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Also known as Kerry Melville Reid

Australian tennis player

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Type
Person
Country
JM
Active from
1963-06-06

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Key facts

Full name
Kerry Melville Reid
Country sports
Australia
Born
( 1947-08-07 ) 7 August 1947 (age 78) , Mosman, New South Wales
Height
167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career record
236–104
Highest ranking
No. 7 (4 July 1976)
Australian open
W ( 1977 )
French open
SF ( 1967 )
Wimbledon
SF ( 1974 )
Us open
F ( 1972 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
Australia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anne
Gender
female
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Mosman
Occupation
tennis player
Participant in
1967 Federation Cup
Sport
tennis
Country for sport
Australia
Mass
56
Image
Kerry Melville 1970.jpg
Height
166
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date of birth
1947-08-07
playing hand
right-handedness
Commons category
Kerry Melville
birth name
Kerry Anne Melville
singles record
236–104
doubles record
172–64
prize money
2225
ranking
7
end of work period
1979-00-00
start of work period
1964-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Kerry Melville Reid MBE (née Melville; born 7 August 1947) is an Australian former professional tennis player. During her 17-year career, Reid won a major singles title and 26 other singles titles, and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top-ten rankings for 12 consecutive years (1968–1979). She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979, except for 1975. Her career-high ranking was world No. 5 in 1971, behind Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong, and Rosie Casals.

Career

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