Madzy Rollin Couquerque
| Full name | Magdalena Ferdinanda Maria Rollin Couquerque |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Netherlands
|
| Born |
14 April 1903 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 16 July 1994 (aged 91) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1956) |
| French Open | SF (1938) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1937) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1929) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1932, 1933, 1936) |
Madzy Rollin Couquerque (14 April 1903 – 16 July 1994) was a Dutch female hockey- and tennis player who was active from the 1920s until the late 1950s. She won 40 national tennis titles and made 37 appearances in the Dutch national hockey team.
Madzy Rollin Couquerque was born on 14 April 1903 in The Hague, Netherlands. Her father Louis Marie Rollin Couquerque was a jurist. Her mother died in 1918. After she returned from a boarding school in Bloemendaal in 1921 she started a bookkeeping job at an insurance company which provided her with the income that allowed her to pursue her sports career.
Rollin Couquerque became Dutch singles tennis champion 14 times between 1927 and 1947. In 1959, aged 56, she reached her last singles final at the Dutch Championships which she lost to Mientje Vletter-Tettelaar who was half her age. In addition she won 14 doubles titles and 12 mixed doubles titles, making a total of 40 national championship titles during her career.
Her best singles results in a Grand Slam tournament were achieved at the French Championships. At the 1928 Championships she reached the quarterfinal which she lost in straight sets to eventual champion and World no.1 Helen Wills. In 1935 she again reached the quarterfinal and was defeated by Margaret Scriven. At the 1936 Championships she was seeded sixth but lost in the third round to Marie-Louise Horn. Her best result came at the 1938 Championships when, seeded seventh and at age 35, she made it to the semifinal in which she was beaten by Nelly Adamson.
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