Wendy Overton

Wendy Overton
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947
Singles
Career record 18-28
Doubles
Career record 16-25
Career titles 5
Highest ranking 4 (1975)
Last updated on: November 23, 2010.

Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) was an American professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.

She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.

She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.

She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.

An arm injury ended her career.

After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the US Open senior event in 1997.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 9 (5-4)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 1
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 2
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. February 20. 1972 Washington, D.C., USA Carpet United States Valerie Ziegenfuss Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
7-5, 6-2
Winner 2. April 11, 1972 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA Clay Australia Karen Krantzcke Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
7-5, 6-4
Runner-up 3. June 5, 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay United States Valerie Ziegenfuss West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth
6-3, 6-2, 0-6
Winner 4. September 25, 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, USA Hard United States Rosie Casals France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Runner-up 5. January 15, 1973 San Francisco, California, USA Hard United States Valerie Ziegenfuss Australia Margaret Court
Australia Lesley Hunt
1-6, 5-7
Winner 6. September 30, 1974 Houston, Texas, USA Carpet United States Janet Newberry United States Sue Stap
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Winner 7. October 13, 1975 Orlando, Florida, USA Clay United States Rosie Casals United States Chris Evert
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
W/O
Runner-up 8. January 19, 1976 Washington, D.C., USA Hard United States Mona Guerrant Soviet Union Olga Morozova
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
7-6(5-2), 6-2
Runner-up 9. August 8, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Clay United States Mary Carillo South Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
7-5, 5-7, 3-6

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