Themis Zambrzycki

Themis Zambrzycki (married name Glatman) (born October 20, 1960^[1]) is a retired Brazilian multi-sport athlete and tennis player.

Themis Zambrzycki

Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	(1960-10-20) 20 October 1960 (age 64)
Prize money	$36,013
Singles
Career record	62–73
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 268 (4 July 1988)
Doubles
Career record	70–63
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 147 (9 November 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1989)
US Open	1R (1988)

She was the 1976 South American Junior Champion in the long jump, shot put and pentathlon, plus the silver medalist in the 100 metres hurdles. In 1977 she competed at the senior level South American Championships, taking silver in the hurdles, long jump and pentathlon. In 1979, she won the long jump and pentathlon, with a silver in the shot put.

She competed for Brigham Young University from 1978–80, winning the AIAW National Championship in the outdoor Pentathlon all three years and indoor champion in 1980.^[2] During her years in the United States, she also competed in the national championships, placing in the pentathlon all three years, winning in 1980.

Along with many track and field athletes of the day, she was an athlete/actress in the 1982 released film Personal Best.^{[citation needed]}

As money making opportunities for track and field athletes, particularly female athletes, were rare, she changed her focus to professional tennis, making it to the WTA tour by 1986.^[3]

Athletics career

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1975	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Pentathlon	3790 pts
1976	South American Junior Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	100 m hurdles	14.50
			1st	Long jump	5.99 m
			1st	Shot put	11.89 m
			1st	Pentathlon	4124 pts
1977	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	100 m hurdles	14.76 s
			2nd	Long jump	5.49 m
			2nd	Pentathlon	3856 pts
1979	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	1st	Long jump	6.03 m
			2nd	Shot put	13.84 m
			1st	Pentathlon	4117 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Long jump – 6.39 metres (Tempe 1980)

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	6 March 1988	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Nicolette Rooimans	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	2.	19 June 1988	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Siobhán Nicholson	6–1, 4–6, 6–8

Doubles (2–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	28 July 1985	Columbus, United States	Clay	Alison Winston	Karen Deed Stephanie Savides	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	13 April 1986	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Brenda Perry	Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson	2–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	16 June 1986	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Digna Ketelaar	Carin Bakkum Manon Bollegraf	3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss	4.	20 October 1986	Saga, Japan	Grass	Marianne van der Torre	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	2–6, 3–6
Win	5.	29 June 1987	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Carin Bakkum	Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6.	7 November 1988	Jaffa, Israel	Hard	Colette Sely	Ilana Berger Hagit Ohayon	3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	12 June 1989	Algarve, Portugal	Hard	Ingelise Driehuis	Robyn Field Michelle Anderson	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss	8.	3 June 1990	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Hard	Lucila Becerra	Jean Lozano Lupita Novelo	3–6, 6–4, 1–6