Helen Kaye Ledgerwood AM (4 June 1945 – 29 October 2019),[1] born Helen Kaye Dening, was an Australian businesswoman and international tennis player.[2]

Kaye Dening
Full nameHelen Kaye Ledgerwood
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1945-06-04)4 June 1945
Died29 October 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 74)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1963)
French Open2R (1962, 1964)
Wimbledon2R (1962)
US Open3R (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1964)

Dening was a top junior player, winning girls' singles titles at the 1962 French Championships and 1964 Australian Championships.[3] She also reached the women's singles semi-finals of the 1963 Australian Championships.

Graduating from the University of Sydney in 1967, Dening became a business executive and was honoured in 1995 with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "in recognition of service to the building industry".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kaye Ledgerwood AM Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rochfort, Scott (1 March 2011). "Sol Trujillo and his latest amigo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Surprise Loss". The Canberra Times. 13 January 1964. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday 1995 Honours". The Canberra Times. 12 June 1995. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
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