Laura Rossouw

Laura Rossouw

Full name	Laura Rossouw Le Sueur
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1946-07-15) 15 July 1946 (age 78) Durban, South Africa
Singles
Career titles	3
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1974)
Wimbledon	3R (1966, 1972)
US Open	2R (1968, 1973)
Doubles
Career titles	2
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	QF (1969, 1970)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	1R (1968, 1972, 1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1969)
Wimbledon	3R (1968, 1969)
US Open	QF (1968)

Laura Rossouw (born 15 July 1946) is a South African former tennis player who was active in the late 1960s and first half of the 1970s.

Tennis career

During her career Rossouw won three singles and two doubles titles. She toured the European circuit for the first time in 1966.^[1]

Her best singles results at a Grand Slam tournament were reaching the third round at the 1966 and 1972 Wimbledon Championships. In the doubles and mixed doubles events she reached he quarterfinal on four occasions. In the doubles and mixed doubles events she reached he quarterfinal on four occasions.

In December 1970 Rossouw competed for the South African Fed Cup team in the World Group, winning three of the four matches she played.^[2]

Career finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 1970	Naples, Italy [3]	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–0
Win	2–0	Jun 1970	Bielefeld, West Germany [3]	?	Kathleen Harter	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Jul 1971	Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria [4]	Clay	Billie Jean King	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	3–1	Jul 1972	Turkish Championships, Istanbul, Turkey [5]	Clay	Julie Anthony	6–8, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1967	Borders Championships, London, England [6]	?	Maryna Godwin	Winnie Shaw Nell Truman	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Aug 1970	Bavarian Open, Munich, Germany [3][7]	?	Brenda Kirk	Fay Moore-Toyne Nell Truman	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jan 1971	Tasmanian Championships, Hobart, Australia [4]	?	Brenda Kirk	Patti Hogan Olga Morozova	2–6, 0–6
Loss	1–3	Apr 1971	South African Open, Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Brenda Kirk	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	3–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Jul 1971	Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland [4]	Clay	Brenda Kirk	Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli	8–6, 6–3
Loss	2–4	Jun 1973	German Open, Hamburg, West Germany	Hard	Kristien Kemmer	Helga Niessen Masthoff Heide Orth	1–6, 2–6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780362001686.
2. "Fed Cup – Player profile – Laura Rossouw (RSA)". www.fedcup.com. International Tennis Federation (ITF).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis '71 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 284, 286. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 304–305, 316–317. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
5. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 330. ISBN 9780671216238.
6. "Okker wint East London". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Delpher. 27 December 1967. p. 14.
7. "Goolagong wint in München (Goolagong wins in Munich)". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). Delpher. 11 August 1970.

External links

• Laura Rossouw at the Women's Tennis Association
• Laura Rossouw at the International Tennis Federation
• Laura Rossouw at the Billie Jean King Cup
• ITN Wimbledon film reel