Edda Buding
| Full name | Edda Buding-Duchting |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 West Germany |
| Born |
13 November 1936 Lovrin, Romania |
| Died |
15 July 2014 (aged 77) Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–17[1] |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1968) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1959) |
| US Open | 2R (1971) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–9 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1968) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1968) |
| US Open | F (1961) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1957) |
| Wimbledon | F (1961) |
Edda Buding (11 January 1936 – 15 July 2014) was a German tennis player of Romanian birth. She received the doubles gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics doubles demonstration event partnered with Helga Niessen Masthoff. Along with Yola Ramírez Ochoa, she was the runner-up in the 1961 US Championships women's doubles event and with Robert Howe was the runner-up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1961. Ingo Buding, a two-time junior singles champion at the French Championships, is her brother. She died in 2014 in Aalen, Germany.[2]
Career statistics
Grand Slam mixed doubles runners-up
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1957 | French Championships |  Luis Ayala |  Věra Pužejová Jiří Javorský | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1961 | Wimbledon |  Robert Howe | Fred Stolle Lesley Turner | 11–9, 6–2 |
Grand Slam women's doubles runner-up
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1961 | U.S. Championships |  Yola Ramírez | Lesley Turner Darlene Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 |
Other doubles titles
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Helga Niessen Masthoff | Julie Heldman Rosie Reyes | 6–3, 6–4 |
Fed Cup final
| Year | Buding's Team | Opposing Team | Score |
| 1966 |
|
0–3 |
References
External links
- Edda Buding at the Women's Tennis Association
- Edda Buding at the International Tennis Federation
- Edda Buding at the Fed Cup
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