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Jeanne DuVall

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Jeanne DuVall
Country (sports)United States
Born(1959-12-07)December 7, 1959(age 64)
CollegeUCLA
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1979,1980,1981)
Wimbledon2R (1978)
US Open4R (1979)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1980)
Wimbledon2R (1980)
US Open2R (1978,1979)

Jeanne DuVall(born December 7, 1959) is an American former professionaltennisplayer.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Dallas, DuVall was a Texas 18 and under state champion.[1]She played college tennis for theUCLA Bruinsand in 1978 won theAIAWsingles championship (overKathy Jordan), which earned her aHonda Award.[2][3][4]

DuVall had her breakthrough performance on the WTA at Hilton Head in 1978 when she upsetWendy Turnbullen route to the quarterfinals.[5]At the1979 US Openshe beatBettina Bunge,Nancy YearginandJulie Harringtonto make the fourth round, where she lost in three sets toEvonne Goolagong.She won a Fort Myers Avon Futures tournament in 1980 and was a two-time quarterfinalist at theU.S. Clay Court Championships.

References

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  1. ^"Weston Tennis Pro Has High Hopes For New Club".Sun Sentinel.July 27, 1988.
  2. ^"Women win nationals".The Stanford Daily.June 27, 1978.
  3. ^"2011 UCLA Women's Tennis Media Guide".Issuu.Retrieved2020-03-25.
  4. ^"Tennis".CWSA.Retrieved2020-03-25.
  5. ^Amdur, Neil (May 8, 1978)."Teen‐Age Stars of Women's Tennis".The New York Times.
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