Debbie Freeman
| Country (sports) | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Australia |
| Born | 5 June 1962 Sydney, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–12 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1r (1983) |
| French Open | 1r (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 1r (1981, 1983) |
| US Open | 1r (1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–4 |
| Last updated on: 7 August 2007. | |
Debbie Freeman (born 5 June 1962) is an Australian former tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.
In 1978, Freeman won the Australian Open Girls' Doubles title with Kathy Mantle.[1]
In 1980, Freeman became the first Australian to win Girls' Singles title at Wimbledon.[2][3] Freeman received a telegram from the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, congratulating her on her win. The next Australian to win the Junior Girls Wimbledon title was Ashleigh Barty in 2011.[4]
Freeman failed to capitalise on her Junior titles, losing first-round matches at the US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open in the following year. She retired from professional tennis soon after.[5]
References
- ^ "Australian Junior Summer Circuit" (PDF). Tennis Australia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Top grooming for future stars". The Age. 30 November 1981. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Nicklin, Lenore (8 July 1980). "Winner was last minute choice". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Harwitt, Sandy. "Barty betters the junior girls' competition". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011.
- ^ Walton, Darren (1 January 2010). "High hopes for Tennis Australia recruit". The Age. Retrieved 1 April 2010.