Patty Fendick
American tennis player
Patty Fendick Country (sports) United States Born (1965-03-31 ) March 31, 1965 (age 59) Sacramento , California, U.S.Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Turned pro 1982 Retired 1995 Plays Right-handed College Stanford University Prize money $1,574,956 Career record 249–183 (57.6%) Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 19 (March 27, 1989) Australian Open QF (1990 ) French Open 2R (1991 , 1995 ) Wimbledon 4R (1989 , 1990 , 1992 ) US Open 4R (1988 ) Career record 347–153 (69.4%) Career titles 25 Highest ranking No. 4 (July 3, 1989) Australian Open W (1991 )French Open SF (1995 ) Wimbledon SF (1986 , 1990 ) US Open F (1988 ) Fed Cup 2–1
Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas .
Born in Sacramento, California, she played at the collegiate level at Stanford University , where the team won the NCAA team title three times. In 1987, she was named ITA Player of the Year, when on the Stanford tennis team she had a 57-match winning streak. She won two NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award ) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1987.[1] [2] Her playing accomplishments, as a collegiate and professional player, has elevated her being inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame and also recognized as the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of NCAA women's tennis.
Fendick remains active in the sport of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA. She was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies .
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 36 (20–16)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Jan 1988
Auckland Open , New Zealand
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor
6–2, 6–1
Win
2.
Feb 1988
Wellington Classic , New Zealand
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Loss
1.
Jul 1988
Northern California Open , U.S.
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Ronni Reis Lise Gregory
3–6, 4–6
Win
3.
Aug 1988
San Diego Classic , U.S.
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg
7–6(10) , 6–4
Win
4.
Aug 1988
Los Angeles Classic , U.S.
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Gigi Fernández Robin White
7–6(2) , 5–7, 6–4
Loss
2.
Aug 1988
US Open
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Gigi Fernández Robin White
4–6, 1–6
Win
5.
Oct 1988
Puerto Rico Open , U.S.
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Gigi Fernández Robin White
6–4, 6–2
Loss
3.
Jan 1989
Brisbane Hardcourts , Australia
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Jana Novotná Helena Suková
7–6(4) , 1–6, 2–6
Loss
4.
Jan 1989
Australian Open
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win
6.
Feb 1989
Auckland Open, New Zealand
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson
6–4, 6–4
Win
7.
Feb 1989
Connecticut Open , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Jill Hetherington
Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
5.
Feb 1989
New Haven Open , U.S.
Hard
Jill Hetherington
Katrina Adams Pam Shriver
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss
6.
Jan 1990
Australian Open
Hard
Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná Helena Suková
6–7(5) , 6–7(3)
Loss
7.
Jun 1990
Eastbourne International, UK
Grass
Zina Garrison
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natalia Zvereva
4–6, 3–6
Win
8.
Aug 1990
San Diego Open , U.S.
Hard
Zina Garrison
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win
9.
Nov 1990
San Jose Open , U.S.
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington
6–1, 6–1
Win
10.
Jan 1991
Australian Open
Hard
Mary Joe Fernández
Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná
7–6(4) , 6–1
Win
11.
Mar 1991
San Jose Open, U.S.
Hard
Monica Seles
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
7–6(2) , 6–2
Loss
8.
Apr 1991
Virginia Slims of Houston , U.S.
Clay
Mary Joe Fernández
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss
9.
Mar 1992
US Hard Court Championships
Hard
Andrea Strnadová
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win
12.
May 1992
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
Clay
Andrea Strnadová
Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz
6–3, 6–4
Loss
10.
Oct 1992
Sparkassen Cup Leipzig , Germany
Carpet (i)
Andrea Strnadová
Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná
5–7, 6–7
Win
13.
Feb 1993
U.S. National Indoors
Hard (i)
Zina Garrison
Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–2
Loss
11.
Apr 1993
Pattaya Open , Thailand
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Cammy Macgregor Catherine Suire
3–6, 6–7
Win
14.
Apr 1993
Malaysia Open
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford
6–4, 7–6
Loss
12.
Oct 1993
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , Germany
Carpet (i)
Martina Navratilova
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 4–6
Win
15.
Nov 1993
San Jose Open, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Meredith McGrath
Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 6–0
Win
16.
Jan 1994
Sydney International , Australia
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3
Loss
13.
Jan 1994
Australian Open
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win
17.
Feb 1994
National Indoors, U.S.
Hard (i)
Meredith McGrath
Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf
7–6, 6–2
Loss
14.
Mar 1994
Key Biscayne Open , U.S.
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
3–6, 1–6
Win
18.
Apr 1994
Pattaya Open, Thailand
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win
19.
Apr 1994
Singapore Open
Hard
Meredith McGrath
Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford
6–4, 6–1
Win
20.
Oct 1994
Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany
Carpet (i)
Meredith McGrath
Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–4
Loss
15.
Oct 1994
Zurich Open , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Meredith McGrath
Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova
6–7, 1–6
Loss
16.
Jan 1995
Sydney International, Australia
Hard
Mary Joe Fernández
Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
5–7, 6–2, 4–6
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