Susan Sloane
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Susan Sloane
| image =
| country = {{USA}}
| residence = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|05}}
| birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
| height =
| turnedpro = 1986
| retired = 1993
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $339,021
| singlesrecord = 131–109
| singlestitles = 1
| highestsinglesranking = No. 19 (July 3, 1989)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1992)
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1988, 1989)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1988, 1989)
| Othertournaments =
| WTAChampionshipsresult=
| doublesrecord = 6–25
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 202 (October 26, 1987)
}}
Susan Sloane (born December 5, 1970) is a retired American professional tennis player. She was also known by her married name, Susan Sloane-Lundy.
Career
Sloane won seven national titles and three Kentucky state championships as a junior. As a teenager, she moved to train at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. She turned professional in 1986 and joined the WTA Tour. In 1988, she won the Virginia Slims of Nashville, her first and only singles title. She was runner-up at the same tournament in 1990. She achieved a career high ranking of World #19 on July 3, 1989. She posted career victories over Jo Durie, Sylvia Hanika, Carling Bassett, and Lori McNeil. She retired in 1993. She is the assistant director of tennis at Topseed Tennis Club.{{cite web |url=https://www.topseedtennis.net/about-us/meet-our-team/ |title=Meet our Team |accessdate=2022-09-12 |last= |first= |date= April 9, 2019|publisher=Top Seed Tennis Club}}
WTA career finals
=Singles: 2 (1-1)=
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| bgcolor=#66CCFF|Tier IV (0–1) |
| bgcolor=#CCCC99|Tier V (1–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–0) |
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–0 | Oct 1988 | Nashville, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Beverly Bowes | 6–3, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1990 | Nashville, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Medvedeva | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
References
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