Meredith McGrath
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Meredith McGrath
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|country = {{USA}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age |1971|4|28}}
|birth_place = Midland, Michigan
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|plays = Right-handed
|careerprizemoney = $1,448,132
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=130|lost=98}}
|singlestitles = 3
|highestsinglesranking = No. 18 (July 22, 1996)
|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1994)
|FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1995)
|Wimbledonresult = SF (1996)
|USOpenresult = 2R (1993, 1994)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=255|lost=84}}
|doublestitles = 25
|highestdoublesranking = No. 5 (October 10, 1994)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1994)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (1996)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = F (1996)
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1994)
|AustralianOpenMixedresult = QF (1996)
|FrenchOpenMixedresult = SF (1994)
|WimbledonMixedresult = QF (1994)
|USOpenMixedresult = W (1995)
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Meredith McGrath (born April 28, 1971) is a former professional tennis player.
She was born in Midland, Michigan, and made her debut on the WTA Tour in 1988. In her eight-year professional career, Meredith achieved career-high world rankings of No. 18 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. She notched victories over such players as Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Jana Novotna, Gigi Fernandez and Mary Jo Fernandez. The pinnacle of her career came in reaching the singles semifinals and doubles finals at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships (leading 7–5, 5–2 in the doubles final before losing to Suková/Hingis). In the singles, she defeated Mana Endo, Amanda Coetzer, Nancy Feber, Katarína Studeníková and Mary Joe Fernandez before losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. An injury two weeks prior to the 1996 Wimbledon Championships eventually ended her career. Meredith won the 1995 US Open Mixed-Doubles Championship (she was runner-up in 1989) and was the runner-up in the 1994 Australian Open Doubles Championship. Meredith won three WTA singles titles, Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996, and 25 doubles titles. Meredith was recognized by Tennis Magazine as the WTA Comeback Player of the Year as she overcame near career-ending injuries to having her most successful competitive season in 1996. In 1994, she was awarded the WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year.
Meredith played her collegiate tennis at Stanford University where she, during her only collegiate season, earned All-American honors in both singles and doubles after having achieved year-end rankings of No. 2 in singles and No. 1 in doubles (undefeated). She had maintained No. 1 rankings in both singles and doubles during her freshman year until a loss at the NCAA Championships. Meredith turned professional after her freshman year, but returned to Stanford to earn her degree in 2000 after injuries forced her early retirement. In 1990, Meredith was awarded the Block S Award for the Most Outstanding Freshman Athlete at Stanford and with her doubles partner, Teri Whitlinger, was named the Volvo Tennis/Tennis Magazine Doubles Team of the Year.
Meredith McGrath is also a 2012 inductee into the prestigious Stanford Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the USTA Midwest Hall of Fame and the USTA NorCal Hall of Fame.
As the No. 1 ranked junior player in the world, McGrath won a total of 19 national and international junior titles. She captured the US Open junior doubles title and Wimbledon junior doubles title with Jennifer Capriati in 1989, and won the US Open junior doubles title with Kimberly Po in 1987 and 1988. Meredith was the runner-up in the 1988 Wimbledon junior singles championship. A three-time national All-American in high school, Meredith won three Michigan High School Division A State Championships. She also received six USTA National Championship Sportsmanship Awards.
