Annette Van Zyl

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Annette Van Zyl (born 25 September), also known by her married name as Annette du Plooy, is a South African former tennis player. She was ranked in the top ten female players during the mid-1960s, and in 1966 she won the French Open Mixed Doubles title[1] with Frew McMillan, defeating Ann Haydon-Jones and Clark Graebner in three sets.

Tennis career

In January 1965 she won the singles title at the Natal Championships in Durban.[2] In April 1965 Van Zyl reached the final of the British Hard Court Championships at Bournemouth but was beaten in straight sets by Ann Haydon-Jones. In June of the same year, she won the singles title at the grass court tournament in Cheltenham, and later that month, she won the London Grass Court Championship played at the Queen's Club, defeating Christine Truman in the final. In July, she won the Welsh title also against Truman in the final.[3] She reached the semifinal of the French Open singles in 1967, beating Billie Jean King in the quarterfinals and then losing to Lesley Turner Bowrey.[4]

In July 1968, she won the singles title at the Swiss Open, defeating Julie Heldman in the final with the loss of just one game. In August she beat Judy Tegart in straight sets in the final of the singles event at the German Championships in Hamburg, also winning the doubles and mixed doubles events.[5] Van Zyl reached the finals of the South African Championships singles event on three occasions, winning the title in 1963 and 1975 and ending as runner–up in 1965. From 1964 to 1976, she played in 11 ties for the South African Federation Cup team and compiled a 12–7 win-loss record.

According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Van Zyl was ranked in the world top 10 in 1965, 1966, and 1968, reaching a career high of world No. 6 in these rankings in 1965 and 1966.[6]

Tournament finals

Singles 13 (11 titles – 2 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1965 British Hard Court Championships Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones 5–7, 1–6
Loss 2. 1966 Italian Championships Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones 6–8, 1–6
Win 1. 1965 London Championships Template:Flagicon Christine Truman 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2. Jun 1967 Swiss International Championships Template:Flagicon Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 3. Jan 1968 Natal Championships[5] Template:Flagicon Carole Graebner 6–1, 6–1
Win 4. Jun 1968 Swiss International Championships[5] Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen 6–3, 6–3
Win 5. Jul 1968 Gstaad International Championships[5] Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman 6–0, 6–1
Win 6. Aug 1968 German Championships[7] Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart 6–1, 7–5
Win 7. Aug 1968 Kitzbühel Championships[8] Template:Flagicon Erzsébet Polgár 6–1, 6–0
Win 8. Nov 1974 South Transvaal Championships Template:Flagicon Brenda Kirk 6–3, 6–2
Win 9. Nov 1975 South African Open Template:Flagicon Brigitte Cuypers 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 10. Nov 1975 South Transvaal Championships Template:Flagicon Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 6–2
Win 11. Nov 1977 South Transvaal Championships Template:Flagicon Brenda Kirk 6–4, 0–6, 6–3

Doubles 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1965 Rome, Italy Template:Flagicon Madonna Schacht Template:Flagicon Silvana Lazzarino
Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli 		2–6, 6–2, 12–10
Win 2. 1966 Rome, Italy Template:Flagicon Norma Baylon Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones
Template:Flagicon Liz Starkie 		6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 1967 French Open Template:Flagicon Pat Walkden Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr
Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 1968 Rome, Italy Template:Flagicon Pat Walkden Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade 		2–6, 5–7
Win 3. 1968 German Championships Template:Flagicon Pat Walkden Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw
Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart 		6–3, 7–5
Win 4. Jun 1976 Beckenham, England Template:Flagicon Brigitte Cuypers Template:Flagicon Natasha Chmyreva
Template:Flagicon Olga Morozova 		9–7, 6–4
Loss 5. Jul 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Template:Flagicon Brigitte Cuypers Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull 		4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 1

Result No. Date Tournament Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1966 French Championships Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones
Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner 		1–6, 6–3, 6–2

Personal life

On 20 April 1968, Van Zyl married Jan du Plooy in Pretoria.[9] She is currently a head coach at the Brooklyn Union Tennis Club in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa.[10]

References

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  10. ↑ Profile, butc.co.za. Accessed 8 January 2024.

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External links

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