Themis Zambrzycki
{{short description|Brazilian athlete}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Themis Zambrzycki
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| country = {{flagu|Brazil}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|10|20}}
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| careerprizemoney = $36,013
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=62|lost=73}}
| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 268 (4 July 1988)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=70|lost=63}}
| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 2 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 147 (9 November 1987)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1990)
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| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1989)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1988)
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Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman) (born October 20, 1960{{Cite web|url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/profile-bio/men/Ofer%20Sela/Themis_Zambrzycki/|title = Themis Zambrzycki Bio, Profile of Zambrzycki - Stats on All ATP & WTA Players|website=Steve G. Tennis}}) 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.{{cite web |url=http://byucougars.com/athlete/w-track-field/themis-zambrzycki |title=Themis Zambrzycki Athlete Profile {{!}} The Official Site of BYU Athletics |website=byucougars.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926075008/http://byucougars.com/athlete/w-track-field/themis-zambrzycki |archive-date=2015-09-26}} 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.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/260004/title/themis-zambrzycki|title = Themis Zambrzycki | Player Stats & More |website=WTA Official}}
Athletics career
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colspan="6"|Representing {{BRA}} |
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1975
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |Pentathlon |
rowspan=4|1976
|rowspan=4|South American Junior Championships |rowspan=4|Maracaibo, Venezuela |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles |14.50 |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump |5.99 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put |11.89 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|Pentathlon |4124 pts |
rowspan=3|1977
|rowspan=3|South American Championships |rowspan=3|Montevideo, Uruguay |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Pentathlon |
rowspan=3|1979
|rowspan=3|South American Championships |rowspan=3|Bucaramanga, Colombia |bgcolor=gold|1st |Long jump |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|Pentathlon |
=Personal bests=
Outdoor
- Long jump – 6.39 metres (Tempe 1980)
ITF finals
=Singles (1–1)=
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| $10,000 tournaments |
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 6 March 1988 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Nicolette Rooimans | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 19 June 1988 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|IRL}} Siobhán Nicholson | 6–1, 4–6, 6–8 |
=Doubles (2–6)=
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Result
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 28 July 1985 | Columbus, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Alison Winston | {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Deed | 2–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 13 April 1986 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brenda Perry | {{flagicon|USA}} Anna-Maria Fernandez | 2–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 16 June 1986 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Digna Ketelaar | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Carin Bakkum | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 20 October 1986 | Saga, Japan | Grass | {{Flagicon|NED}} Marianne van der Torre | {{Flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki | 2–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 29 June 1987 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Carin Bakkum | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra | 6–3, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 7 November 1988 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Colette Sely | {{flagicon|ISR}} Ilana Berger | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 12 June 1989 | Algarve, Portugal | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Ingelise Driehuis | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robyn Field | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 3 June 1990 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra | {{flagicon|PHI}} Jean Lozano | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
References
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