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Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career
Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985.[1] She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Winner — Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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Virginia Slims (0–1)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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August 18, 1986
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Mahwah
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Hard
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Steffi Graf
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7–5, 6–1
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Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Winner - Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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Virginia Slims (0–1)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
Career SR
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Australian Open
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A
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Q2
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1R
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NH
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1R
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A
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Q1
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0 / 2
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French Open
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A
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1R
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A
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A
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1R
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A
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A
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0 / 2
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Wimbledon
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A
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Q1
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QF
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1R
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1R
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Q2
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1R
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0 / 4
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US Open
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A
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Q1
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2R
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2R
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1R
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A
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1R
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0 / 4
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SR
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0 / 0
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0 / 1
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0 / 3
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0 / 2
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0 / 4
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0 / 0
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0 / 2
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0 / 12
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Year End Ranking
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NR
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112
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44
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62
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142
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239
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111
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- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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