Sandra Reynolds Price (néeReynolds; born 4 March 1934) is a South African formertennis player who won fourGrand Slam women's doubles championships and one Grand Slam mixed doubles championship. Her best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the 1960Wimbledon final, losing toMaria Bueno 8–6, 6–0. Reynolds is the only South African woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final, and is one of three to have reached a major singles final. In 1961, she was seeded No. 1 for the Wimbledon singles event, making her the only South African player (man or woman) ever to be seeded first in a singles major. She was the runner-up at the 1959U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships, losing toSally Moore in the final. Price won theGerman Championships in 1960, 1961, and 1962. She was the runner-up at the 1959Italian Championships, having defeated Bueno in the semifinals, then losing toChristine Truman in the final.
According toLance Tingay of theDaily Telegraph and theDaily Mail, Price was ranked in the world top 10 from 1959 through 1962, reaching a career high of world no. 3 in 1960.[1]
Price teamed up with fellow South AfricanRenée Schuurman to win all four of her Grand Slam women's doubles titles. They won theAustralian Championships in 1959 and theFrench Championships in 1959, 1961, and 1962. In addition, they were the runners-up atWimbledon in 1960 and 1962. Price teamed withBob Mark to win the mixed doubles title at the 1959 Australian Championships, defeating Schuurman andRod Laver in the final in three sets.
On 28 October 1961, she married Lowell Price, a horse breeder, in Bloemfontein, and they have one daughter.[2][3]
^Collins, Bud (2008).The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703.ISBN978-0-942257-41-0.
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