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Pam Teeguarden

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Pam Teeguarden
Country (sports)United States
Born(1951-04-17)April 17, 1951(age 73)
Jacksonville,USA
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record99–139
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1977)
US OpenQF (1972)
Doubles
Career record97–119
Career titles10
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1981)
French OpenW(1977)
WimbledonQF
US OpenSF (1981)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1975)
US OpenW(1974)

Pam Teeguarden(born April 17, 1951) is a former American professionaltennisplayer in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open.[1]Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 andVirginia Wadeto her1977 Wimbledontriumph. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today.[2]Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed byNike.She played on the victoriousLos Angeles StringsTeam Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year.

Teeguarden won twogrand slamtitles:

Among Teeguarden's doubles titles are the Canadian Open Doubles, the Swedish Open Doubles, the Austrian Open Doubles, the Argentinian Open Doubles, the Women's Games Doubles in Salt Lake City, and the Virginia Slims of Tucson Doubles. Pam was ranked second in the US twice behind Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals and third on one other occasion with three different partners. She and her partner, Mona Guerrant won the Virginia Slims of Houston defeating Francoise Durr and Betty Stove the same week that Billie Jean King played Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles 2

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 16, 1978 Chichester,England Grass AustraliaEvonne Goolagong 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. January 9, 1984 Nashville,Tennessee, USA Hard United StatesJenny Klitch 2–6, 1–6

Doubles 4 (3–1)

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Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 4
Tier I
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 2
Clay 1
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 5, 1977 French Open,France Clay CzechoslovakiaRegina Maršíková United StatesRayni Fox
AustraliaHelen Gourlay
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. January 29, 1978 Los Angeles,California, USA Hard South AfricaGreer Stevens NetherlandsBetty Stöve
United KingdomVirginia Wade
3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. August 20, 1978 Canadian Open,Canada Hard CzechoslovakiaRegina Maršíková AustraliaChris O'Neil
United StatesPaula Smith
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Winner 4. September 14, 1980 Salt Lake City,Utah, USA Hard RomaniaVirginia Ruzici United StatesKathy Jordan
United StatesJoAnne Russell
6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles 2 (1–1)

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Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 1
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. September 8, 1974 US Open,USA Grass AustraliaGeoff Masters United StatesJimmy Connors
United StatesChris Evert
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 2. June 15, 1975 French Open,France Clay ChileJaime Fillol BrazilThomaz Koch
UruguayFiorella Bonicelli
4–6, 6–7

References

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  1. ^Jim Bainbridge (1978).1978 Colgate Series Media Guide.New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 122.
  2. ^"Southern California Tennis News: A Hall of Fame Gala to Remember!".Retrieved9 October2016.
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