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Betty Stove

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (June 24, 1945- )
    Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Highest ranking: #5 in 1977
    Reached the finals at Wibledon (1977)
    In doubles, won three US Opens (1972,1977,1979), two French Opens (1972,1979) and Wimbledon (1972)
    In mixed doubles, won two US Opens (1977-78) and two Wimbledons (1978,1981)
    With Hana Mandlikova wrote the instructional book 'Total Tennis' (1990)

Why she might be annoying:

    At Wimbledon in 1977, she reached the finals in singles, doubles and mixed doubles -- and lost in all three.
    During her entire career, she won only one singles title.
    When Bud Collins tried to nickname her 'Big Bad Betty,' she picked him up, flipped him over ,and told him to never call her that again.
    She celebrated a World Team Tennis victory by picking up partner Chris Evert and twirling her around in the air (1976).

Why she might not be annoying:

    In the late 1960s, a malfunctioning thyroid gland sidelined her for 18 months; although she was told she should never play tennis again, she came back and had her best years on the circuit.
    She was a versatile doubles player, winning tournaments partnered with, among others, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court Smith, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, Tracy Austin and Pam Shriver.
    After retiring from tennis, she became a successful photographer.
    She inspired the name of the Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert ('Betty Serves').

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying