Kaye Dening

Kaye Dening
Full nameHelen Kaye Ledgerwood
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1945-06-04)4 June 1945
Died29 October 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 74)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1963)
French Open2R (1962, 1964)
Wimbledon2R (1962)
US Open3R (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1964)

Helen Kaye Ledgerwood AM (4 June 1945 – 29 October 2019),[1] born Helen Kaye Dening, was an Australian businesswoman and international tennis player.[2]

Dening was a top junior player, winning girls' singles titles at the 1962 French Championships and 1964 Australian Championships.[3] She also reached the women's singles semi-finals of the 1963 Australian Championships.

Graduating from the University of Sydney in 1967, Dening became a business executive and was honoured in 1995 with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "in recognition of service to the building industry".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kaye Ledgerwood AM Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rochfort, Scott (1 March 2011). "Sol Trujillo and his latest amigo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Surprise Loss". The Canberra Times. 13 January 1964. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday 1995 Honours". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1995. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.