Country (sports) South Africa Wimbledon SF (1983) Height 1.56 m French Open 4R (1982) Role Tennis player | Career record 184–172 Name Yvonne Vermaak Plays Right-handed US Open 3R (1984) Handed Right-handed | |
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Born 18 December 1956 (age 67) Port Elizabeth, South Africa ( 1956-12-18 ) | ||
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Yvonne Vermaak (born 18 December 1956) is a former tour tennis player who represented her native South Africa.
Vermaak's best result was reaching the semi-finals of the 1983 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Virginia Wade in the quarter-finals.
In 1977 she won the All England Plate, a competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the Wimbledon singles competition. In the final she defeated Sue Mappin in straight sets.
Late in her playing career, Vermaak became an American citizen.
Vermaak played USTA Master's tennis. Representing Illinois, she was the 1992 Singles Champion of the USTA National Women's Indoor Championships in Homewood for 35's. In 1993, Yvonne Vermaak was the 25's Singles Champion, and again she was the 25's Singles Champion in 1994. In 1995, Vermaak moved on to Doubles, winning the 25's and 35's doubles with her partner Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi of California. The 1995 Championships was Vermaak's last USTA Championships win.