Els Veentjer-Spruyt
Dutch tennis player
Full name | Elsie Veentjer-Spruyt |
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Country (sports) | Netherlands |
Born | (1943-12-07) 7 December 1943 (age 80) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1965, 1966) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1965) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1965) |
Elsie Veentjer-Spruyt (born Elsie Spruyt; 7 December 1943) is a Dutch former tennis player.[1]
A three-time national doubles champion, Veentjer-Spruyt featured in the main draw of four Wimbledon Championships during the 1960s. Her best result was a third round appearance in women's doubles with Trudy Groenman in 1965. She never won a Wimbledon singles match, although in 1967 she received a bye and then default to be drawn against Billie Jean King in the third round, but was deemed unfit and couldn't take to the court.[2]
Veentjer-Spruyt was a member of the Dutch 1966 Federation Cup team, defeated in the quarter-finals by Australia.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Els Veentjer-Spruyt at the Women's Tennis Association
- Els Veentjer-Spruyt at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Els Veentjer-Spruyt at the International Tennis Federation