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Donna Rubin

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Donna Rubin
Country (sports) United States
Born (1959-10-05) October 5, 1959 (age 65)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 156
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1982, 1984)
WimbledonQ1 (1982)
US OpenQ2 (1980)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1984)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place 1977 Israel Women's Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1981 Israel Women's Doubles

Donna Rubin (born October 5, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player.[1] She represented the U.S. at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a silver medal in doubles with Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, and at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, she and Dana Gilbert won a gold medal in women's doubles. She played doubles at the French Open in 1984.

Biography

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A New York native, Rubin played on the boys' team at Rye Neck High School. She was a member of the United States Junior Federation Cup side.

She represented the U.S. at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where she won a silver medal in doubles with Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer. She played collegiate tennis for Stanford University and won the deciding doubles match which secured the 1978 AIAW championships. In 1980 she was named an All-American.[2][3] At the 1981 Maccabiah Games, she and Dana Gilbert won a gold medal in the women's doubles.[4]

Rubin was active on the professional tour in the early 1980s. She qualified for the main draw of the 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships and won her first round match over Kim Sands, before losing in the next round to the top-seed Andrea Jaeger. In 1984 she featured in the women's doubles main draw of the French Open with Mary-Ann Colville.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Land, Mark (June 26, 1987). "Rubin's perspective of the game made retirement easier". The Daily Times.
  2. ^ Friedman, Charles (November 13, 1983). "Rye Tennis Player Tries For Comeback". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Cribari, Guido (July 10, 1980). "Rubin serves up some week!". The Herald Statesman.
  4. ^ "U.S. Five Captures Maccabiah Crown". The New York Times. July 16, 1981.
  5. ^ "Exhused Clerc keeps winning at Clay Courts". The Times-News. August 5, 1981.
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