Hazel Redick-Smith
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | 21 May 1926 South Africa |
Died | 23 June 1996 (age 70) |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1954) |
French Open | SF (1952) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1955) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1952) |
French Open | F (1954) |
Wimbledon | QF (1955) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1954) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1954) |
Hazel Redick-Smith (21 May 1926 – 23 June 1996) was a female former tennis player from South Africa who was active in the 1950s.
Career
Redick-Smith teamed with fellow South African
Mary Bevis Hawton and Beryl Penrose won in straight sets. Her best Grand Slam performance in the singles was reaching the semifinals at the 1952 French Championships and the fourth round at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
In April 1951, she was runner-up to
Queens Club.[3] In July 1952 she won the singles title at the Swedish Open in Båstad beating by her doubles partner Julia Wipplinger in straight sets. She was part of a South African team, with Julia Wipplinger, Ian Vermaak, Owen Williams and Abe Segal who went on a tour in Australia in February and March 1954.[4][5][6] In 1953, 1954 and 1955 Redick-Smith won the singles title at the South African Championships. In July 1955 she won the singles title at the Midlands Counties Championships in Birmingham, England after defeating Beryl Penrose in the final in straight sets.[7] The week thereafter she went on to win the singles title of the Swiss Championships in Gstaad.[8]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 losses)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1952 | French Championships | Clay | Julia Wipplinger | Doris Hart Shirley Fry |
5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 1954 | Australian Championships |
Grass | Julia Wipplinger | 3–6, 6–8 |
References
- ^ "Australian Open results archive – Hazel Redick-Smith". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Wimbledon player archive – Hazel Redick-Smith". AELTC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ISBN 0091660602.
- ^ "1954 Springbok Tennis Team For Australia". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 23 October 1953. p. 17.
- ^ "Hartwig turns tide in test". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 February 1954. p. 45.
- ^ "SOUTH AFRICAN TENNIS TEAM". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1954. p. 1.
- ^ "Larsen in British Net Final". The Pittsburgh Press. 8 July 1955.
- ^ "Mrs. Redick-Smith Wins Swiss Tennis Tourney". The Hartford Courant. 18 July 1955.
External links
- Hazel Redick-Smith at Wimbledon