Brenda Kirk (11 January 1951 – 6 September 2015) was a South African tennis player.
Career Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.
In January 1971, she won the singles title of the Natal Sugar Championships. She won two doubles titles during her career; in July 1971 she won the Swiss Open partnering Laura Rossouw and in July 1972 she won the Irish Open with Pat Walkden.
She played for the South African Fed Cup team in 15 ties between 1969 and 1973 comprising a record of 17 wins and 10 losses. She was part of the South African team that won the Federation Cup in 1972 after a victory in the final over Great Britain at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Personal life Kirk married Jimmy Dimitriou in 1975 and the couple had two children. They divorced and she later married Iain Bryson with whom she had one child. Kirk died in her sleep on 6 September 2015.
Career finals
Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1971 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Margaret Smith 3–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Jul 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Laura Rossouw Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli 8–6, 6–3Loss 1–2 May 1972 Bournemouth, UK Hard Betty Stöve Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 5–7, 1–6Loss 1–3 Jun 1972 London (Queens), UK Grass Pat Walkden Rosie Casals Billie Jean King 7–5, 0–6, 2–6Win 2–3 Jul 1972 Dublin, Ireland Grass Pat Walkden Evonne Goolagong Karen Krantzcke 6–3, 8–10, 6–2Loss 2–4 Jul 1972 Hoylake, UK Grass Pat Walkden Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay Prize divided (rain)Loss 2–5 Aug 1972 Cincinnati, US Clay Pat Walkden Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 4–6, 1–6Loss 2–6 Aug 1972 Toronto, Canada Clay Pat Walkden Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss 2–7 Aug 1972 Haverford (Merion), US Grass Pat Walkden Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh 6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss 2–8 Nov 1972 Torquay, UK Carpet Sharon Walsh Margaret Court Virginia Wade 4–6, 4–6
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