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Yvonne Vermaak

Yvonne Vermaak
Country (sports) South Africa South Africa
Born (1956-12-18) 18 December 1956 (age 60)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 12 in)
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Career record 184–172
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 4R (1982)
Wimbledon SF (1983)
US Open 3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record 111–129
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1982, 1983, 1984)
French Open SF (1982)
Wimbledon QF (1982, 1985, 1986)
US Open QF (1981)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1982)
US Open 3R (1984)

Yvonne Vermaak (born 18 December 1956) is a former tour tennis player who represented her native South Africa.

Vermaak's best result was reaching the semi-finals of the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Virginia Wade in the quarter-finals.

In 1977 she won the All England Plate, a competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the Wimbledon singles competition. In the final she defeated Sue Mappin in straight sets.

Late in her playing career, Vermaak became an American citizen.

Vermaak played USTA Master's tennis. Representing Illinois, she was the 1992 Singles Champion of the USTA National Women's Indoor Championships in Homewood for 35's. In 1993, Yvonne Vermaak was the 25's Singles Champion, and again she was the 25's Singles Champion in 1994. In 1995, Vermaak moved on to Doubles, winning the 25's and 35's doubles with her partner Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi of California. The 1995 Championships was Vermaak's last USTA Championships win.



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