Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Born | Sheffield, England | 7 November 1947
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1975) |
French Open | 3R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978) |
US Open | 3R (1974) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1975) |
French Open | SF (1977) |
Wimbledon | SF (1976, 1977) |
US Open | QF (1977) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1974) |
Team competitions | |
Wightman Cup | W (1974, 1978) |
Sue Mappin (born 7 November 1947) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who was active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Mappin won the British under-21 championships in 1966.[1]
During her career, Mappin competed at all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best singles performance was reaching the third round at the 1974 US Open and the 1977 French Open.[2] The second round was also her best result at the Australian Open which she achieved in 1975.
In Grand Slam doubles, Mappin made it to the semifinals on three occasions; at the French Open in 1977 and at Wimbledon in 1976 and 1977, each time with compatriot Lesley Charles.
Mappin was a member of the British team that competed in the Wightman Cup in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1978. In all editions, she played one doubles match and compiled a 1–3 win–loss record. Her win in 1974, teaming with Lesley Charles, contributed to the victory for the British team.[3]
In 1974, Mappin won 15 doubles titles with Charles, mainly on the British circuit.[4] That year, she played half a season for the Indiana Loves in World TeamTennis. She won the BP New Zealand championships in 1975, defeating Evonne Goolagong in the quarterfinal and doubles partner Charles in the final.[5]
After her retirement as a player in 1978, she joined the Lawn Tennis Association as national women's team manager.[6][7] Later, she became head of the Cliff Richard Tennis Development Trust, a charity to provide tennis opportunities for children.[8] In 2011, she received the LTWA Award from the Lawn Tennis Writers Association.[9]