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}}
1975

|South American Championships

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Pentathlon

|3790 pts

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

|14.76 s

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Long jump

|5.49 m

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Pentathlon

|3856 pts

rowspan=3|1979

|rowspan=3|South American Championships

|rowspan=3|Bucaramanga, Colombia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|6.03 m

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Shot put

|13.84 m

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Pentathlon

|4117 pts

=Personal bests=

Outdoor

ITF finals

=Singles (1–1)=

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!Legend

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| $10,000 tournaments

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!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!Score

bgcolor="#f0f8ff"

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

| 1.

| 6 March 1988

| Tel Aviv, Israel

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nicolette Rooimans

| 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

| 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

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 1.

| 28 July 1985

| Columbus, United States

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alison Winston

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Deed
{{flagicon|USA}} Stephanie Savides

| 2–6, 2–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 2.

| 13 April 1986

| Adelaide, Australia

| Grass

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brenda Perry

| {{flagicon|USA}} Anna-Maria Fernandez
{{flagicon|NZL}} Julie Richardson

| 2–6, 1–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 3.

| 16 June 1986

| Fayetteville, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Digna Ketelaar

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Carin Bakkum
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Manon Bollegraf

| 3–6, 6–7(3)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 4.

| 20 October 1986

| Saga, Japan

| Grass

| {{Flagicon|NED}} Marianne van der Torre

| {{Flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki
{{Flagicon|INA}} Suzanna Wibowo

| 2–6, 3–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 5.

| 29 June 1987

| Mexico City, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Carin Bakkum

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra
{{flagicon|MEX}} Maluca Llamas

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 6.

| 7 November 1988

| Jaffa, Israel

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Colette Sely

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Ilana Berger
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hagit Ohayon

| 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

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

| 7.

| 12 June 1989

| Algarve, Portugal

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Ingelise Driehuis

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robyn Field
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Michelle Anderson

| 6–2, 4–6, 6–0

bgcolor="#f0f8ff"

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

| 8.

| 3 June 1990

| San Luis Potosí, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Lucila Becerra

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Jean Lozano
{{flagicon|MEX}} Lupita Novelo

| 3–6, 6–4, 1–6

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