Tracy Austin

Tracy Austin
	Austin in 2009
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Rolling Hills, California, U.S.
Born	December 12, 1962 (age 62); Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, U.S.
Height	Tɛmplet:Height
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)
Singles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	30
Highest ranking	No. 1 (April 7, 1980)
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
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 41 (August 14, 1989)
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)
Wightman Cup	W (1979, 1981)

Tracy Ann Austin Holt (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli December bɛɣu pinaayi dali, yuuni 1962) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ America purufɛshinal tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun nyɛ paɣa. O nyɛ ŋun daa dɔni world No. 1 n ti women's singles n ti Women's Tennis Association (WTA) bakoi pishi ni yini . Austin WTA Tour-level singles jaashee nim pihita , n ti pahi major jaashee nima yuuni 1979 mini yuuni 1981 US Opens, o daa lahi dila doubles jaashee nima anu, n ti pahi mixed doubles jaashee nim la 1980 Wimbledon Championships, ka di nyɛla o mini o bɛli John n daa laɣim kpuɣili. Yaha, o nyɛla ŋun daa lahi di yuuni 1980 WTA Tour Championships n ti pahi yuuni maa bahigu yuuni 1981 Toyota Championships, din zaa daa nyɛ single nima.^[4]^[5]

O pilli bɛhigu

Tracy Austin nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so silimiingoli December bɛɣu pinaayi dali, yuuni 1962, tiŋyuli booni Palos Verdes Peninsula, California.^[6] o laambi n daa nyɛ George mini Jeanne Austin.^[7]

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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

Year-end championships finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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

WTA career finals

Singles: 44 (30–14)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)

Finals by surface
Hard (11–3)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (14–9)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1977	Portland, US	Hard (i)	Stacy Margolin	6–7, 6–3, 4–1 ret.
Loss	1–1	Mar 1978	Dallas, US	Carpet (i)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–4, 0–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 1978	Phoenix, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 2–6
Win	2–2	Oct 1978	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–2	Nov 1978	Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–1
Win	4–2	Jan 1979	Washington, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Jan 1979	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Mar 1979	Avon Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	5–4	Apr 1979	Hilton Head Island, US	Clay	Kerry Melville Reid	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(9–7)
Win	6–4	May 1979	Rome, Italy	Clay	Sylvia Hanika	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win	7–4	Jul 1979	San Diego, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	6–4, 6–2
Loss	7–5	Aug 1979	Mahwah, US	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 1–6
Win	8–5	Aug 1979	US Open	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–4, 6–3
Win	9–5	Nov 1979	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–0
Win	10–5	Dec 1979	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–1
Loss	10–6	Jan 1980	Landover, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 1–6
Win	11–6	Jan 1980	Cincinnati, US	Carpet (i)	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–2, 6–1
Win	12–6	Jan 1980	Seattle, US	Carpet (i)	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Virginia Wade	6–2, 7–6
Loss	12–7	Feb 1980	Los Angeles, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 0–6
Win	13–7	Mar 1980	Boston, US	Carpet (i)	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Virginia Wade	6–2, 6–1
Win	14–7	Mar 1980	Avon Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Win	15–7	Mar 1980	Carlsbad, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–2
Win	16–7	Apr 1980	Hilton Head Island, US	Clay	Regina Maršíková	3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss	16–8	Apr 1980	Orlando, US	Clay	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 4–6
Win	17–8	Jun 1980	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Wendy Turnbull	7–6, 6–2
Win	18–8	Jul 1980	San Diego, US	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	6–1, 6–3
Win	19–8	Sep 1980	Minneapolis, US	Carpet (i)	Dianne Fromholtz	6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Win	20–8	Nov 1980	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Sherry Acker	6–2, 7–5
Loss	20–9	Nov 1980	Tampa, US	Hard	Andrea Jaeger	w/o
Loss	20–10	Nov 1980	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 3–6
Win	21–10	Dec 1980	Tucson, US	Carpet (i)	Peanut Louie	6–2, 6–0
Win	22–10	Jan 1981	Landover, US	Carpet (i)	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 6–2
Win	23–10	Jun 1981	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Andrea Jaeger	6–3, 6–4
Win	24–10	Jul 1981	San Diego, US	Hard	Pam Shriver	6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Win	25–10	Aug 1981	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–1, 6–4
Win	26–10	Sep 1981	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–1)
Win	27–10	Sep 1981	Atlanta, US	Hard	Mary-Lou Piatek	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	27–11	Sep 1981	Minneapolis, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	0–6, 2–6
Win	28–11	Oct 1981	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	29–11	Dec 1981	East Rutherford, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	30–11	Jul 1982	San Diego, US	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	7–6, 6–3
Loss	30–12	Oct 1982	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	3–6, 3–6
Loss	30–13	Dec 1982	Richmond, US	Carpet (i)	Wendy Turnbull	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 4–6
Loss	30–14	Apr 1983	Hilton Head Island, US	Clay	Martina Navratilova	7–5, 1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1978	Phoenix, US	Hard	Betty Stöve	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win	2–0	Oct 1978	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Nov 1978	Tokyo, Japan	Hard (i)	Kathy May	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	2–2	Jan 1979	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Chris Evert	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jan 1979	Hollywood, US	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Win	4–2	Aug 1979	Mahwah, US	Hard	Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková	7–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win	5–2	Jul 1980	San Diego, US	Hard	Ann Kiyomura	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tɛmplet:Performance key

Tournament	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984–93	1994	SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	2R	0 / 2
French Open	A		A	A	A	A	QF	QF	A	1R	0 / 3
Wimbledon	3R		4R	SF	SF	QF	QF	A	A	A	0 / 6
US Open	QF		QF	W	SF	W	QF	A	A	A	2 / 6
SR	0 / 2		0 / 2	1 / 2	0 / 2	1 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 2	2 / 17
Year End Ranking	12		6	3	2	2	4	4		NR

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Maan lihimi ŋɔ nim yaha

Kundivihira

1 2 Hall of Famers – Tracy Austin.
1 2 3 4 Tracy Austin - Overview. Women's Tennis Association.
1 2 Tracy Austin - Rankings History. Women's Tennis Association.
↑ "Austin hurt in auto crash". Pittsburgh Press: p. C2. August 4, 1989. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C1569464.
↑ "Austin has surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (New York Times) ((Idaho)): p. 2B. August 8, 1989. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C2110648.
↑ International Tennis Hall of Fame.
↑ Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 22, 1976). "FOR THE AUSTINS, IT'S 'TENNIS EVERYONE'". Sports Illustrated.

External links

Sporting positions Tɛmplet:Succession box
Awards Tɛmplet:Succession box

[ithof-1] 1 2 Hall of Famers – Tracy Austin.

[Overview-2] 1 2 3 4 Tracy Austin - Overview. Women's Tennis Association.

[Rank-3] 1 2 Tracy Austin - Rankings History. Women's Tennis Association.

[prespyt-4] "Austin hurt in auto crash". Pittsburgh Press: p. C2. August 4, 1989. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C1569464.

[ahass-5] "Austin has surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (New York Times) ((Idaho)): p. 2B. August 8, 1989. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C2110648.

[6] International Tennis Hall of Fame.

[7] Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 22, 1976). "FOR THE AUSTINS, IT'S 'TENNIS EVERYONE'". Sports Illustrated.

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