Wendy Gilchrist (born 17 May 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. From 1972 she competed as Wendy Paish following her marriage to British Davis Cup player John Paish.[1]

Biography

Born in 1950, she is the daughter of tennis player Jim Gilchrist.[2]

Gilchrist, a left-handed player, played on the professional tour in the 1970s and made it to the Virginia Slims Championships in 1972.[3]

Her best performance in a Grand Slam tournament came at the 1970 Australian Open, where she was a semifinalist in the women's doubles with Lesley Hunt. She was a quarterfinalist in mixed doubles at the 1971 French Open and a quarterfinalist in the women's doubles at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.

References

  1. ^ "Tennis Stars Wed". The Straits Times. 18 November 1972. p. 4. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "13th State tennis title for Evonne". The Canberra Times. 19 May 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Mrs. King Gains With Christ Evert". New York Times. 13 October 1972. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Gilchrist
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