Kerry Melville

Kerry Melville Reid, born Kerry Melville on 7 August 1947, is an Australian former professional tennis player whose 17-year career produced a major singles title and 26 other singles titles, with 40 tournament runner-up finishes. She won her sole Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open in January 1977, beating fellow Australian Dianne Fromholtz in two sets. She was included in the year-end world top ten for twelve consecutive years from 1968 to 1979, with a career-high ranking of world number five in 1971. She won the Australian Open women's doubles title twice and the Wimbledon doubles title in 1978 with Wendy Turnbull. She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014 and the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2021.