Greer "Cat" Stevens is a former ladies professional tennis

Tennis

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 player. A native of Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg

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, Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. She also played for the Boston Lobsters

Boston Lobsters

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 of World TeamTennis

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. Greer retired at the end of 1980, having had her career best year.

Grand slam mixed doubles titles (3)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1977	Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...	Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...	Frew McMillan Frew McMillan Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...   Betty Stöve Betty Stöve Betty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1979	Wimbledon (2) The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...	Bob Hewitt	Frew McMillan   Betty Stöve	7–5, 7–6
1979	US Open	Bob Hewitt	Frew McMillan   Betty Stöve	6–3, 7–5

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