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Barlow was recognized as the [[Victoria, BC]] "Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978,<ref name="Induct"/> the [[Tennis Canada]] "Coach of the Year" in 1986,<ref>{{cite |
Barlow was recognized as the [[Victoria, BC]] "Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978,<ref name="Induct"/> the [[Tennis Canada]] "Coach of the Year" in 1986,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pe8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6074,1461106&dq=wendy-barlow+tennis&hl=en |title=Tennis - Top players named |newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |page=B3 |date=February 24, 1986 |accessdate=2010-08-17}}</ref> |
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and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="GVHOFyear">{{cite web|title=Inductees - 2003|publisher=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees.asp|work=gvshof.ca|accessdate=2010-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716083256/http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees.asp|archive-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- note: gives year. Other cite gives bio--><ref name="Induct">{{cite web |url=http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees_detail.asp?IDINDU=124 |title=Inductees Details - Wendy Barlow |publisher=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame |work=gvshof.ca |accessdate=2010-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019095810/http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees_detail.asp?IDINDU=124 |archive-date=2007-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="GVHOFyear">{{cite web|title=Inductees - 2003|publisher=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees.asp|work=gvshof.ca|accessdate=2010-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716083256/http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees.asp|archive-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- note: gives year. Other cite gives bio--><ref name="Induct">{{cite web |url=http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees_detail.asp?IDINDU=124 |title=Inductees Details - Wendy Barlow |publisher=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame |work=gvshof.ca |accessdate=2010-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019095810/http://www.gvshof.ca/inductees_detail.asp?IDINDU=124 |archive-date=2007-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:15, 10 October 2019
Wendy Barlow (born May 7, 1960) is a retired All-American-ranked Canadian professional tennis player and is a tennis coach and instructor (as of 2005). She played six years of professional tennis, including Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.
Playing career
She began playing at the age of 10, participating in the Victoria (British Columbia) Parks program.[1] Barlow won Canadian Junior Tennis Championships in several years, in both singles and doubles. In 1973, she won Girls' 14 doubles with her sister Lori as her partner. She won Girls' 14 singles and Girls' 14 doubles in 1974. In 1975, she won Girls' 16 singles and Girls' 16 doubles.[2] At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada.[1] In 1977 and 1978, Barlow was the Canadian Junior Tennis Champion in the Girls' 18 singles division,[2] and she was ranked 12th internationally in the Girls' 18 singles division.[3]
Barlow was ranked All-American by Brigham Young University in 1978.[3][4] Barlow competed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia.[5] Though in 1979 she lost to Chris Evert at the Dallas Women's Professional Tournament,[6] Barlow won the Canadian National Championship in 1980, and the number one ranking in Canada.[1]
She represented Canada in three Federation Cup matches, and was the captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1987.[7] Her career record in the WTA was one win and eight losses.
Awards and honors
Barlow was recognized as the Victoria, BC "Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978,[1] the Tennis Canada "Coach of the Year" in 1986,[8] and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[9][1]
Personal
Her father, Bob Barlow, played in 77 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA games with the Phoenix Roadrunners, with 26 points.[10]
Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden,[11] is currently ice hockey goaltender for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Inductees Details - Wendy Barlow". gvshof.ca. Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ a b "Our Champions - Junior National Outdoor Champions". Tennisbc.org. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ a b "BYU Women's Tennis Athlete Profile: Wendy Barlow". BYUCougars.com. Brigham Young University. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "BYU All American Athletes". BYUCougars.com. Brigham Young University. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Wimbledon player profile – Wendy Barlow". AELTC.
- ^ "Sports of all sorts". Beaver Country Times (PA). February 27, 1979. p. B3. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "OakBay History". oakbaytc.com. OakBay Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Tennis - Top players named". Ottawa Citizen. February 24, 1986. p. B3. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Inductees - 2003". gvshof.ca. Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Bob Barlow NHL & WHA Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Steelers out to make a name for themselves". Canada.com. Toronto Sun. 2008-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pattenden earns U-22 camp invite". Surrey Now. Canada.com. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2010-08-17.[dead link]
- ^ "Surrey goalie bows out in semifinals". Surrey Now. Canada.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-08-17.