Julia Wipplinger

Julia Wipplinger
Full name Julia Therese Tamsen Wipplinger
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1923-10-23)23 October 1923
Transvaal, South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open QF (1952)
Wimbledon 4R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (1952)
French Open F (1954)
Wimbledon 2R (1954)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1954)
Wimbledon 2R (1954)

Julia Wipplinger, née Tamsen, (born 23 October 1923) is a female former tennis player from South Africa who was active in the 1950s.

Career

Wipplinger teamed with fellow South African Hazel Redick-Smith to reach the doubles final at the French Championships. In the final they were defeated in straight sets by Doris Hart and Shirley Fry. They again reached the doubles final at a Grand Slam tournament two years later at the 1954 Australian Championships.[1] This time the Australian team of Mary Bevis Hawton and Beryl Penrose proved too strong, winning in straight sets. Her best Grand Slam performance in the singles was reaching the quarterfinal at the 1952 French Championships and the fourth round at the 1954 Wimbledon Championships.[2]

In April 1952 she was runner-up to Doris Hart in the singles event of the South African Championships. In July 1952 she reached the singles final at the Swedish Open in Båstad but was beaten by her doubles partner Hazel Redick-Smith in straight sets. Redick-Smith also proved too strong for her in the singles final of the 1953 South African Championships. She was part of a South African team, with Hazel Redick-Smith, Ian Vermaak, Owen Williams and Abe Segal who went on a Test tour in Australia in February and March 1954.[3][4][5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Runners-up (2)
Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
1952 French Championships South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith United States Doris Hart
United States Shirley Fry 		5–7, 1–6
1954 Australian Championships South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith Australia Mary Bevis Hawton
Australia Beryl Penrose 		3–6, 6–8

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Open results archive – Julia Wipplinger". Tennis Australia.
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon player archive – Julia Wipplinger". AELTC.
  3. ↑ "1954 Springbok Tennis Team For Australia.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 23 October 1953. p. 17.
  4. ↑ "Hartwig turns tide in test.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 6 February 1954. p. 45.
  5. ↑ "SOUTH AFRICAN TENNIS TEAM.". The Cairns Post (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 13 March 1954. p. 1.
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