- Debbie Freeman
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Deborah Freeman Country 
AustraliaResidence Australia Born June 5, 1962
Sydney, AustraliaPlays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Singles Career record 2-12 Grand Slam results Australian Open 1r (1983) French Open 1r (1981) Wimbledon 1r (1981, 1983) US Open 1r (1981) Doubles Career record 0-4 Last updated on: 7 August 2007. Debbie Freeman (born 5 June 1962) is a former Australian tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.
In 1978 Freeman won the Australian Open Girl's Doubles title with Kathy Mantle.[1]
In 1980 Freeman became the first Australian to win Girls' Singles title at Wimbledon.[2][3] At the moment she is the only Australian to win the Junior Girls Wimbledon title. Freeman received a telegram from the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, congratulating her on her win.
Freeman however failed to capitalise on her Junior titles, losing first round matches at the US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open in the following year. She retired from professional tennis soon after.[4]
References
- ^ "Australian Junior Summer Circuit" (pdf). Tennis Australia. 2008. http://www.aoonline.org/junior/pages/2008AOJCMediaGuide.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Top grooming for future stars". The Age. 30 November 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19811130&id=yTMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4626,7870380. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Nicklin, Lenore (8 July 1980). "Winner was last minute choice". Sydney Morning Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19800708&id=1oARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4484,2525288. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Walton, Darren (1 January 2010). "High hopes for Tennis Australia recruit". The Age. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/high-hopes-for-tennis-australia-recruit-20100101-lli1.html. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
External links
- Debbie Freeman at the Women's Tennis Association
- Debbie Freeman at the International Tennis Federation
Wimbledon (Open Era) girls' singles champions 1968 Kristy Pigeon • 1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu • 1970 Sharon Walsh • 1971 Marina Kroshina • 1972 Ilana Kloss • 1973 Ann Kiyomura • 1974 Mima Jaušovec • 1975 Natasha Chmyreva • 1976 Natasha Chmyreva • 1977 Lea Antonoplis • 1978 Tracy Austin • 1979 Mary Lou Piatek • 1980 Debbie Freeman • 1981 Zina Garrison • 1982 Catherine Tanvier • 1983 Pascale Paradis • 1984 Annabel Croft • 1985 Andrea Holíková • 1986 Natalia Zvereva • 1987 Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Brenda Schultz • 1989 Andrea Strnadová • 1990 Andrea Strnadová • 1991 Barbara Rittner • 1992 Chanda Rubin • 1993 Nancy Feber • 1994 Martina Hingis • 1995 Aleksandra Olsza • 1996 Amélie Mauresmo • 1997 Cara Black • 1998 Katarina Srebotnik • 1999 Iroda Tulyaganova • 2000 María Emilia Salerni • 2001 Angelique Widjaja • 2002 Vera Dushevina • 2003 Kirsten Flipkens • 2004 Kateryna Bondarenko • 2005 Agnieszka Radwańska • 2006 Caroline Wozniacki • 2007 Urszula Radwańska • 2008 Laura Robson • 2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn • 2010 Kristýna Plíšková • 2011 Ashleigh Barty
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
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Sportswomen from Sydney
- Tennis people from New South Wales
- Wimbledon champions
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