Sandra Reynolds

Sandra Reynolds

Full name	Sandra Reynolds Price
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	4 March 1934
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 3 (1960)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1959)
French Open	SF (1959, 1960)
Wimbledon	F (1960)
US Open	QF (1959, 1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1959)
French Open	W (1959, 1961, 1962)
Wimbledon	F (1960, 1962)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1959)
French Open	QF (1962)

Sandra Reynolds Price (born 4 March 1934) is a former tennis player from South Africa who won four Grand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960 Wimbledon final, losing to Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only South African female player ever to reach the Wimbledon singles final and is one of only three to reach a Grand Slam singles final. In 1961, she was seeded no.1 for the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship, making her the only South African player (man or woman) ever to be seeded first in a Grand Slam singles event. She was the runner-up at the 1959 US Women's Clay Court Championships, losing to Sally Moore in the final. Price won three consecutive German Championships, in 1960, 1961, and 1962. She was the runner-up at the 1959 Italian Championships, having defeated Bueno in a semifinal, losing to Christine Truman in the final.

According to Lance Tingay of the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Price was ranked in the world top ten from 1959 through 1962, reaching a career high of World No. 3 in those rankings in 1960.^[1]

Price teamed with fellow South African Renée Schuurman to win all four of her Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won the 1959 Australian Championships and the 1959, 1961, and 1962 French Championships. In addition, they were the runners-up at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Price also teamed with Bob Mark to win the mixed doubles title at the 1959 Australian Championships, defeating Haygarth and Rod Laver in the final 4–6, 13–11, 6–1.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	6–8, 0–6	[2]

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Renée Schuurman	Lorraine Coghlan Mary Carter Reitano	7–5, 6–4	[3]
Winner	1959	French Championships	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Yola Ramirez Rosie Darmon	2–6, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Renée Schuurman	Maria Bueno Darlene Hard	4–6, 0–6	[4]
Winner	1961	French Championships	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Maria Bueno Darlene Hard	walkover
Winner	1962	French Championships	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Justina Bricka Margaret Smith	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1962	Wimbledon	Grass	Renée Schuurman	Billie Jean Moffitt Karen Susman	7–5, 3–6, 5–7	[4]

Mixed Doubles: 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Bob Mark	Renee Schuurman Rod Laver	4–6, 13–11, 6–1	[5]

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	0 / 1
French Championships	A	2R	4R	SF	SF	4R	QF	0 / 6
Wimbledon	2R	QF	2R	SF	F	SF	3R	0 / 7
US Championships	A	A	A	QF	A	A	QF	0 / 2
SR	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 16

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
2. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Ladie's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
3. "Australian Open Results Archive / Women's Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
4. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Ladies' Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
5. "Australian Open Results Archive / Mixed Doubles". Australian Open official website. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

• Sandra Reynolds-Price at the Women's Tennis Association