Jean Drysdale
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Jean Drysdale
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Jean Drysdale was a South African tennis player. Drysdale grew up on a sheep farm in Burgersdorp and the family had a tennis court as part of the property, where she practised with elder brothers Gordon and Jack Forbes, both tour players. As a 15-year old in 1955 she made a surprise run to the singles final of the Queen's Club Championships, a precursor tournament to Wimbledon. She defeated two players who gained high seedings at Wimbledon, Darlene Hard and Dorothy Knode, but was unable to compe
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