Barbara Jordan (tennis)
Appearance
Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) was a professional female tennis player from the United States who won the 1979 Australian Open singles title.
Jordan also won the mixed doubles title at the 1983 French Open with Eliot Teltscher. Jordan was a three time All-American at Stanford University where she obtained her degree in economics in three years. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from UCLA. She is the sister of tennis player Kathy Jordan.
Grand Slam finals
Singles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1979 | Australian Open | Grass | Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Eliot Teltscher | Leslie Allen Charles Stro |
6–2, 6–3 |
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