Brigitte Cuypers
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Brigitte Cuypers (born 3 December 1955) is a retired tennis player from South Africa.
Cuypers reached the final of the South African Championships singles event on five consecutive occasions from 1975 to 1979 and won the title in 1976, 1978 and 1979. In 1977, she won the doubles title at the Italian Open with compatriot Marise Kruger. In August 1979, she was runner–up at the Canadian Open, losing the final in three sets to Laura duPont.
Cuypers won the singles title at the Rhodesian Open in 1974 and 1975. She won the Akron Virginia Slims doubles title in 1976 with Mona Anne Guerrant.
Career finals
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1973 | Chichester Tournament, England | Grass | Australia Dianne Fromholtz | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1975 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | South Africa Annette du Plooy | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 1976 | U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis | Hard | United States Kathy May | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Nov 1976 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | United States Laura duPont | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Dec 1977 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | South Africa Linky Boshoff | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Dec 1978 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | United States Linda Siegel | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 1979 | Canadian Open, Toronto | Hard | United States Laura duPont | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
| Win | .3–5 | Dec 1979 | South African Open, Johannesburg | Hard | South Africa Tanya Harford | 7–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1976 | Virginia Slims of Akron, Richfield | Carpet (i) | United States Mona Guerrant | United Kingdom Glynis Coles Romania Florența Mihai | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1976 | Kent Championships, Beckenham | Grass | South Africa Annette Du Plooy | Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva Soviet Union Olga Morozova | 9–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 1977 | Italian Open, Rome | Clay | South Africa Marise Kruger | United States Bunny Bruning United States Sharon Walsh | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
External links
- at theWomen's Tennis Association
- atWorld Tennis
- at theBillie Jean King Cup(archived)