Vicki Berner
Vicki Berner was a Canadian professional tennis player.Biography
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Berner, who was Jewish, represented Canada in seven Federation Cup ties from 1964 to 1968 and was later, in 1971, the top ranked Canadian player. She was a five-time women's doubles champion at the Canadian Open, a bronze medalist in doubles at the 1967 Pan American Games and a Maccabiah Games gold medalist.
While competing on the international circuit, as a professional from the early 1970s, she featured regularly in grand slam main draws. She reached the third round of both the 1964 French Championships and 1966 U.S. National Championships. Her best performance came partnering Frew McMillan in the mixed doubles at the 1964 U.S. National Championships, where they made it to the semi-finals.
In other Grand Slam events, Berner competed at her first Wimbledon events in 1963 and 1964. She appeared at Wimbledon six more times between 1965 to 1973. While at Wimbledon, Berner reached the second round at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships in singles and the quarterfinals at the 1967 Wimbledon Championships in doubles. In mixed doubles, Berner made it to the third round of the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.
Berner became a prominent figure behind the scenes after she retired, serving as the Virginia Slims tour director and then director of women's tennis for the USTA. Through this role she captained the United States's winning 1978 and 1979 Federation Cup teams.Doubles (0-1)
