Karen Schimper

Karen Schimper (born 26 May 1967) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Biography

Schimper, who comes from Bloemfontein, began competing on the professional tour in 1986, winning two ITF singles titles.[1]

At the 1987 French Open she made it to the four round, competing as a qualifier. She had with wins over Maria Lindström, Lisa Bonder and Terry Phelps, before being eliminated by Gabriela Sabatini.[2]

Her career best ranking of 75 in the world came in 1988.

$25,000 tournaments
$5–10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	13 July 1986	Boynton Beach, United States	Hard	Sheri Norris	6–0, 6–3
Winner	1.	20 July 1986	Midland, United States	Clay	Ruth Seeman	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	29 November 1986	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	8 December 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Marie-Christine Damas	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	22 December 1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Elna Reinach	6-2, 3-6, 1-6

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 30, 1986	Tampa, United States	Clay	Brenda Niemeyer	Katrina Adams Heliane Steden	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	24 November 1986	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Janet Kock	Mary Dailey Dianne Van Rensburg	5–7, 4–6

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