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Mary Hamm (tennis)

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Mary Hamm
Full nameMary Hamm-Ridings
Country (sports) United States
Born (1954-09-07) September 7, 1954 (age 69)
Mount Pulaski, Illinois
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1977)
Wimbledon1R (1977)
US Open3R (1976)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1977)
Wimbledon3R (1977)
US Open2R (1977)

Mary Hamm-Ridings (born September 7, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.

Hamm, an Illinois native, played collegiate tennis for Trinity University in Texas, where she was a member of three championship teams and an All-American as a senior in 1976. She was a singles finalist at the 1976 Division I national championships.[1]

Following her collegiate career she competed on the professional circuit and made the singles third round of the 1976 US Open, with wins over Marita Redondo and Gail Lovera. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1977 French Open, partnering Candy Reynolds. At tour level she had a runner-up finish to Billie Jean King at the Lionel Cup in San Antonio in 1977.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miss Hamm Advances". The New York Times. 19 June 1976.
  2. ^ "Mrs. King, Miss Hamm Gain". The New York Times. 26 March 1977.

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