Pia Balling
| Full name | Kirsten Pia Balling |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Denmark |
| Born | 20 June 1940 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | 3R (1962) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1962, 1963) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1963) |
Kirsten Pia Balling (born 20 June 1940) is a Danish former professional tennis player.
A native of Vedbæk, Balling started playing tennis at the age of 14 and received tutoring from Kurt Nielsen.[1]
Balling was an 11-time Danish national singles champion in the 1960s, winning five indoor and six outdoor titles. She featured in doubles main draws at Wimbledon during her career and in 1962 reached the singles third round of the U.S. National Championships. Between 1963 and 1967 she represented Denmark in the Federation Cup.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Balling studied at Russell Sage College in New York.[3] As of 2003 she was running a cafe in Carefree, Arizona.[4] She is the mother of professional tennis player Merete Balling-Stockmann.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danish Tennis Star To Study Medicine". The Honolulu Advertiser. 7 October 1962.
- ^ "Key Statistics". billiejeankingcup.com.
- ^ "Danish Tennis Beauty At Russell Sage". The Troy Record. 22 September 1962.
- ^ "Coffee table book captures romance of historic inn". Arizona Republic. 27 June 2003.
- ^ Jørgensen, Hanne B. (5 September 1988). "Tennis dengang og nu : 17-årige Merete Balling Stockmann blev dansk mester tyve år efter sin moder". Politiken (in Danish).