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Patty Fendick

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Patty Fendick
Country (sports) United States
Born (1965-03-31) March 31, 1965 (age 59)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro1982
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeStanford University
Prize money$1,574,956
Singles
Career record249–183
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 19 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1990)
French Open2R (1991, 1995)
Wimbledon4R (1989, 1990, 1992)
US Open4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record347–153
Career titles25
Highest rankingNo. 4 (July 3, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1991)
French OpenSF (1995)
WimbledonSF (1986, 1990)
US OpenF (1988)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–1

Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas.

Born in Sacramento, California, she played at the collegiate level at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA team title three times. In 1987, she was named ITA Player of the Year, when on the Stanford tennis team she had a 57-match winning streak. She won two NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1987.[1][2] Her playing accomplishments, as a collegiate and professional player, has elevated her being inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame and also recognized as the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of NCAA women's tennis.

Fendick remains active in the sport of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA. She was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1988 US Open Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1989 Australian Open Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1990 Australian Open Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 1991 Australian Open Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 1994 Australian Open Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 6–4, 4–6

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 38 (22–16)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Cammy MacGregor
United States Cynthia MacGregor
6–2, 6–1
Win 2–0 Feb 1988 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Canada Jill Hetherington New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Apr 1988 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) United States Ann Henricksson New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jul 1988 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Ronni Reis
South Africa Lise Gregory
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Aug 1988 San Diego, U.S. Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Betsy Nagelsen
South Africa Dinky Van Rensburg
7–6(10), 6–4
Win 4–1 Aug 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Aug 1988 US Open Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
4–6, 1–6
Win 5–2 Oct 1988 Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Jan 1989 Brisbane, Australia Hard Canada Jill Hetherington Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Czech Republic Helena Suková
7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5–4 Jan 1989 Australian Open Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 6–4 Feb 1989 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Canada Jill Hetherington Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Janine Thompson
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–4 Feb 1989 Connecticut, U.S. Carpet (i) Canada Jill Hetherington Soviet Union Larisa Neiland
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 7–5 Feb 1989 New Haven, U.S. Hard Canada Jill Hetherington United States Katrina Adams
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Jan 1990 Australian Open Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–7(5), 6–7(3)
Loss 7–7 Jun 1990 Eastbourne, UK Grass United States Zina Garrison Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva
4–6, 3–6
Win 8–7 Aug 1990 San Diego, U.S. Hard United States Zina Garrison United States Elise Burgin
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 9–7 Nov 1990 San Jose, U.S. Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Katrina Adams
Canada Jill Hetherington
6–1, 6–1
Win 10–7 Jan 1991 Australian Open Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
7–6(4), 6–1
Win 11–7 Jan 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Soviet Union Larisa Neiland Australia Jo-Anne Faull
Australia Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Win 12–7 Mar 1991 San Jose, U.S. Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
7–6(2), 6–2
Loss 12–8 Apr 1991 Houston, U.S. Clay United States Mary Joe Fernández Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 12–9 Mar 1992 US Hard Court Championships Hard Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win 13–9 May 1992 Strasbourg, France Clay Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová United States Lori McNeil
Argentina Mercedes Paz
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–10 Oct 1992 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Andrea Strnadová Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
5–7, 6–7
Win 14–10 Feb 1993 U.S. National Indoors Hard (i) United States Zina Garrison United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–2
Loss 14–11 Apr 1993 Pattaya, Thailand Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Cammy Macgregor
France Catherine Suire
3–6, 6–7
Win 15–11 Apr 1993 Malaysia Open Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Nicole Arendt
Australia Kristine Radford
6–4, 7–6
Loss 15–12 Oct 1993 Filderstad, Germany Carpet (i) United States Martina Navratilova United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 4–6
Win 16–12 Nov 1993 San Jose, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Meredith McGrath South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 6–0
Win 17–12 Jan 1994 Sydney, Australia Hard United States Meredith McGrath Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3
Loss 17–13 Jan 1994 Australian Open Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 18–13 Feb 1994 National Indoors, U.S. Hard (i) United States Meredith McGrath United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
7–6, 6–2
Loss 18–14 Mar 1994 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 1–6
Win 19–14 Apr 1994 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard United States Meredith McGrath Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Japan Nana Miyagi
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win 20–14 Apr 1994 Singapore Hard United States Meredith McGrath United States Nicole Arendt
Australia Kristine Radford
6–4, 6–1
Win 21–14 Oct 1994 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) United States Meredith McGrath Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–4
Loss 21–15 Oct 1994 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet (i) United States Meredith McGrath Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Martina Navratilova
6–7, 1–6
Loss 21–16 Jan 1995 Sydney, Australia Hard United States Mary Joe Fernández United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
5–7, 6–2, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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