Kim Benson (née Labuschagne; born September 11, 1967), formerly Kim Barry, is a South African-American former professional tennis player.

Labuschagne, who grew up in Pretoria, played collegiate tennis for Texas A&M in the late 1980s. She was the program's first All-American in 1987, when she reached the singles quarter-finals of the NCAA championships. Her first husband Van Barry was an assistant coach for the team and later her personal coach.

While competing on the professional tour, Labuschagne had a career high singles ranking of 187 in the world. Her best performance in a WTA Tour tournament was a second round appearance at the San Juan Open in 1987. She featured in the qualifying draw for the 1988 French Open.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.June 7, 1987Boca Raton, United StatesClaySouth Africa Lise Gregory4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1.June 17, 1990Largo, United StatesClayUnited States Nicole Arendt2–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.July 22, 1990Greensboro, United StatesClayUnited States Caroline Kuhlman4–6, 1–6
Winner2.August 12, 1990Lebanon, United StatesHardJapan Shiho Okada6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.June 11, 1989Delray Beach, United StatesHardUnited States Audra KellerUnited States Kathy Foxworth United States Tammy Whittington2–6, 3–6
Winner1.June 25, 1989Augusta, United StatesClayUnited States Audra KellerUnited States Shannan McCarthy United States Laxmi Poruri6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.July 23, 1989Fayetteville, United StatesHardUnited States Audra KellerUnited States Anne-Marie Walson United States Tammy Whittington6–7, 1–6

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