Judy Nelson

{{Short description|American writer}}

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{{BLP primary sources|date=February 2009}}

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Judy Hill Nelson is an American author best known for her 1983–1991 romance (while married) with and eventual palimony suit against professional tennis star Martina Navratilova.{{Cite web|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Choices: How a Devoted Wife and Mother Met Martina Navratilova and Opted for the Lesbian Life|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55972-328-2|access-date=2021-07-19|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Holt|first=Patricia|date=1996-06-30|title=BETWEEN THE LINES -- A Disarming Volley From Martina's Ex|url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/BETWEEN-THE-LINES-A-Disarming-Volley-From-2976764.php|access-date=2021-07-19|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}}{{cite news|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|date=14 July 2020|title=How "Cancel Culture" Repeatedly Emerged in My Attempt to Make a Film About Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/07/14/cancel-culture-martina-navratilova-documentary/|access-date=30 July 2021|website=The Intercept|language=en}}