Edda Buding (13 November 1936 – 15 July 2014) was a German tennis player of Romanian birth. She received the doubles gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics doubles demonstration event partnered with Helga Niessen Masthoff. Along with Yola Ramírez Ochoa, she was the runner-up in the 1961 U.S. Championships women's doubles event and with Robert Howe was the runner-up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1961. She was the sister of Ingo Buding, a two-time junior singles champion at the French Championships, and Ilse Buding.
.jpg) Hilversum, Netherlands, 1965 | |
| Full name | Edda Helene Buding-Duchting |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Argentina (1954)  West Germany |
| Born | 13 November 1936 Lovrin, Romania |
| Died | 15 July 2014 (aged 77) Aalen, Germany |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–17[1] |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1961) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1959) |
| US Open | 2R (1961) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1965) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1965) |
| US Open | F (1961) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1957) |
| Wimbledon | F (1961) |
She won the 1961 U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships singles title after a three-sets victory in the final against Karen Hantze.
In 1964 she received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.[2]
Buding is the first opponent to play Chris Evert at the U.S. Open. Evert won their 1971 match 6–1, 6–0.
Major career finals edit
Grand Slam mixed doubles (2 runner-ups) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1957 | French Championships | Clay |  Luis Ayala |
 Věra Pužejová Jiří Javorský |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Robert Howe |
Fred Stolle Lesley Turner |
11–9, 6–2 |
Grand Slam doubles (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1961 | U.S. Championships | Gras |  Yola Ramírez |
Lesley Turner Darlene Hard |
6–4, 5–7, 6–0 |
Other doubles titles edit
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Helga Niessen Masthoff |
Julie Heldman Rosie Reyes |
6–3, 6–4 |
Fed Cup final edit
| Year | German Team | US Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
|
0–3 |
References edit
- ^ ITF Player biography: Edda Buding
- ^ "Sportbericht der Bundesregierung" (PDF). dipbt.bundestag.de. Deutscher Bundestag. 26 September 1973. p. 80.
- ^ Deutsches Tennis trauert um Edda Buding
