Wendy White (tennis)
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | (1960-09-29) September 29, 1960 (age 63) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 220–214 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1982) |
French Open | 3R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985) |
US Open | 3R (1979, 1980, 1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 152–173 |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1981, 1983, 1984) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1981–82, 1984, 1989–90) |
US Open | QF (1978, 1983) |
Wendy White-Prausa (born 29 September 1960) is a former professional tennis player.[1]
Early life and education
White was born in 1960 in the state of Georgia. When she was 8, she learned to play tennis at a summer camp. White became a dominant junior player in her state and on the sectional and national levels. From 1977 to 1978, she won or was a finalist in over 30 national junior and amateur championships. In 1978, she was offered a full scholarship to Rollins College. In 1980, she was named Collegiate Player of the Year by Tennis.[2] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1980.[3][4] After winning the AIAW National Championship (the NCAA did not hold tennis championship for women players until 1982), White turned pro in 1980 as a sophomore. She is the only woman tennis player to turn professional and still graduate on time from college.[5]
Career
White played on the WTA tour from 1978 to 1990. She won a singles title at the Virginia Slims of Kansas in 1986 and a doubles title at the Virginia Slims of Oklahoma in 1990, and twice reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open doubles. She attained career-high rankings of #28 in singles on August 3, 1987 and #18 in doubles on September 10, 1990.
Career finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner up)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 1986 | Virginia Slims of Kansas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Betsy Nagelsen | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1987 | Virginia Slims of Newport, U.S. | Grass | Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 |
Personal
After retiring in 1992, White continued to coach and play. She has been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
References
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1988). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1988. London: Willow Books. p. 370. ISBN 9780002182690.
- ^ Inductees ITA Hall of Fame, accessed January 21, 2016
- ^ "ITA WHOF Class of 2008". www.itatennis.co. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ Dean Hybl (August 25, 2009). "Rollins College women's tennis: small school with a big tradition". Sports Then and Now.
External links
- Wendy White at the Women's Tennis Association
- Wendy White at the International Tennis Federation
- Wendy White at Wimbledon
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- 1976: Harris
- 1978: Meyers
- 1979: Lieberman
- 1980: Shea
- 1981: Sterkel
- 1982: Caulkins
- 1983: De. Collins
- 1984: Caulkins & C. Miller
- 1985: Joyner
- 1986: Ethridge
- 1987: Meagher
- 1988: Weatherspoon
- 1989: Huber
- 1990: Favor
- 1991: Staley
- 1992: Marlowe
- 1993: L. Fernandez
- 1994: Hamm
- 1995: Lobo
- 1996: Rizzotti
- 1997: Daws
- 1998: Holdsclaw
- 1999: May
- 2000: Teuscher
- 2001: Stiles
- 2002: A. Williams
- 2003: Watley
- 2004: Kirk
- 2005: Nnamani
- 2006: Sinclair
- 2007: Pavan
- 2008: Parker
- 2009: Kupets
- 2010: Hodge & M. Moore
- 2011: M. Moore
- 2012: Griner
- 2013: Ricketts
- 2014: Jacob
- 2015: Franklin
- 2016: B. Stewart
- 2017: Ledecky
- 2018: Manuel
- 2019: Garcia
- 2020: No award
- 2021: Garcia
- 2022: Boston
- 2023: Ca. Clark
- 2024: Ca. Clark
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- 1989: Jacobs
- 1990: Robertson
- 1991: T. Nichols
- 1992: Stepp
- 1993: Mead
- 1994: H. Scott
- 1995: A. Johnson
- 1996: Carson
- 1998: H. Anderson
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- 2000: J. Olson
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- 2002: Koetsier
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- 2016: Fogle
- 2017: N. Stafford
- 2018: Cunningham
- 2019: Fessler
- 2020: No award
- 2021: O'Neal
- 2022: Thibodeau
- 2023: M. White
- 2024: Gayles
- 1988: Brinton
- 1989: Cobbs
- 1990: Hardy
- 1991: Saunders
- 1992: Hand
- 1993: C. Allen
- 1994: Metro
- 1995: Coetzee
- 1996: Clarkson
- 1997: Morlock
- 1998: Penner
- 1999: Almazan
- 2000: Even
- 2001: Martin
- 2002: N. Duncan
- 2003: Gregg
- 2004: Gomez
- 2005: Lewallen
- 2006: Erb
- 2007: Hanavan
- 2008: Braegelmann
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- 2010: McNamara
- 2011: Macy
- 2012: Daugherty
- 2013: Daugherty
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- 2015: Dickinson
- 2016: Oren
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- 2018: C. Kurgat
- 2019: Reiss
- 2020: No award
- 2021: No award
- 2022: Petrantonio
- 2023: B. Olson
- 2024: Cartwright
- 1988: Beachy
- 1989: Prineas
- 1990: Grierson
- 1991: Gilbert
- 1992: K. Oden
- 1993: Carter
- 1994: Ainsworth
- 1995: Albers
- 1996: Swan
- 1997: Ta. Johnson
- 1998: Speckman
- 1999: Schade
- 2000: Fischer
- 2001: Rogers
- 2002: Bergofsky
- 2003: Hysell
- 2004: M. Gordon
- 2005: Buttry
- 2006: Silva
- 2007: Bondi
- 2008: Zerzan
- 2009: Huston
- 2010: Borner
- 2011: Stern
- 2012: Hagensen
- 2013: Fournier
- 2014: Cazzolla
- 2015: Fournier
- 2016: Moss
- 2017: Crist
- 2018: Chong
- 2019: Temple
- 2020: No award
- 2021: No award
- 2022: Nicholas
- 2023: Earley
- 2024: Maddox