Glynis Coles (born 20 February 1954), also known by her married name Glynis Coles-Bond, is a retired English professional tennis player and former British number 2.

Glynis Coles
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1954-02-20) 20 February 1954 (age 70)
London, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1970
Retired1988
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record33–87[1]
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1973)
French Open2R (1974, 1976, 1981)
Wimbledon4R (1973, 1975)
US Open3R (1976, 1981)
Doubles
Career record40–81[1]
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1973, 1975)
French OpenQF (1975, 1976, 1981)
WimbledonQF (1975, 1978)
US OpenQF (1975)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1976, 1981)
Wimbledon3R (1973, 1975)

Career

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Coles played professionally from 1970 to1988, playing both singles and doubles. Her best singles results in a Grand Slam tournament were at Wimbledon, where she advanced to the round of 16 in 1973 and 1975, losing both times to Margaret Court. As a doubles player, she reached the quarterfinals of many Grand Slam contests, most notably in 1975, when she and Sue Barker made the quarterfinals of all of the Grand Slam events in the same year. Coles won the women's singles title at the Swedish Open in 1973, and she and Barker won the women's doubles title there in 1974.

She made nine appearances for the British Fed Cup squad in 1974, 1975, and 1980.[2]

WTA finals

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Doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1976 Akron, United States Carpet (i)   Florența Mihai   Brigitte Cuypers
  Mona Guerrant
4–6, 6–7

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
  • " * " - Coles received a bye in the first round.
  • " ^ " - Coles withdrew prior to the match, which is not counted as a loss.

Singles

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Tournament 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 W–L SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Absent 3R* A 1R A A (Jan) A (Dec) Absent 1–2 0 / 2
French Open Absent 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R* 1R A 1R Absent 2–10 0 / 10
Wimbledon 1R 1R 4R* 2R* 4R* 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R Q1 Q1 A 1R Q1 7–13 0 / 13
US Open Absent 1R A 1R 3R* 2R 2R Q2 1R 3R 1R Absent 5–8 0 / 8
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 3–4 1–2 2–4 2–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 4–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 16–33 0 / 33
Year-end ranking N/A 39[3] 66[4] 62[5] 92[6] 67[7] 122[8] 57[9] 139[10] 183[11] 285[12] Unranked

Doubles

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Tournament 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984–
1990
1991 W–L SR
Australian Open A QF* A QF* A (Jan)
A
(Dec)
A
A A A A A A A A 2–2 0 / 2
French Open A A 1R QF* QF* 1R 1R A 1R QF 1R A A A 5–8 0 / 8
Wimbledon 1R 2R 2R* QF* 2R* 1R QF1 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A Q1 5–11 0 / 11
US Open A 2R A QF^ 3R* 1R A A 1R 1R 1R A A A 3–7 0 / 7
Win–loss 2–2 6–3 4–4 1–2 3–2 6–2 7–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–3 33–25 0 / 26
  • 1 - Coles received a walkover in the third round, which is not counted as a win.

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 W–L SR
Australian Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
French Open Absent 1R Absent 1R 0–2 0 / 2
Wimbledon 3R* 2R* 3R Absent 3–3 0 / 3
US Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Win–loss 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–5 0 / 5

See also

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  • Mildred Coles - Glynis's great-aunt, who competed at the 1908 Olympics in tennis

References

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