retired birth_place usopendoublesresult singlesrecord wimbledonresult singlestitles usopenresult frenchopenresult plays birth_date doublesrecord frenchopendoublesresult image article_title name turnedpro doublestitles
1982 beverwijk , netherlands 3r -lrb- 1974 -rrb- 27 -- 43 2r -lrb- 1975 , 1977 -rrb- 0 3r -lrb- 1976 -rrb- 3r -lrb- 1975 -rrb- right -- handed 27 july 1952 13 -- 25 qf -lrb- 1976 -rrb- elly appel -lrb- 1974 -rrb- . jpg elly appel-vessies
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elly appel-vessies

elly appel-vessies is a former professional tennis player from the netherlands .
since retiring , she has played some seniors tennis .
appel-vessies best performance at a slam , in the singles competition , was at the 1975 french open , when she reached the third round .
her best performance in a doubles tournament at a slam was at the 1976 french open , when she and virginia ruzici reached the quarter-finals .
she also played 30 times for the netherlands fed cup team , winning 17 matches and losing 13 .
she helped the team retain its place in the world group during her time as a professional .
