1979 and won the title in 1976, 1978 and 1979. In 1977 she won the doubles title at the Italian Open partnering compatriot Marise Kruger.[3] In August 1979 she was runner–up at the Canadian Open, losing the final in three sets to Laura DuPont.[4]
Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1977 French Open, in which she lost to Renáta Tomanová, the 1977 US Open, losing in three sets to Rosie Casals, and the 1978 Wimbledon Championships where she was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. She won the Akron Virginia Slims doubles title in 1976 with Mona Anne Guerrant.
She played for the South African Fed Cup team in 1975 and 1977 comprising a record of one win and four losses.
Career finals
Singles (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 June 1973 | Chichester Tournament, Chichester | Grass |  Dianne Fromholtz |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 November 1975 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Annette du Plooy |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 August 1976 | U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis | Hard |  Kathy May |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 30 November 1976 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Laura duPont |
6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 December 1977 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Linky Boshoff |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 4 December 1978 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Linda Siegel |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 19 August 1979 | Canadian Open, Toronto | Hard | Laura DuPont |
4–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 3 December 1979 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | Tanya Harford |
7–6, 6–2 |
Doubles (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 8 February 1976 | Virginia Slims of Akron, Richfield | Carpet (i) | Mona Guerrant |
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6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 June 1976 | Kent Championships, Beckenham | Grass | Annette Du Plooy |
 Natasha Chmyreva Olga Morozova |
9–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 May 1977 | Italian Open, Rome | Clay | Marise Kruger |
Bunny Bruning Sharon Walsh |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
References
- ↑ Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 182.
- ↑ "WTA – Player profile". WTA.
- 1 2 Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 40.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 138, 139, 168. ISBN 9780362020120.
