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Kerry Melville Reid MBE (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments.
Kerry Melville Reid (7 de agosto de 1947) es una tenista profesional australiana, actualmente retirada de la profesión. Durante sus 17 años de carrera, Reid ganó un torneo Grand Slam en sencillos y 26 otros títulos en esta modalidad, y fue finalista en 40 torneos de sencillos.
31 de ago. de 2020 · Getty Images. WTA Staff. Kerry Melville Reid was 23 years old when she played in the groundbreaking Virginia Slims Invitational in Houston in 1970. Her career haul of 22 singles titles is highlighted by her home Grand Slam, the Australian Open, in 1977; a further 40 finals included the Australian Open in 1970, and in 1972 both the US ...
23 de sept. de 2020 · Kerry Melville Reid, winner of 22 singles titles, didn’t get her start in tennis until she was 10. It hardly mattered. Hitting with her father in Melbourne, Australia, Reid instantly became...
31 de ago. de 2020 · The WTA celebrates Pride Month. Kerry Melville Reid shares her memories of the 1970s, when she helped build a bright new future for women’s professional tennis and enjoyed a decade of top-flight success.
7 de mar. de 2023 · In 1970, Judy Dalton (née Tegart) and Kerry Reid (née Melville) joined seven American women – a group led by Billie Jean King and known as the Original 9 – to form a breakaway women’s tennis tour that later became the WTA as we know it today. Celebrating the Original Nine | Australian Open 2023. Watch on. They were also excellent players.
Kerry (Melville) Reid. Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014. Reid, nee Melville, was the Australian Open women’s singles champion in 1977 and also collected the women’s doubles title that year, adding to her 1968 crown.
