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Australia · born Tottenham, New South Wales, 1953 · Australian girls' champion 1971 and 1972 · Australian doubles finalist 1972
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Australian girls' singles titles, 1971 and 1972
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Australian Open singles, 1972
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Australian Open doubles with Karen Krantzcke, 1972
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Her first-round win at the 1971 Australian Open
Patricia Coleman was born in Tottenham, New South Wales, in 1953. She won the Australian girls' singles at White City in Sydney in 1971 and at Kooyong in 1972, and played the women's singles at the Australian Open from 1971 to 1974. In 1971 she lost in the second round to the top seed, Margaret Court, and partnered Winnie Shaw to the doubles semi-finals as second seeds. In 1972 she reached the singles quarter-finals, losing to the eventual champion, Virginia Wade, and the doubles final with Karen Krantzcke. She reached the second round at Wimbledon in 1972 and 1973 and at the French Open in 1973.
| Major singles titles | 2: Australian (1971, 1972) |
|---|---|
| Australian Open singles | 1971: beat Helen Taylor 6-0, 6-0, lost to Margaret Court 1-6, 1-6. 1972: quarter-final, beating Maureen Pratt and the seventh seed, Karen Krantzcke, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1, before losing to Virginia Wade 2-6, 2-6 |
| Australian Open doubles | 1971: semi-final with Winnie Shaw, lost to Court and Evonne Goolagong. 1972: final with Krantzcke, lost to Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris 0-6, 4-6 |
| Wimbledon | Second round in singles, 1972 and 1973 |
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Kooyong 1972 · Singles
In the second round of the women's singles Coleman met Karen Krantzcke, the seventh seed and her doubles partner that fortnight, and won 7-6, 5-7, 6-1. In the quarter-final she lost 6-2, 6-2 to Virginia Wade, who went on to win the title on her first visit to the championships.
Source: WikipediaKooyong 1972 · Doubles
Seeded fourth, Coleman and Krantzcke beat the top seeds, Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade, in the semi-finals. Margaret Court, the holder with Goolagong, had not entered. In the final Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris beat them 6-0, 6-4. It was the only senior major final of her career.
Source: WikipediaWhite City, Sydney, 1971
In the year of her first girls' title she won her opening women's match 6-0, 6-0 against Helen Taylor, then drew the top seed, Margaret Court, who beat her 6-1, 6-1. In the doubles, seeded second with Winnie Shaw of Great Britain, she reached the semi-finals, where Court and Goolagong won 6-2, 6-4.
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