Betty Stöve
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| Nickname(s) | Dutchess | |
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| Country |  Netherlands |
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| Residence | Brasschaat, Belgium | |
| Date of birth | 24 June 1945 | |
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 69.8 kg (154 lb; 10.99 st) | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
| Career prize money | $ 1,047,356 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record | 190–151 | |
| Career titles | 0 | |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (3 July 1977) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3R (1967, 1980) | |
| French Open | 3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979) | |
| Wimbledon | F (1977) | |
| US Open | SF (1977) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career titles | 10 | |
| Highest ranking | 1 | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||
| French Open | W (1972,1979) | |
| Wimbledon | W (1972) | |
| US Open | W (1972, 1977, 1979) | |
| Wimbledon | W (1978, 1981) | |
| US Open | W (1977, 1978) | |
| Last updated on: 20 November 2008. | ||
Betty Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.
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[edit] Personal life
Stöve was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
[edit] Tennis career
A virus, complicated by a malfunctioning thyroid gland, forced Stöve out of tennis for an 18-month period in the late 1960s. Despite being advised that she should never play tennis again, Stöve recovered and had her best years on the circuit after that.
Stöve's most notable singles match was the 1977 Wimbledon final, which she lost to Virginia Wade: 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.
Stöve, however, had her greatest success in doubles. She won ten Grand Slam doubles championships, six in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles. She won two of her women's doubles championships with Billie Jean King and two with Wendy Turnbull. All of her mixed doubles championships were with Frew McMillan. Stöve was the runner-up in seventeen Grand Slam doubles tournaments, eight in women's doubles and nine in mixed doubles.
Stöve competed in and lost all three finals at Wimbledon in 1977.
Stöve coached Hana Mandlikova from 1980 through 1990.
The Dutch rock band Bettie Serveert is named after her. Bettie Serveert means "Bettie serves".
[edit] Grand Slam record
- French Open
- Women's Doubles champion: 1972 (with Billie Jean King), 1979 (with Wendy Turnbull)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1973 (with Françoise Durr)
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1973 (with Patrice Dominguez), 1981 (with Fred McNair)
- Wimbledon
- Singles runner-up: 1977
- Women's Doubles champion: 1972 (w/ King)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1973 and 1975 (with Durr), 1976 (with King), 1977 (with Martina Navratilova), 1979 (with Turnbull)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1978 and 1981 (with Frew McMillan)
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1975 (with Allan Stone), 1977 and 1979 (with McMillan)
- US Open
- Women's Doubles champion: 1972 (with Durr), 1977 (with Navratilova), 1979 (with Turnbull)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1974 (with Durr), 1980 (with Pam Shriver)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1977 and 1978 (with McMillan)
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1971 (with Rob Maud); 1976, 1979, and 1980 (with McMillan)
[edit] Grand Slam singles final
[edit] Runner-up (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1977 | Wimbledon |  Virginia Wade |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | Career SR |
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| Australia | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A / A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 |
| France | A | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | QF | 4R | F | 4R | 4R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 17 |
| United States | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
| SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 44 |
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.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Betty Stöve profile on the WTA Tour's official website
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Keetie van Oosten |
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Keetie van Oosten |
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