Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat

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Dianne Fromholtz

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat
Country  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Born 10 August 1956 (1956-08-10) (age 55)
Albury, Australia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 1973
Retired 1990
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money US $1,145,377
Singles
Career record 429–223
Career titles 15
Highest ranking No. 4 (19 March 1979)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open F (Jan. 1977)
French Open SF (1979, 1980)
Wimbledon QF (1979, 1987)
US Open SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record 134–141
Last updated on: 3 June 2010.

Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (born 10 August 1956, in Albury, Australia) is a former professional tennis player.

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Career

Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour.

She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid. She was a semifinalist twice at the French Open, in 1979 and 1980. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open in 1976.

Balestrat won six singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 in 1979. Partnering with Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Australian Open women's doubles in January 1977. She had career wins over Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, and Gabriela Sabatini. She holds an 8-7 career record over King.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1977 Australian Open Grass Australia Kerry Reid 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1977 Australian Open Grass Australia Helen Gourlay-Cawley United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Kerry Reid		 5–7, 6–1, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1980 Wimbledon Grass Australia Mark Edmondson United States Tracy Austin
United States John Austin		 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3

Singles Titles (15)

  • 1973 - Australian Hardcourts, Surrey Hard Courts, Turkish Open, New Zealand Open, Tasmania, Kent Open
  • 1974 - Scottish Open, Sacramento, Dallas, Phoenix
  • 1976 - Futures Tallahassee, Australian Hardcourts
  • 1978 - Sydney NSW Open, Sydney Toyota
  • 1979 - Avon Boston

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Career SR
Australian Open 1R A QF 2R 3R A F A A A A 1R 2R A 2R 3R NH 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 13
French Open A A A 3R 3R A A A SF SF 3R A A A 1R A 2R A A A 0 / 7
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R 1R 4R A 4R QF 4R 3R A 1R A 2R 4R QF 2R 1R A 0 / 14
US Open A A A 3R 2R SF 4R 3R 4R 4R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A 1R 2R A A 0 / 13
SR 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 47

A = did not participate in the tournament.

NH = tournament not held.

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.

See also

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

  1. ^ WTA Media Guide 1987. 1987. 
  2. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December
  3. ^ This was the first of two Australian Opens held in 1977, this one in January and the other in December
Australian Open girls’ doubles champions

1969 Pat Edwards / Evonne Goolagong  • 1970 Janet Fallis / Janet Young  • 1971 Pat Edwards / Janice Whyte  • 1972 Sally Irvine / Pam Whytcross  • 1973 Jenny Dimond / Dianne Fromholtz  • 1974 Nerida Gregory / Julia Hanrahan  • 1975 Diane Evers / Nerida Gregory  • 1976 Jan Morton / Jan Wilton  • 1977 (Jan) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin  • 1977 (Dec) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin  • 1978 Debbie Freeman / Kathy Mantle  • 1979 Linda Cassell / Sue Leo  • 1980 Anne Minter / Miranda Yates  • 1981 Maree Booth / Sharon Hodgkin  • 1982 Annette Gulley / Kim Staunton  • 1983 Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton  • 1984 Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko  • 1985 Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson  • 1987 Ann Devries / Nicole Provis  • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan  • 1989 Andrea Strnadová / Eva Sviglerova  • 1990 Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz  • 1991 Karina Habšudová / Barbara Rittner  • 1992 Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London  • 1993 Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterova  • 1994 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova  • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova  • 1996 Michaela Paštiková / Jitka Schonfeldova  • 1997 Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr  • 1998 Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik  • 1999 Eleni Daniilidou / Virginie Razzano  • 2000 Anikó Kapros / Christina Wheeler  • 2001 Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová  • 2002 Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja  • 2003 Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili  • 2004 Yung-Jan Chan / Sheng-Nan Sun  • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic  • 2006 Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  • 2007 Yevgeniya Rodina / Arina Rodionova  • 2008 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Ksenia Lykina  • 2009 Christina McHale / Ajla Tomljanović  • 2010 Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová  • 2011 An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs
Australian Open women's doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton • (1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton • (1971) Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court • (1972) Kerry Harris / Helen Gourlay Cawley • (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade • (1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel • (1975) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel • (1976) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley • (1977 (Jan)) Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat / Helen Gourlay Cawley • (1977 (Dec)) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Helen Gourlay Cawley & Mona Schallau Guerrant / Kerry Melville Reid  • (1978) Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová • (1979) Judy Connor Chaloner / Diane Evers Brown • (1980) Martina Navrátilová / Betsy Nagelsen • (1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith • (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1989) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková • (1991) Patty Fendick / Mary Joe Fernandez • (1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková • (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva  • (1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario • (1996) Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario • (1997) Martina Hingis / Natalia Zvereva • (1998) Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić • (1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova • (2000) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs • (2001) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2002) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova • (2003) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez • (2005) Svetlana Kuznetsova / Alicia Molik • (2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie • (2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber • (2008) Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko • (2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams  • (2011) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
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