Betsy Abbas
Egyptian tennis player
Beatrice "Betsy" Abbas (née Venter born 1930s) is a South African-born Egyptian former tennis player.
She played in singles in the 1960 French Championships. She lost to Mexican player Yola Ramírez in the quarterfinals.[1]
She played in singles at the Wimbledon in 1952. She lost to the British Pat Harrison in the second round.[2] Her partner in women's doubles, British Doreen Spiers, lost in the third round to British players Molly Blair and Mary Halford.[3] Her partner in mixed doubles, Władysław Skonecki, lost in the fourth round to Australian player Lew Hoad and American Dorothy Head Knode.[4]
In 1954 Wimbledon she lost to American Margaret Osborne duPont in the third round.[5]
Career finals
Singles (7–3)
Result
|
No.
|
Year
|
Location
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Loss
|
1
|
March 1947
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Billie Yorke
|
6–1, 2–6, 3–6
|
Win
|
1.
|
March 1952
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Simonne Mathieu
|
6–1, 6–4
|
Win
|
2.
|
November 1953
|
Maadi, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Esther Saul
|
6–1, 6–1
|
Win
|
3.
|
December 1953
|
Heliopolis, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Esther Saul
|
6–2, 6–2
|
Win
|
4.
|
February 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Esther Saul
|
6–0, 6–2
|
Loss
|
2
|
March 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Totte Zehden
|
3–6, 3–6
|
Win
|
5.
|
March 1954
|
Alexandria, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Totte Zehden
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
|
Loss
|
3.
|
June 1954
|
Torquay, United Kingdom
|
Hard
|
Patricia Ward Hales
|
0–6, 3–6
|
Win
|
6.
|
November 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Xantippe Vassiliadou
|
6–2, 6–1
|
Win
|
7.
|
March 1956
|
Heliopolis, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Esther Saul
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
|
Doubles (11–7)
Result
|
No.
|
Year
|
location
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
Loss
|
1.
|
March 1947
|
Alexandria, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Annalisa Bossi
|
Suzanne Pannetier Billie Yorke
|
1–6, 4–6
|
Loss
|
2.
|
September 1949
|
Athens, Greece
|
Clay
|
Georgina Greiss
|
John Curry Peggy Dawson-Scott
|
0–6, 3–6
|
Loss
|
3.
|
March 1952
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Georgina Greiss
|
Shirley Fry Doris Hart
|
6–8, 4–6
|
Loss
|
4.
|
February 1953
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Georgina Greiss
|
Dorothy Head Knode Maud Galtier
|
4–6, 7–9
|
Loss
|
5.
|
March 1953
|
Alexandria, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Patricia Ward Hales
|
Dorothy Head Knode Maud Galtier
|
7–9, 3–6
|
Win
|
1.
|
November 1953
|
Maadi, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Georgina Greiss
|
Esther Saul Ingrid Smith
|
6–0, 2–6, 6–2
|
Win
|
2.
|
December 1953
|
Heliopolis, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Georgina Greiss
|
Esther Saul Ingrid Smith
|
6–4, 6–2
|
Win
|
3.
|
February 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Andree Eid
|
Esther Saul Xenia Vassiliadis
|
6–4, 6–3
|
Win
|
4.
|
March 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Patricia Ward Hales
|
Totte Zehden Mary Kay Morris
|
6–0, 6–3
|
Win
|
5.
|
March 1954
|
Alexandria, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Patricia Ward Hales
|
Totte Zehden Mary Kay Morris
|
6–2, 6–2
|
Win
|
6.
|
June 1954
|
Torquay, United Kingdom
|
Hard
|
Patricia Ward Hales
|
Barbara Bradley Barbara Kimbrell
|
2–6, 6–2, 7–5
|
Win
|
7.
|
November 1954
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Andree Eid
|
Rona Hamdy Evelyn Houseman
|
6–3, 6–2
|
Win
|
8.
|
March 1956
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Althea Gibson
|
Angela Mortimer Jenny Staley Hoad
|
6–3, 7–5
|
Win
|
9.
|
March 1956
|
Alexandria, Egypt
|
Clay
|
Althea Gibson
|
Angela Mortimer Jenny Staley Hoad
|
6–3, 6–1
|
Loss
|
6.
|
September 1959
|
Paris, France
|
Clay
|
Ginette Bucaille
|
Monique Coste Maud Galtier
|
1–6, 2–6
|
Win
|
10.
|
September 1961
|
Paris, France
|
Clay
|
Maud Galtier
|
Florence de la Courtie-Billat Anne-Marie Seghers
|
5–7, 6–3, 0–6
|
Loss
|
7.
|
October 1961
|
Cannes, France
|
Clay
|
Maud Galtier
|
Florence de la Courtie-Billat Françoise Dürr
|
2–6, 1–6
|
Win
|
11.
|
July 1962
|
Paris, France
|
Clay
|
Irene de Lanslut
|
Henriette Siarry Claudine Pierval
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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