{{Short description|South African-American tennis player (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Kim Labuschagne | image = | fullname = Kim Benson<br />(née Labuschagne) | country_represented = {{RSA|1928}}<br />{{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|09|11}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $27,788 | singlesrecord = 68–58 | singlestitles = 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 187 (Feb 1, 1988) | FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (1988) | doublesrecord = 22–18 | doublestitles = 1 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 167 (Dec 21, 1987) }}

'''Kim Benson''' (née '''Labuschagne'''; born September 11, 1967), formerly '''Kim Barry''', is a South African-American former professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cessna |first1=Robert |title=All-American Labuschagne brought national exposure to Texas A&M women's tennis program |url=https://theeagle.com/sports/college/aggiesports/all-american-labuschagne-brought-national-exposure-to-texas-a-m-womens-tennis-program/article_1a8bd860-f86f-11e4-b61c-4766f87c354e.html |work=The Eagle |date=May 12, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Babineau |first1=Jeff |title=Tennis Takes On A New Perspective For Kim Barry |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-06-13-9006130375-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=June 13, 1990}}</ref>

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)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Outcome ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | June 7, 1987 | Boca Raton, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lise Gregory | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | June 17, 1990 | Largo, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | 2–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | July 22, 1990 | Greensboro, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Caroline Kuhlman | 4–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2. | August 12, 1990 | Lebanon, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shiho Okada | 6–0, 6–3 |}

===Doubles: 3 (1–2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Outcome ! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1. | June 11, 1989 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Audra Keller | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Foxworth <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} Tammy Whittington | 2–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | June 25, 1989 | Augusta, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Audra Keller | {{flagicon|USA}} Shannan McCarthy <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri | 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | July 23, 1989 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Audra Keller | {{flagicon|USA}} Anne-Marie Walson <br/> {{flagicon|USA}} Tammy Whittington | 6–7, 1–6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA|120003|Kim Barry}} * {{ITF|kim-labuschagne/800179456/rsa|Kim Labuschagne}} * {{ITF|kim-lynn-barry/800284461/usa|Kim Lynn Barry}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Labuschagne, Kim}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:South African female tennis players Category:American female tennis players Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's tennis players Category:Tennis players from Pretoria Category:South African emigrants to the United States Category:20th-century American sportswomen