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Tracy Austin bigraphy, stories - American tennis player

Tracy Austin : biography

December 2, 1962 –

Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962, in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States and holds three Grand Slam titles winning the women’s singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the 1981 year end Toyota Championships, both in singles, before a series of injuries cut her career short. Since 1979, she has held the record as youngest ever US Open female singles champion and is the youngest inductee of all time in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Austin won singles titles on all playing surfaces: Clay (both Red Clay and Green Clay), Indoor Carpet, Grass, and Hard Courts.

WTA Career Finals

Singles: 44 (30–14)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
Titles by Surface
Hard (11–3)
Grass (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (14–9)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. January 10, 1977 USA}} Portland Hard (I) USA}} Stacy Margolin 6–7, 6–3, 4–1 ret.
Runner-up 1. March 6, 1978 USA}} Dallas Carpet (I) AUS}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 2. October 2, 1978 USA}} Phoenix Hard TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. October 23, 1978 FRG}} Filderstadt Carpet (I) NED}} Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. November 21, 1978 JPN}} Tokyo Hard (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–1, 6–1
Winner 4. January 1, 1979 USA}} Washington Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 3. January 29, 1979 USA}} Chicago Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 4. March 21, 1979 USA}} Avon Championships Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 5. April 10, 1979 USA}} Hilton Head Island Clay AUS}} Kerry Melville Reid 7–6, 7–6
Winner 6. May 7, 1979 ITA}} Rome Clay FRG}} Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Winner 7. July 30, 1979 USA}} San Diego Hard TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 5. August 20, 1979 USA}} Mahwah Hard USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–7(2), 6–4, 6–1
Winner 8. August 28, 1979 USA}} US Open Hard USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–3
Winner 9. November 5, 1979 FRG}} Filderstadt Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–0
Winner 10. December 15, 1979 JPN}} Tokyo Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 6. January 2, 1980 USA}} Landover Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–1
Winner 11. January 7, 1980 USA}} Cincinnati Carpet (I) USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–1
Winner 12. January 28, 1980 USA}} Seattle Carpet (i) GBR}} Virginia Wade 6–2, 7–6
Runner-up 7. February 4, 1980 USA}} Los Angeles Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–0
Winner 13. March 10, 1980 USA}} Boston Carpet (I) GBR}} Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–1
Winner 14. March 17, 1980 USA}} Avon Championships Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 15. March 29, 1980 USA}} Carlsbad Hard TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 7–5, 6–2
Winner 16. April 7, 1980 USA}} Hilton Head Island Clay TCH}} Regina Maršíková 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 8. April 29, 1980 USA}} Orlando Clay TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–4
Winner 17. June 16, 1980 GBR}} Eastbourne Grass AUS}} Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–2
Winner 18. July 28, 1980 USA}} San Diego Hard AUS}} Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–3
Winner 19. September 29, 1980 USA}} Minneapolis Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 20. November 3, 1980 FRG}} Filderstadt Carpet (I) USA}} Sherry Acker 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 9. November 10, 1980 USA}} Tampa Hard USA}} Andrea Jaeger w/o
Runner-up 10. November 22, 1980 JPN}} Tokyo Carpet (I) TCH}} Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 6–3
Winner 21. December 15, 1980 USA}} Tucson Carpet (I) USA}} Peanut Louie 6–2, 6–0
Winner 22. January 7, 1981 USA}} Landover Carpet (I) USA}} Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 6–2
Winner 23. June 15, 1981 GBR}} Eastbourne Grass USA}} Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–4
Winner 24. July 27, 1981 USA}} San Diego Hard USA}} Pam Shriver 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Winner 25. August 17, 1981 CAN}} Toronto Hard USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–4
Winner 26. September 1, 1981 USA}} US Open Hard USA}} Martina Navratilova 1–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(1)
Winner 27. September 21, 1981 USA}} Atlanta Hard USA}} Mary-Lou Piatek 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 11. September 28, 1981 USA}} Minneapolis Carpet (I) USA}} Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2
Winner 28. October 26, 1981 FRG}} Filderstadt Carpet (I) USA}} Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 29. December 14, 1981 USA}} East Rutherford Carpet (I) USA}} Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 30. July 26, 1982 USA}} San Diego Hard USA}} Kathy Rinaldi 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 12. October 18, 1982 FRG}} Filderstadt Carpet (I) USA}} Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 13. December 6, 1982 USA}} Richmond Carpet (I) AUS}} Wendy Turnbull 6–7(3), 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 14. April 4, 1983 USA}} Hilton Head Island Clay USA}} Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–1, 6–0