WTA career finals
=Singles: 3 (3 titles)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | Feb 1994 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz | 7–6(6), 7–6(4) |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | Jun 1994 | Eastbourne, England | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Harvey-Wild | 6–2, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | Jun 1996 | Birmingham, England | Grass | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
=Doubles: 38 (25 titles, 13 runner-ups)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:190px"|Partner !style="width:190px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | Jun 1989 | Birmingham, England | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko | 5–7, 7–5, 0–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | Nov 1989 | Nashville, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Medvedeva | 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | Feb 1990 | Wichita, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | {{flagicon|USA}} Mary-Lou Daniels | 6–0, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | Aug 1990 | Albuquerque, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Mareen Louie-Harper | 7–6, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | Sep 1990 | Orlando, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko | 4–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | Nov 1990 | Oakland, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | Nov 1990 | Oakland, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | Feb 1991 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | Mar 1991 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Smith | {{flagicon|URS}} Larisa Savchenko-Neiland | 4–6, 6–7 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | Apr 1993 | Pattaya City, Thailand | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Cammy Macgregor | 3–6, 6–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 11. | Apr 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | 6–4, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | Oct 1993 | Montpellier, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Porwik | {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 13. | Nov 1993 | Oakland, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Amanda Coetzer | 6–2, 6–0 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | Jan 1994 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 15. | Jan 1994 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 16. | Feb 1994 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams | 7–6, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 17. | Mar 1994 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández | 3–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 18. | Apr 1994 | Pattaya City, Thailand | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 19. | Apr 1994 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | 6–4, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 20. | Aug 1994 | Rogers Cup, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 21. | Aug 1994 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 22. | Oct 1994 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 23. | Oct 1994 | Zurich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | 6–7, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 24. | Feb 1995 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | 6–4, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 25. | Feb 1995 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat | {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli | 6–1, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 26. | May 1995 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | 6–2, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 27. | Sep 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Kournikova | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 28. | Oct 1995 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 29. | Oct 1995 | Filderstadt, Germany | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 30. | Oct 1995 | Brighton, England | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil | 7–5, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 31. | Nov 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 32. | Feb 1996 | Essen, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 33. | Mar 1996 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 34. | Mar 1996 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 35. | Apr 1996 | Amelia Island, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 36. | May 1996 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | 6–1, 5–7, 7–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 37. | Jul 1996 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 38. | Jan 1998 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | 1–6, 2–6 |
=Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
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!Result !style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1. | Sep 1989 | style="background:#ccccff;" |US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach | {{flagicon|USA}} Shelby Cannon | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
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| 2. | Sept 1995 | style="background:#ccccff;" |US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lucena | {{flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk | 6–4, 6–4 |
ITF finals
=Singles (1–3)=
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| $75,000 tournaments |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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| $10,000 tournaments |
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Result
!No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1. |{{dts|format=dmy|1988|7|18}} |Fayetteville, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tammy Whittington |6–0, 6–3 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2. |{{dts|format=dmy|1989|2|6}} |Midland, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Shaun Stafford |3–6, 3–6 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |3. |{{dts|format=dmy|1991|1|28}} |Midland, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Helen Kelesi |2–6, 2–6 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |4. |{{dts|format=dmy|1994|2|6}} |Midland, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |2–6, 0–1 ret. |
=Doubles (2–3)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | {{dts|format=dmy|1989|2|6}} | Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Shaun Stafford | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Il-soon | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | {{dts|format=dmy|1991|1|28}} | Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Adams | 5–7, 5–7 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 27 January 1992 | Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf | {{flagicon|CAN}} Helen Kelesi | 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | {{dts|format=dmy|1993|2|1}} | Midland, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | {{flagicon|USA}} Jean Ceniza | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | {{dts|format=dmy|1997|10|27}} | Austin, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Graham | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-hee | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
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width=140|Tournament | width=35|1988 | width=35|1989 | width=35|1990 | width=35|1991 | width=35|1992 | width=35|1993 | width=35|1994 | width=35|1995 | width=35|1996 | width=35|1997 | width=35|1998 | width=50|SR | width=50|W–L |
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align=left| Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=thistle|F |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |0 / 4 |11–4 | |||||||||||||
align=left| French Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A |A |0 / 5 |11–5 | |||||||||||||
align=left| Wimbledon
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=thistle|F |A |A |0 / 6 |13–6 | |||||||||||||
align=left| US Open
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |A |0 / 6 |8–6 | |||||||||||||
style="text-align:left;"|Win–loss
!0–1 !1–2 !1–2 !3–1 !0–0 !3–3 !12–4 !10–4 !13–3 !0–0 !0–1 !0 / 21 !43–21 |
External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
{{Wimbledon girls' doubles champions}}
{{US Open girls' doubles champions}}
{{US Open mixed doubles champions}}
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