Rosie Reyes
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Biography
Rosa Maria "Rosie" Reyes Darmon (née Reyes; born 23 March 1939) is a retired Mexican tennis player who was an active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Most of her success came on clay on which she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships partnering with countrywoman Yola Ramírez. She also reached the finals at the same event in 1957 and 1959.
In the singles her best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the 1959 French Championships in which she lost in straight sets to Zsuzsa Körmöczy of Hungary.
She competed in the women's doubles event at 1968 Summer Olympics, where tennis was reintroduced as an exhibition and demonstration event. Partnering Julie Heldman she won the gold medal in the exhibition event, held in Mexico City, and the silver medal in the demonstration event which was held in Guadalajara.
She is married to former French tennis player Pierre Darmon, (28 January 1960).
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1957 | French Championships | Clay | Yola Ramírez | Shirley Bloomer Darlene Hard | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | Yola Ramírez | Mary Bevis Hawton Thelma Coyne Long | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1959 | French Championships | Clay | Yola Ramírez | Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman | 6–2, 0–6, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1974 | French Open | Clay | Marcello Lara | Martina Navratilova Iván Molina | 3–6, 3–6 |