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Brigitte Cuypers
South African tennis player

Brigitte Cuypers

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South African tennis player
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Female
Place of birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Age
69 years
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Biography

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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jun 1973Chichester Tournament, EnglandGrass Dianne Fromholtz1–6, 0–6
Loss2.Nov 1975South African Open, JohannesburgHard Annette du Plooy3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss3.Aug 1976U.S. Clay Court Open, IndianapolisHard Kathy May4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win4.Nov 1976South African Open, JohannesburgHard Laura duPont6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss5.Dec 1977South African Open, JohannesburgHard Linky Boshoff1–6, 4–6
Win6.Dec 1978South African Open, JohannesburgHard Linda Siegel6–1, 6–0
Loss7.Aug 1979Canadian Open, TorontoHard Laura DuPont4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Win8.Dec 1979South African Open, JohannesburgHard Tanya Harford7–6, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1.Feb 1976Virginia Slims of Akron, Richfield (Ohio)Carpet (i) Mona Guerrant Glynis Coles
Florenţa Mihai
6–4, 7–6
Win2.Jun 1976Kent Championships, BeckenhamGrass Annette Du Plooy Natasha Chmyreva
Olga Morozova
9–7, 6–4
Win3.May 1977Italian Open, RomeClay Marise Kruger Bunny Bruning
Sharon Walsh
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
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