Esmé Emmanuel
Esmé Emmanuel Berg (born 14 June 1947) is a South African former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Esmé Emmanuel Berg |
|---|---|
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| Born | 14 June 1947 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1970) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1967, 1970) |
| US Open | 2R (1972) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1970, 1971) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1972) |
| US Open | 2R (1969, 1972) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1971) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1972) |
| US Open | 3R (1970) |
Biography
Born in 1947, Emmanuel is a Sephardi Jew, with a mother who was Turkish born but raised in France. Her father was an emigrant to New York from Salonika, Greece.[1]
Emmanuel was the girls' singles champion at the 1965 French Championships and won a doubles gold medal at that year's Maccabiah Games in Ramat Gan.[2]
In 1966 she played a Federation Cup tie for South Africa, against the Netherlands.
Emmanuel married husband Roger E. Berg in 1969.[3]
Her best performance in the grand slam tournament came in 1972 when she was a Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist, partnering Cecilia Martinez. She and Martinez were students together at San Francisco State College.
References
- Congregation Shearith Israel (Fall 2016 ed.). p. 22.
- "Maccabiah Games". Pacific Stars And Stripes. 1 September 1965. p. 19.
- "Esme Emmanuel Is Engaged To Roger E. Berg of Harvard". The New York Times. 30 April 1969.