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

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.

Kim Labuschagne

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.

Kim Labuschagne

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Kim Labuschagne

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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1967 births

Living people

South African female tennis players

American female tennis players

Texas A&M Aggies women's tennis players

Sportspeople from Pretoria

South African emigrants to the United States