Ada Bakker
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| Full name | Ada de Laive Bakker | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1968, 1970, 1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1967, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | SF (1969, 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ada Bakker (born 8 April 1948) is a former Dutch female tennis player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. During her career Bakker played in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her most successful Grand Slam was Wimbledon where she reached the third round of the singles event in 1968, 1970, and 1971.[1] Her best doubles result was reaching the quarterfinal of the 1968 Australian Open.[2]
She competed in the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo and won the women's doubles gold medal with Astrid Suurbeek. She also reached the final of the singles event which she lost to Nell Truman.
In 1969 and 1974 Bakker was a member of the Dutch Federation Cup team which reached the semifinals on both occasions. In total she played seven Federation Cup matches, all of them in doubles, of which she won five.[3]
Career finals
[edit]Doubles (2 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1968 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Astrid Suurbeek
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 Kerry Melville Gail Sherriff
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1969 | Bournemouth, England | Hard | Marijke Jansen
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Margaret Court Judy Tegart
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1–6, 4–6 |
References
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Dutch female tennis players
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Netherlands
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Dutch people
- 21st-century Dutch women
- 20th-century Dutch sportswomen