Edda Buding
Buding in 1965 | |
| Full name | Edda Helene Buding-Duchting |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Argentina (1954) West Germany |
| Born | 13 November 1936 Lovrin, Romania |
| Died | 15 July 2014 (aged 77) Aalen, Germany |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–17[1] |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1961) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1959) |
| US Open | 2R (1961) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1965) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1965) |
| US Open | F (1961) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1957) |
| Wimbledon | F (1961) |
Edda Buding (13 November 1936 – 15 July 2014) was a German tennis player of Romanian birth. She received the doubles gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics doubles demonstration event partnered with Helga Niessen Masthoff. Along with Yola Ramírez, she was the runner-up in the 1961 U.S. Championships women's doubles event and with Robert Howe was the runner-up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1961. She was the sister of Ingo Buding, a two-time junior singles champion at the French Championships, and Ilse Buding.
She won the 1961 U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships singles title after a three-sets victory in the final against Karen Hantze.
In 1964, she received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.[2]
Buding is the first opponent to play Chris Evert at the US Open. Evert won their 1971 match 6–1, 6–0.
Buding died in 2014 in Aalen, Germany.[3]
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1961 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Yola Ramírez | Lesley Turner Darlene Hard |
6–4, 5–7, 6–0 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1957 | French Championships | Clay | Luis Ayala | Věra Pužejová Jiří Javorský |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | Robert Howe | Fred Stolle Lesley Turner |
11–9, 6–2 |
Other significant finals
Olympic medal matches: 1 (gold)
| Year | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mexico | Helga Niessen Masthoff | Julie Heldman Rosie Reyes |
6–3, 6–4 |
Fed Cup final
| Year | German Team | US Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
Edda Buding |
0–3 |
References
- ^ ITF Player biography: Edda Buding
- ^ "Sportbericht der Bundesregierung" (PDF). dipbt.bundestag.de. Deutscher Bundestag. 26 September 1973. p. 80.
- ^ Deutsches Tennis trauert um Edda Buding
External links
- Edda Buding-Duchting at the Women's Tennis Association
- Edda Buding at the International Tennis Federation
- Edda Buding at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Edda Buding at Wimbledon
- Edda Buding at Olympedia
- Eda Buding at Olympics.com