Louise Allen (tennis)

{{short description|American tennis player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

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| country_represented = United States

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|01|07}}

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| college = Trinity University

| turnedpro = 1982

| retired = 1993

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| careerprizemoney = $319,712

| singlesrecord = 174–163

| singlestitles = 0, 3 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 65 (July 4, 1983)

| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1987, 1989, 1990)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1992, 1993)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1983)

| USOpenresult = 2R (1983, 1992)

| doublesrecord = 87–120

| doublestitles = 0, 5 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 65 (February 1, 1993)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1987, 1989, 1990)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1988, 1989)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1989)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1983)

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Louise Allen (born January 7, 1962{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/14 |title=Louise Allen |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}) is a retired American tennis player.

Allen attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where she was a four-time All-American (1981–1984){{cite web |url=http://www.trinity.edu/departments/athletics/Hall_of_Fame/Allen.htm |title=Hall of Fame: Louise Allen |publisher=Trinity University |access-date=February 9, 2013}} and won the 1983 NCAA Division I Women's Doubles Championship{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?page=almanacwomenstennis |title=Women's Tennis History - College Sports |date=31 October 2005 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 9, 2013}} and the 1983 Pan American Games women's doubles,{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Olympics-Pan-Am/Pan-American/Information/21398_Pan_American_Games_History/ |title=Pan American Games History |publisher=United States Tennis Association |access-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214005227/http://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Olympics-Pan-Am/Pan-American/Information/21398_Pan_American_Games_History/ |archive-date=December 14, 2013 }} both times with partner Gretchen Rush. The same year, she received the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award, awarded annually to the best collegiate athletes in 12 sports) for tennis.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/tennis|title=Tennis|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-25}} She graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

Allen played in all four Grand Slam tournaments,{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Serving Success: From the Tennis World to the Corporate World {{!}} Trinity University |url=https://www.trinity.edu/news/serving-success-tennis-world-corporate-world |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.trinity.edu |language=en}} with her best results coming in 1983, when she reached the third round at Wimbledon in singles and the US Open with doubles partner Gretchen Magers (née Rush). According to the Trinity University Hall of Fame, she won five singles and eight doubles titles in all.

Allen retired in 1993. She was inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame{{cite web |url=https://www.nctennisfoundation.com/_files/ugd/36be4c_8e4e3c1656a447659503661bd75db38a.pdf |title=North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame Members |publisher=USTA North Carolina |access-date=February 9, 2013}} and the Trinity University Hall of Fame.