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Linda Gates

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Linda Gates
Country (sports) United States
Born1963 (age 60–61)
CollegeStanford
Prize money$36,222
Singles
Career record18–15
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1985)
US Open3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record23–14
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1985)
US Open2R (1984)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Mixed Doubles

Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

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A native of Burlingame, California, Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year.[1] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985.[2][3][4]

Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open, where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton. Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela).

Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour.[5] At the 1985 US Open, she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open, which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title.[6]

WTA Tour finals

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Singles (0-1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up October 14, 1985 Tokyo Hard Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (0–1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up March 24, 1986 Phoenix Hard United States Alycia Moulton United States Susan Mascarin
United States Betsy Nagelsen
3–6, 7–5, 4–6

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. July 7, 1985 Schenectady, United States Hard United States Jenni Goodling 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. July 23, 1983 Birmingham, United States Hard United States Caryn Copeland United States Cynthia MacGregor
United States Gretchen Magers
5–7, 6–7
Winner 1. June 17, 1984 Freehold, United States Hard United States Linda Howell Australia Louise Field
Australia Michelle Turk
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. July 22, 1984 Fayetteville, United States Hard United States Cynthia MacGregor Australia Rebecca Bryant
Australia Natalia Leipus
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 2. July 30, 1984 Delray Beach, United States Hard United States Cynthia MacGregor New Zealand Julie Richardson
New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
5–7, 0–6
Winner 3. August 18, 1984 Miramar, United States Hard United States Cynthia MacGregor United States Patty Fendick
United States Linda Howell
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 4. June 23, 1985 Fayetteville, United States Hard United States Sonia Hahn United States Caroline Kuhlman
United States Wendy Wood
6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. July 1, 1985 Schenectady, United States Hard United States Lynn Lewis United States Helena Manset
United States Cecilia Fernandez-Parker
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. August 18, 1985 Roanoke, United States Hard United States Leigh-Anne Eldredge United States Louise Allen
United States Ronni Reis
4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Gates Powers Stanford To NCAA Tennis Sweep". The Oklahoman. May 25, 1985.
  2. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Gary Migdol (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-1-57167-116-5.
  5. ^ "STARTING OVER: NCAA CHAMP JUST ANOTHER PRO". Sun-Sentinel. July 10, 1985.
  6. ^ "Lendl and Leconte In Australian Final". The New York Times. October 20, 1985.
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