Bonnie Gadusek

Bonnie Gadusek

Country	United States
Residence	Largo, Florida, USA
Born	September 11, 1963 (1963-09-11) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Turned pro	September 1981
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$504,238
Singles
Career record	169–95
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 8 (July 9, 1984)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (1981)
French Open	4R (1985)
Wimbledon	2R (1985)
US Open	QF (1982, 1986)
Doubles
Career record	83–71
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 59 (January 5, 1987)
Last updated on: December 6, 2011.

Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Gadusek started a career in gymnastics, training for the 1980 Olympics, but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two vertebrae. While recovering from her injuries, she took up tennis as part of her therapy. She played in her first junior tournament wearing a brace. She was named Junior of the Year in 1980 and Player of the Year in 1981 by the Florida Tennis Association. She won the 1981 French Open girls’ singles championship.

Gadusek played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1987. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1982. She won 5 singles and 3 doubles titles before retiring. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on July 9, 1984, when she became the World No. 8. Her best Grand Slam finish were two quarterfinals at the US Open, in 1982 and 1986.

Gadusek had career wins over Billie Jean King, Andrea Jaeger, Sue Barker, Hana Mandlíková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, Gabriela Sabatini, Dianne Fromholtz, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Suková, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, Sylvia Hanika, Jo Durie, and Rosie Casals. During her career, she was coached by renowned Australian coach Harry Hopman.

Gadusek was a member of the 1986 Wightman Cup Team. She helped coach the 1987 Wightman Cup Team. She retired with a 169–95 win/loss record.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Titles by Surface Hard (2–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (2–3) Carpet (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 18, 1982	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up	2.	May 9, 1983	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Andrea Temesvári	1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	November 13, 1983	Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	0–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	January 29, 1984	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Kathy Horvath	3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	March 18, 1984	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA	Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	0–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	February 3, 1985	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Hard	Pam Casale	6–3, 6–4
Winner	3.	May 26, 1985	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Manuela Maleeva	6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	September 22, 1985	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet (I)	Kathy Rinaldi	6–1, 6–3
Winner	5.	October 13, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard (I)	Pam Casale	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	December 15, 1985	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (I)	Manuela Maleeva	6–7(2), 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (2–2) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–0) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 17, 1983	Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA	Hard	Wendy White	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	0–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	November 13, 1983	Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA	Hard	Wendy White	Pam Casale Mary-Lou Piatek	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	February 3, 1985	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Hard	Camille Benjamin	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	3–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	May 26, 1985	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Helena Suková	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–2, 6–4
Winner	3.	October 13, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard (I)	Mary-Lou Piatek	Penny Barg Sandy Collins	6–1, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	March 2, 1986	Oakland, California, USA	Carpet (I)	Helena Suková	Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull	6–7(5), 1–6

External links

• Bonnie Gadusek at the Women's Tennis Association
• Bonnie Gadusek at the International Tennis Federation