Trish Bostrom
{{Short description|American tennis player and lawyer}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Trish Bostrom
| image =
| fullname = Patricia Lynn Bostrom
| country_represented = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|25}}
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| plays = Right-handed
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| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 37 (1977)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1977, 1978)
| FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1973)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1973, 1976)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1977)
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 5 (1975)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1977)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1978)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1977, 1978)
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1974, 1977)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = SF (1978)
| WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1977)
| USOpenMixedresult = 1R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
}}
Patricia Lynn Bostrom (born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player.{{cite news |last1=Hanson |first1=Scott |title=Former UW tennis star Patricia Bostrom, a pioneer for gender equity in college sports, entering Pac-12 Hall of Honor |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/former-uw-tennis-star-patricia-bostrom-a-pioneer-for-gender-equity-in-college-sports-entering-pac-12-hall-of-honor/ |work=Seattle Times |date=March 8, 2019}} She is better known as Trish Bostrom, and after tennis, she became a lawyer in Washington.{{cite web |last1=Marmor |first1=Jon |title=A lifetime of fight: Trish Bostrom talks tennis and gender equality |url=https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/trishbostrom/ |website=UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine}}
Bostrom grew up in West Seattle, and she attended the University of Washington, winning the Pac-8 singles title in 1972. While at the university she was an advocate for gender equality in collegiate sports and successfully sued to be able to try out for a spot on the men's tennis team.{{cite news |last1=Raley |first1=Dan |title=Where Are They Now: Trish Bostrom |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Where-Are-They-Now-Trish-Bostrom-1139067.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=March 10, 2004}}
Graduating from the University of Washington in 1972, Bostrom competed on the professional tour for the remainder of the 1970s and played five seasons of World TeamTennis. She was a women's doubles semifinalist at the Australian Open and a mixed doubles semifinalist at the French Open.
WTA Tour finals
=Doubles: 3 (0-3)=
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!Result !No. !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1. | Akron, | Carpet | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michèle Gurdal | {{flagicon|USA}} Patti Hogan | 5–7, 4–6 |
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| 2. | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kym Ruddell | {{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 3–6, 0–6 |
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| 3. | Seattle, | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Marita Redondo | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Reid | 2–6, 3–6 |
References
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External links
- {{WTA|20234}}
- {{ITF profile|patricia-bostrom/800175196/usa}}
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Category:American female tennis players
Category:Washington Huskies athletes
Category:College women's tennis players in the United States