Kim Labuschagne

Kim Benson (née Labuschagne; born September 11, 1967), formerly Kim Barry, is a South African-American former professional tennis player.^[1]

Kim Labuschagne

Full name	Kim Benson (née Labuschagne)
Country (sports)	South Africa  United States
Born	(1967-09-11) September 11, 1967 (age 57)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$27,788
Singles
Career record	68–58
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 187 (Feb 1, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (1988)
Doubles
Career record	22–18
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 167 (Dec 21, 1987)

Labuschagne, who grew up in Pretoria, played collegiate tennis for Texas A&M in the late 1980s. She was the program's first All-American in 1987, when she reached the singles quarter-finals of the NCAA championships. Her first husband Van Barry was an assistant coach for the team and later her personal coach.^[2]

While competing on the professional tour, Labuschagne had a career high singles ranking of 187 in the world. Her best performance in a WTA Tour tournament was a second round appearance at the San Juan Open in 1987. She featured in the qualifying draw for the 1988 French Open.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	June 7, 1987	Boca Raton, United States	Clay	Lise Gregory	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	June 17, 1990	Largo, United States	Clay	Nicole Arendt	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	July 22, 1990	Greensboro, United States	Clay	Caroline Kuhlman	4–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	August 12, 1990	Lebanon, United States	Hard	Shiho Okada	6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 11, 1989	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Audra Keller	Kathy Foxworth Tammy Whittington	2–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	June 25, 1989	Augusta, United States	Clay	Audra Keller	Shannan McCarthy Laxmi Poruri	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	July 23, 1989	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Audra Keller	Anne-Marie Walson Tammy Whittington	6–7, 1–6