page_title: Valerie Ziegenfuss
hierarchical_section_title: Valerie Ziegenfuss
caption_attribution_description: 1973 Press Photo Valerie Ziegenfuss Female Professional Tennis Player
context_page_description: Valerie Bradshaw is an American former female professional tennis player. She started off as an amateur player at the beginning of the 1970s before turning professional.
  She is most famous for being one of the so-called "Original 9" along with eight of her fellow players, who rebelled against the United States Tennis Association in 1970. Their actions brought about the creation of a new tennis tour, the Virginia Slims Circuit, which was the basis for the WTA Tour.
  During her career she reached the fourth round at the French Open and the US Open on two occasions. She reached one singles final the Virginia Slims of Oklahoma in 1972. She had far more success in doubles tournament, with twelve doubles final appearances, including six tournament victories.
  She won a bronze medal in doubles in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City partnering with Jane Bartkowicz.
context_section_description: Valerie Bradshaw (née Ziegenfuss; June 29, 1949) is an American former female professional tennis player. She started off as an amateur player at the beginning of the 1970s before turning professional.
  She is most famous for being one of the so-called "Original 9" along with eight of her fellow players, who rebelled against the United States Tennis Association in 1970. Their actions brought about the creation of a new tennis tour, the Virginia Slims Circuit, which was the basis for the WTA Tour.
  During her career she reached the fourth round at the French Open (in 1972) and the US Open on two occasions (1969 and 1975). She reached one singles final the Virginia Slims of Oklahoma in 1972. She had far more success in doubles tournament, with twelve doubles final appearances, including six tournament victories.
  She won a bronze medal in doubles in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City partnering with Jane Bartkowicz.
caption: Ziegenfuss in 1973
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