Emilie Burrer
Full name | Emilie Burrer Foster |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 1947 (age 74–75) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 3R (1967, 1969) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | QF (1966, 1969) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (1966, 1969) |
Emilie Burrer Foster (born 1947) is an American former professional tennis player.
Born in 1947, Burrer is a native Texan and played collegiate tennis for Trinity University, where she won a team record four intercollegiate championships. She won consecutive singles and doubles titles in 1968 and 1969.[1]
Burrer, a Junior Wightman Cup player, represented the United States at the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]
During the 1960s she featured in several editions of the US Open and was a two-time doubles quarter-finalist. In 1969 she made the round of 16 of the singles, beating Carole Caldwell Graebner en route.
Burrer is a member of the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Heufelder, Bill (June 27, 1969). "Net Star Emilie Burrer Just Lives For Sports". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26.
- ^ "EMILIE BURRER FOSTER". ITA Women's Hall of Fame.
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Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis people from Texas
- Trinity Tigers women's tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for the United States