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Rosalyn Fairbank

{{short description|South African tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Rosalyn Fairbank

| image =

| full_name = Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer

| country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa
{{flagicon|USA}} United States

| residence =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.73}}

| turnedpro =

| retired =

| plays = Right-handed (one handed-backhand)

| careerprizemoney = US$ 1,639,135

| singlesrecord =

| singlestitles = 1

| highestsinglesranking = No. 15 (16 April 1990)

| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992)

| FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1985)

| Wimbledonresult = QF (1988, 1989)

| USOpenresult = 4R (1982, 1989)

| doublesrecord =

| doublestitles = 19

| highestdoublesranking = No. 12 (21 December 1986)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult= QF (1983)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult= W (1981, 1983)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = SF (1981)

| USOpenDoublesresult = F (1983)

| mixedrecord =

| mixedtitles =

| AustralianOpenMixedresult =

| FrenchOpenMixedresult = F (1986)

| WimbledonMixedresult =

| USOpenMixedresult =

| OthertournamentsDoubles =

}}

Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer (born 2 November 1960) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance in 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 and numerous doubles titles, with the highlight being her Grand Slam titles at the 1981 French Open with Tanya Harford and 1983 with Candy Reynolds. She won 317 singles and 472 doubles matches on the tour during her career. Later on in her career she married her American sports-psychologist Bob Nideffer,{{Cite news |date=November 13, 2008 |title=Tennis birthdays - November 2008 |url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/tennis/article307408.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250408131051/https://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/tennis/article307408.html |archive-date=8 April 2025 |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=Montreal Gazette |pages=1}} and changed her nationality to compete for the United States.

Grand Slam finals

=Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=

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!Result

!Year

!style="width:130px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Partner

!style="width:150px"|Opponents

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win1981style="background:#ebc2af;"| French OpenClay{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Tanya Harford{{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds
{{flagicon|USA}} Paula Smith		6–1, 6–3
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win1983style="background:#ebc2af;" |French OpenClay{{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan
{{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith		5–7, 7–5, 6–2
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss1983style="background:#ccccff;" | U.S. OpenHard{{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds{{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
{{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver		6–7, 6–1, 6–3

=Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=

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!Result

!Year

!style="width:130px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Partner

!style="width:150px"|Opponents

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss1986style="background:#ebc2af;" | French OpenClay{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan		3–6, 7–6, 6–3

WTA career finals

=Doubles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:55px"|Date

!style="width:170px"|Tournament

!style="width:55px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Partner

!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| Feb 1983

| Indianapolis, U.S.

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan

| 7–5, 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1.

| Mar 1983

| Nashville, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Moulton
{{flagicon|USA}} Paula Smith

| 6–4, 7–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2.

| Apr 1983

| Amelia Island, U.S.

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková
{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Virginia Ruzici

| 6–4, 6–2

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3.

| Jun 1983

| French Open

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan
{{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith

| 5–7, 7–5, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| Aug 1983

| Canadian Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Hobbs
{{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger

| 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| Aug 1983

| Mahwah, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jo Durie
{{flagicon|USA}} Sharon Walsh

| 6–4, 5–7, 3–6

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| Sep 1983

| US Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
{{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver

| 7–6, 1–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4.

| Sep 1983

| Richmond, U.S.

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan
{{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Potter

| 6–7, 6–2, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6.

| Nov 1983

| Ginny Championships, US

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan

| 5–7, 7–5, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7.

| Mar 1984

| Palm Beach, U.S.

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen
{{flagicon|USA}} Anne White

| 2–6, 2–6, 2–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7

| May 1984

| Johannesburg, South Africa

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beverly Mould

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Collins
{{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Leand

| 7–5, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8.

| Feb 1985

| Oakland, US

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková
{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| 6–4, 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8.

| Apr 1985

| Hilton Head, US

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver

| {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Parkhomenko
{{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko

| 6–4, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 9.

| Apr 1985

| Amelia Island, US

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Carling Bassett
{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd

| 6–1, 2–6, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 9.

| Nov 1985

| Sydney, Australia

| Grass

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Reynolds

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková
{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| 6–3, 6–7, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 10.

| Jun 1986

| Birmingham, England

| Grass

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Liz Smylie
{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| 6–2, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11.

| Aug 1986

| San Diego, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr
{{flagicon|USA}} Alycia Moulton

| 7–5, 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 12.

| Sep 1986

| Tampa, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández
{{flagicon|USA}} Kim Sands

| 7–5, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 16.

| May 1987

| Tampa, U.S.

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert
{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull

| 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 18.

| Nov 1987

| Worcester, US

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Bettina Bunge
{{flagicon|FRG}} Eva Pfaff

| 6–4, 6–4

bgcolor="#66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 17.

| Jul 1988

| Newport

| Grass

| {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Potter

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández
{{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil

| 6–4, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 18.

| Sep 1988

| Phoenix, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Herr
{{flagicon|USA}} Terry Phelps

| 6–7, 7–6, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 19.

| Oct 1988

| Nashville, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny Byrne
{{flagicon|AUS}} Janine Tremelling

| 5–7, 7–6, 4–6

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 21.

| Apr 1989

| Tampa, U.S.

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz
{{flagicon|HUN}} Andrea Temesvári

| 6–7, 4–6

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 22.

| Aug 1989

| San Diego, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gretchen Magers
{{flagicon|USA}} Robin White

| 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 23.

| Sep 1989

| Phoenix, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Penny Barg
{{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie-Harper

| 6–7, 6–7

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 24.

| Sep 1989

| Dallas, US

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández
{{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen

| 6–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 25.

| Nov 1989

| Worcester, U.S.

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
{{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver

| 4–6, 6–4, 4–6

bgcolor="66CCFF"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 26.

| Aug 1990

| San Diego, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Elise Burgin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick
{{flagicon|USA}} Zina Garrison

| 4–6, 6–7

style="background:#6cf;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 27

| Jul 1991

| Westchester, US

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lise Gregory

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams
{{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil

| 7–5, 6–4

style="background:#cccc99;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 21.

| Jan 1992

| Auckland

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaella Reggi

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jill Hetherington
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Rinaldi

| 1–6, 6–1, 7–5

References

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External links

  • {{WTA|name=Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer}}
  • {{ITF profile|name=Rosalyn Nideffer}}
  • {{Fed Cup player|name=Rosalyn Nideffer}}

{{French Open women's doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fairbank, Rosalyn}}

Category:1960 births

Category:South African people of British descent

Category:Tennis players from Durban

Category:South African female tennis players

Category:South African people of English descent

Category:Living people

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles

Category:French Open champions