Ilana Sheryl Kloss | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 March 1956 Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||
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Tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (1979) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1976, 1979) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1975, 1976, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1973, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 2–4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1983) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1976, 1979) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilana Sheryl Kloss (born 22 March 1956) is a South African former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and administrator. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979.[1] She won the Wimbledon juniors singles title in 1972, the US Open juniors singles title in 1974, and the US Open Doubles and French Open Mixed Doubles titles in 1976. She won three gold medals at the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel. After her playing career, Kloss was the commissioner of World TeamTennis from 2001–2021.[2]
- ^ "Ilana Kloss". www.jewishsports.net.
- ^ "Ilana Kloss". WTT.