Full name | Helen Kaye Ledgerwood |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | 4 June 1945 |
Died | 29 October 2019 | (aged 74)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1963) |
French Open | 2R (1962, 1964) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1962) |
US Open | 3R (1962) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1964) |
Helen Kaye Ledgerwood AM (4 June 1945 – 29 October 2019),[1] born Helen Kaye Dening, was an Australian businesswoman and international tennis player.[2]
Dening was a top junior player, winning girls' singles titles at the 1962 French Championships and 1964 Australian Championships.[3] She also reached the women's singles semi-finals of the 1963 Australian Championships.
Graduating from the University of Sydney in 1967, Dening became a business executive and was honoured in 1995 with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "in recognition of service to the building industry".[4]