Tracy Austin
US tennis player
Tracy Austin (born 12 December 1962, in Palos Verdes, California) is a former American tennis player.[3] She is youngest ever US Open female singles champion and the youngest person to become a member in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[4]
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Rolling Hills, California |
Born | Palos Verdes Peninsula, California | December 12, 1962
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Turned pro | October 23, 1978 |
Retired | July 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Pancho Segura |
Prize money | US$1,992,380[1] |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1992 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 335–90 (78.82%)[1] |
Career titles | 30[1] |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (April 7, 1980)[2] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1981) |
French Open | QF (1982, 1983) |
Wimbledon | SF (1979, 1980) |
US Open | W (1979, 1981) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1980) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–16[1] |
Career titles | 4[1] |
Highest ranking | 41 (August 14, 1989)[2] |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1978, 1979) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 15–6 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1980) |
US Open | SF (1988) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1978, 1979, 1980) |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Tracy Austin - Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tracy Austin - Rankings History". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Tracy Austin USA". TENNIS.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tracy Austin". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 February 2016.