Kim Sands

{{short description|American tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| name = Kim Sands

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| country_represented = {{flagu|United States}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|11|df=yes}}

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| turnedpro = 1978

| retired = 1988

| plays =

| careerprizemoney = US$ 199,233

| singlesrecord = 43–47

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 44 (April 2, 1984)

| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1978)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1981, 1983, 1985)

| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1981, 1983)

| USOpenresult = 1R (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)

| doublesrecord = 37–38

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 31 (August 17, 1987)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1982)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1984)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1979, 1980, 1981)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1985)

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Kim Sands (born 11 October 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. She reached 44th in the WTA rankings in April 1984 and became the first African-American woman to receive a scholarship to the University of Miami{{Cite web|url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Diversity/Black-History-Month/5805_Black_History_Month__Honor_Roll_Women/|title = Honor Roll: Women|access-date = 2014-08-19|website = USTA |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212804if_/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Diversity/Black-History-Month/5805_Black_History_Month__Honor_Roll_Women/ |archivedate=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree.{{Cite web|url = https://www.yourata.org/team/kim-sands|title = Kim Sands – Panelist: Black Women Champions & their impact on Tennis|access-date = 2023-10-31|website = American Tennis Association |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210091431if_/https://www.yourata.org/team/kim-sands |archivedate=10 December 2022 |url-status=live}}