Brazilian athlete
Themis Zambrzycki Country (sports) BrazilBorn (1960-10-20 ) 20 October 1960 (age 64) Prize money $36,013 Career record 62–73 Career titles 0 WTA , 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 268 (4 July 1988) Career record 70–63 Career titles 0 WTA , 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 147 (9 November 1987) Australian Open 1R (1990 ) Wimbledon 1R (1989 ) US Open 1R (1988 )
Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman ) (born October 20, 1960[ 1] ) is a retired Brazilian multi-sport athlete and tennis player.
She was the 1976 South American Junior Champion in the long jump , shot put and pentathlon , plus the silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles . In 1977 she competed at the senior level South American Championships , taking silver in the hurdles, long jump and pentathlon. In 1979 , she won the long jump and pentathlon, with a silver in the shot put.
She competed for Brigham Young University from 1978–80, winning the AIAW National Championship in the outdoor Pentathlon all three years and indoor champion in 1980.[ 2] During her years in the United States, she also competed in the national championships, placing in the pentathlon all three years, winning in 1980 .
Along with many track and field athletes of the day, she was an athlete/actress in the 1982 released film Personal Best .[citation needed ]
As money making opportunities for track and field athletes, particularly female athletes, were rare, she changed her focus to professional tennis , making it to the WTA tour by 1986.[ 3]
Athletics career
Personal bests
Outdoor
ITF finals
Singles (1–1)
Legend
$10,000 tournaments
Doubles (2–6)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
28 July 1985
Columbus , United States
Clay
Alison Winston
Karen Deed Stephanie Savides
2–6, 2–6
Loss
2.
13 April 1986
Adelaide , Australia
Grass
Brenda Perry
Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson
2–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
16 June 1986
Fayetteville , United States
Hard
Digna Ketelaar
Carin Bakkum Manon Bollegraf
3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss
4.
20 October 1986
Saga , Japan
Grass
Marianne van der Torre
Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo
2–6, 3–6
Win
5.
29 June 1987
Mexico City , Mexico
Hard
Carin Bakkum
Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6.
7 November 1988
Jaffa , Israel
Hard
Colette Sely
Ilana Berger Hagit Ohayon
3–6, 4–6
Win
7.
12 June 1989
Algarve , Portugal
Hard
Ingelise Driehuis
Robyn Field Michelle Anderson
6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss
8.
3 June 1990
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Hard
Lucila Becerra
Jean Lozano Lupita Novelo
3–6, 6–4, 1–6
References
1950–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .