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Tracy Austin

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Tracy Austin

Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Austin won 30 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two major titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and five doubles titles, including the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, partnering her brother John. She won the 1980 WTA Tour Championships and the year-ending 1981 Toyota Championships, both in singles. Austin remains the youngest US Open women's singles champion (aged 16) and the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (aged 29). A series of injuries and a serious automobile accident in 1989 cut short her professional career.

Infobox

Country (sports)
United States
Residence
Rolling Hills, California, U .
Born
(1962-12-12) December 12, 1962 Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, U .
Height
5 ft 5 in (1 m)
Turned pro
October 23, 1978 (age 15)
Retired
July 1994 (age 31)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
Pancho Segura, Robert Lansdorp, Vic Braden
Prize money
$2,092,380
Int. Tennis HoF
1992 (member page)
Career record
15–6
Career titles
1
Highest ranking
No. 41 (August 14, 1989)
Australian Open
QF (1981)
French Open
QF (1982, 1983)
Wimbledon
W (1980)
US Open
SF (1988)
Tour Finals
W (1980)
Fed Cup
W (1978, 1979, 1980)
Wightman Cup
W (1979, 1981)

Tables

· Major finals › Grand Slam finals › Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Win
Win
Result
Win
Year
1979
Championship
US Open
Opponent
Chris Evert
Score
6–4, 6–3
Win
Win
Result
Win
Year
1981
Championship
US Open
Opponent
Martina Navratilova
Score
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1979
US Open
Hard
Chris Evert
6–4, 6–3
Win
1981
US Open
Hard
Martina Navratilova
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
· Major finals › Grand Slam finals › Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Win
Win
Result
Win
Year
1980
Championship
Wimbledon
Partner
John Austin
Opponents
Dianne Fromholtz Mark Edmondson
Score
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss
Loss
Result
Loss
Year
1981
Championship
Wimbledon
Partner
John Austin
Opponents
Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
Score
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1980
Wimbledon
Grass
John Austin
Dianne Fromholtz Mark Edmondson
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss
1981
Wimbledon
Grass
John Austin
Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
· Major finals › Year-end championships finals › Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Loss
Loss
Result
Loss
Year
1979
Championship
New York City
Opponent
Martina Navratilova
Score
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win
Win
Result
Win
Year
1980
Championship
New York City
Opponent
Martina Navratilova
Score
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1979
New York City
Carpet (i)
Martina Navratilova
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win
1980
New York City
Carpet (i)
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
Legend
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
Legend
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
Hard (11–3)
Hard (11–3)
Grass (2–0)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (14–9)
Carpet (14–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–3)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (14–9)

References

  1. International Tennis Hall of Fame
    https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/tracy-austin
  2. WTA Tennis
    https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10060/title/tracy-austin
  3. WTA Tennis
    https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10060/title/tracy-austin
  4. Pittsburgh Press
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C1569464
  5. Lewiston Morning Tribune
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C2110648
  6. www
    https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/tracy-austin
  7. Sports Illustrated
    https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/03/22/for-the-austins-its-tennis-everyone
  8. World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook
  9. The Bud Collins History of Tennis
  10. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/383559268/
  11. US Open
    https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2021-06-24/pride_spotlight_michael_fiur_shapes_vision_of_us_open_entertainment.html
  12. The Montreal Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202%2C1738524
  13. St. Petersburg Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rs5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5403%2C3827664
  14. Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide
  15. Tennis Majors
    https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/january-7-1981-the-day-tracy-austin-beat-martina-navratilova-to-win-the-avon-championships-314719.html
  16. Tennis
    https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-50-greatest-players-of-the-open-era-w-no-18-tracy-austin
  17. "WTA moments: Austin snaps Evert's streak in Rome"
    https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1668058/wta-moments-austin-snaps-evert-s-streak-in-rome
  18. Outstanding Women Athletes
  19. Sports Illustrated
    https://www.si.com/vault/1981/12/28/826383/she-won-but-is-she-no-1-tracy-austin-was-indeed-driven-as-she-won-the-toyota-championships-to-stake-her-claim-to-the-top-spot-in-womens-tennis
  20. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/01/14/fanfare-81-austins-tennis-year/e8462a9c-7969-46aa-b289-0dfaf1689e54/
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