Kym Ruddell

{{short description|Australian tennis player}}

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| AustralianOpenresult = R1 (1975, 1976, 1977^Jan, 1977^Dec, 1978, 1979)

| FrenchOpenresult = Q3 (1977)

| Wimbledonresult = Q3 (1975, 1979)

| USOpenresult = Q2 (1978)

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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1977^Jan, 1977^Dec)

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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1978)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1978, 1979)

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Kym Ruddell (born 19 July 1955) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

While competing on tour, Ruddell appeared in every Australian Open from 1974 to 1980. She was most successful in women's doubles, reaching the semifinals twice and the quarterfinals two times.

Ruddell was runner-up to Judy Tegart-Dalton at the 1975 Australian Hard Court Championships. She was also a doubles finalist in two WTA Tour level tournaments during her career.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225058925 |title=Betty Stoeve wint met Evonne dubbel |newspaper=Dutch Australian Weekly |date=2 December 1977 |access-date=23 February 2020 |page=6 |via=Trove |language=Dutch}}

In 1977, Ruddell partnered with Karen Krantzcke to win a doubles tournament in Tallahassee.{{cite news |title=Miss Krantzcke Fatally Stricken After Doubles Victory in Florida |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/11/archives/miss-krantzcke-fatally-stricken-after-doubles-victory-in-florida.html |work=The New York Times |date=11 April 1977}} After they won the final and were due to pick up their winner's cheques, Krantzcke decided to go for a jog and suffered a fatal heart attack around 200 metres from the courts.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110732545 |title=Karen Krantzcke collapses, dies after match |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=12 April 1977 |access-date=23 February 2020 |page=20 |via=Trove }}