Sandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born

Sandra Reynolds was born on 4 March 1934 in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed the South African women’s singles titles in 1959 and 1961, and then she went on to win the German Open in the years 1960 till 1962.[iii] She more famously known for reaching the Wimbledon finals in women’s singles and doubles in 1960, and on both occasions losing out Brazil’s Maria Bueno[iv] 8-6 6-0.[v] At the time, Reynolds was ranked number three in the world.[vi] Reynolds is still the only South African woman to reach a single’s final at Wimbledon.[vii] She is also one of only three to reach a Grand Slam singles final.[viii] She married Lowell Eldred Grant Price in Bloemfontein on 28 October 1961.[ix] Reynolds reached the semifinals of the 1962 US Open.[x] End Notes [i] Sandra Reynolds, http://www.vipfaq.com/Sandra%20Reynolds.html (11 March 2017). ↵ [ii] Biographies of female tennis players, http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/497314-biographies-female-tennis-players-108.html (7 October 2015). ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [iv] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [v] Sandra Reynolds, http://www.vipfaq.com/Sandra%20Reynolds.html (11 March 2017). ↵ [vi] P. Church: The five best South Africans to ever play Wimbledon, http://www.thesouthafrican.com/the-five-best-south-africans-to-ever-play-wimbledon/ (2 July 2015). ↵ [vii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [viii] P. Church: The five best South Africans to ever play Wimbledon, http://www.thesouthafrican.com/the-five-best-south-africans-to-ever-play-wimbledon/ (2 July 2015). ↵ [ix] Biographies of female tennis players, http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/497314-biographies-female-tennis-players-108.html ;(7 October 2015). ↵ [x] Biographies of female tennis players, http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/497314-biographies-female-tennis-players-108.html (7 October 2015). ↵