Sonja Pachta
Austrian tennis player (1941–2024)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1941-04-25)25 April 1941 Vienna, Nazi Germany |
Died | 21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 83) Vienna, Austria |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1972) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1962) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1960, 1961, 1964) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R (1973) |
Sonja Pachta (25 April 1941 – 21 August 2024) was an Austrian tennis player.[1]
Pachta, a 19-time national singles champion, was active on tour from the 1950s through to the 1970s.[2] From 1963 to 1975, she competed for the Austria Federation Cup team, featuring in 16 rubbers. Her best grand slam performance was a fourth round appearance at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to Billie Jean Moffitt (King).[3] Pachta died in Vienna on 21 August 2024, at the age of 83.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Miss Smith, Sonja Pachta Gain German Tennis Final". The New York Times. 2 August 1964.
- ^ Schume, Harald (29 April 2021). "Happy Birthday, Sonja Pachta!". www.oetv.at (in German).
- ^ "Sport: Little Miss Moffitt". Time Magazine. 6 July 1962.
- ^ "Tennis-Legende Sonja Pachta im 84. Lebensjahr verstorben". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 21 August 2024.
External links
- Sonja Pachta at the International Tennis Federation
- Sonja Pachta at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Sonja Pachta at Wimbledon