Patty Fendick

Patty Fendick
Country (sports)	United States
Born	March 31, 1965 (age 59); Sacramento, California,; United States
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed
College	Stanford University
Prize money	$1,559,023
Singles
Career record	249–183
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 19 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1990)
French Open	2R (1991, 1995)
Wimbledon	4R (1989, 1990, 1992)
US Open	4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	347–153
Career titles	25
Highest ranking	No. 4 (July 3, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1991)
French Open	SF (1995)
Wimbledon	SF (1986, 1990)
US Open	F (1988)

Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional women's tennis player and is the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas.

She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and 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. She remains active in the sport of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA.

Fendick was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	US Open	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1990	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Joe Fernandez	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(8–6)
Win	1991	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Joe Fernandez	Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Loss	1994	Australian Open	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

References

^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

External links

Patty Fendick at the Women's Tennis Association
Patty Fendick at the International Tennis Federation
Patty Fendick at the Billie Jean King Cup

[1] "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

[2] "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

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