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Ula Valkenburg

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Ula Valkenburg
Country (sports) Australia
Born1901
Australia
Died(1988-05-16)16 May 1988[1]
Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1934)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1934)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1931)

Ula Valkenburg (1901 – 16 May 1988) was an Australian tennis player who was active in the 1920s and 1930s.

Valkenburg reached the quarterfinals of the singles event at the Australian Championships in 1931 which she lost to Joan Hartigan. In 1934 she teamed-up with Hartigan to compete in the women's doubles event at the Australian Championships. The pair reached the final where they were beaten by compatriots Emily Hood Westacott and Margaret Molesworth in three sets.[2] In the mixed doubles event she reached the semifinal at the 1931 Australian Championships with Charles Donahue.

In January 1931 she was defeated in the singles final of the New South Wales Championships by Marjorie Cox Crawford.[3] Valkenburg was a runner-up at the 1934 New South Wales Hard Court Championships, losing in the final in three sets to Iris Luckie.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (1 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1934 Australian Championships Grass Australia Joan Hartigan Australia Emily Hood Westacott
Australia Margaret Molesworth
8–6, 4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Valkenburg, Ula". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 May 1988. p. 33.
  2. ^ "Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1934. p. 21 (Women's supplement) – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "All Crawford". Cairns Post. 2 February 1931. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.