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American tennis player
Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) 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.[2] While recovering from her injuries, she took up tennis as part of her therapy.[3] 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 finishes 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.[4]
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1982
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Virginia Ruzici
2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
0–2
May 1983
Perugia . Italy
Clay
Andrea Temesvári
1–6, 0–6
Loss
0–3
Nov 1983
Deerfield Beach , U.S.
Hard
Chris Evert-Lloyd
0–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Jan 1984
Marco Island , U.S.
Clay
Kathleen Horvath
3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss
1–4
Mar 1984
Palm Beach Gardens , U.S.
Clay
Chris Evert-Lloyd
0–6, 1–6
Win
2–4
Jan 1985
Marco Island , U.S.
Hard
Pam Casale
6–3, 6–4
Win
3–4
May 1985
Lugano , Switzerland
Clay
Manuela Maleeva
6–2, 6–2
Win
4–4
Sep 1985
Chicago , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Kathy Rinaldi
6–1, 6–3
Win
5–4
Oct 1985
Indianapolis , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Pam Casale
6–0, 6–3
Loss
5–5
Dec 1985
Tokyo , Japan
Carpet (i)
Manuela Maleeva
6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 5–7
Doubles: 6 (3–3)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
October 10, 1983
Tampa
Hard
Wendy White
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
0–6, 1–6
Winner
1.
November 7, 1983
Deerfield Beach
Hard
Wendy White
Pam Casale Mary-Lou Piatek
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up
2.
January 28, 1985
Marco Island
Hard
Camille Benjamin
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
3–6, 3–6
Winner
2.
May 20, 1985
Lugano
Clay
Helena Suková
Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff
6–2, 6–4
Winner
3.
October 7, 1985
Indianapolis
Carpet (i)
Mary-Lou Piatek
Penny Barg Sandy Collins
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up
3.
February 24, 1986
Oakland
Carpet (i)
Helena Suková
Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull
6–7(5–7) , 1–6
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Career SR
Australian Open
2R
A
A
A
A
NH
A
0 / 1
French Open
1R
3R
1R
A
4R
A
A
0 / 4
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
2R
A
A
0 / 1
US Open
A
QF
4R
4R
3R
QF
1R
0 / 6
SR
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 1
0 / 3
0 / 1
0 / 1
0 / 12
Year End Ranking
35
18
19
13
10
13
461
References
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