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{{Short description|American tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Linda Tuero
|name = Linda Tuero
|image = Linda tuero action photo.jpg
|image = Linda tuero action photo.jpg
|country = United States
|country = {{USA}}
|residence = [[Sea Island, Georgia]]
|residence = [[Sea Island, Georgia]], U.S.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|21}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|21}}
|birth_place = [[Metairie, Louisiana]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Metairie, Louisiana]], U.S.
|college = [[Tulane University]] <REF NAME="TULANEHULLABALOO10072020">Blancher, Jake, [https://tulanehullabaloo.com/54566/sports/ranking-the-top-ten-tulane-athletics-alumni-of-all-time/Ranking the top ten Tulane athletics alumni of all time"], ''The Tulane Hullabaloo'', October 7, 2020</REF>
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}
|height = 5 ft 4 in
|turnedpro = 1972
|turnedpro = 1972
|retired = 1973 retired from [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] Pro tour
|retired = 1973
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney =
|careerprizemoney =
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|singlestitles = 4
|singlestitles = 5
|highestsinglesranking = No. 10 in the World (1972)
|highestsinglesranking = No. 10 (1972)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[1971 French Open - Women's Singles|1971]])
|FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[1971 French Open – Women's singles|1971]])
|Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1971 Wimbledon Championships|1971]])
|Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1971 Wimbledon Championships|1971]])
|USOpenresult = 3R (1968, 1971)
|USOpenresult = 3R ([[1968 US Open – Women's singles|1968]], [[1971 US Open – Women's singles|1971]])
|doublesrecord =
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|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1969)
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1969)
}}
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'''Linda Tuero''' (born October 21, 1950) is an American former amateur and professional [[tennis]] player. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the [[French Open]] in 1971, and won the singles titles at the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]] in 1972. She represented the United States in the [[Wightman Cup]] and [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World.
'''Linda Tuero''' (born October 21, 1950) is an American [[tennis]] player and [[paleoanthropologist]]. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the [[French Open]] in 1971, and won the singles titles at the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]] in 1972. She represented the United States in the [[Wightman Cup]] and [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World.


==Biography==
==Biography==


Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by the legendary tennis coach [[Emmett Pare]] from the very start and throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the 1967 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, the 1968 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, and the 1968 National Interscholastic Championship.<ref name=usta_natl_champs_14/><ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18/><ref name=usta_interscholastic/>
Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by [[Emmett Paré]] throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the 1967 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, the 1968 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, and the 1968 National Interscholastic Championship.<ref name=usta_natl_champs_14/><ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18/><ref name=usta_interscholastic/>


Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to [[Tulane University]], the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team, and the first woman to win a varsity Green Wave letter.<ref name=first_at_tulane/><ref name=tulane_legend/>
Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team and the first woman to win a varsity [[Tulane Green Wave|Green Wave letter]].<ref name=first_at_tulane/><ref name=tulane_legend/>


While a member of the [[Tulane]] tennis team, she played on the women's professional tennis circuit but kept her amateur status. During this time she won three more national titles: the 1969 US Amateur Championship,<ref name=us_ametuer/> 1970 US Amateur Championship<ref name=us_ametuer/> and the 1970 [[U.S. Open Clay Courts|US Open Clay Court Championship]]. In 1971 she was runner-up in the [[US Open Clay Courts]], losing to [[Billie Jean King]] in the finals. During 1971 she also reached the quarterfinals of the [[French Open]].<ref name=french_open/>
While a member of the Tulane tennis team, she played on the women's professional tennis circuit but kept her amateur status. During this time, she won the singles and doubles titles at [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] in 1968 and three more national titles: the 1969 US Amateur Championship,<ref name=us_amateur/> 1970 US Amateur Championship<ref name=us_amateur/> and the 1970 [[U.S. Open Clay Courts|US Open Clay Court Championship]].


In 1971, she was runner-up in the [[US Open Clay Courts]], losing to [[Billie Jean King]] in the finals, reached the quarterfinals of the [[French Open]], and was a finalist in [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]].
In 1971, while pursuing an active tennis career, she graduated Cum Laude from [[Tulane]] with a major in psychology.


In 1972, playing her first year as a professional, Linda won the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Douglas Perry|title=Rome Masters: Meet the woman who shocked the Italian Open, then faced Hollywood shocks|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/the-spin-of-the-ball/index.ssf/2015/05/rome_masters_how_a_pixie_from.html|publisher=[[OregonLive.com]]|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> She also won the first International Tournament of Madrid ([[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Open]]) and was a semifinalist in the [[US Open Clay Courts]], [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]], [[WTA German Open]], and [[Cincinnati Masters|Western & Southern Open]] (Cincinnati Masters),<ref name=cincinnati_masters/> with losses to [[Chris Evert]], [[Evonne Goolagong]], and [[Margaret Smith Court]]. In 1973 she had a win over [[Martina Navratilova]] in the Fort Lauderdale Classic.
In 1972, playing her first year as a professional, Linda won the [[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Douglas Perry |title=Rome Masters: Meet the woman who shocked the Italian Open, then faced Hollywood shocks |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/the-spin-of-the-ball/index.ssf/2015/05/rome_masters_how_a_pixie_from.html |publisher=OregonLive.com |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311101922/http://www.oregonlive.com/the-spin-of-the-ball/index.ssf/2015/05/rome_masters_how_a_pixie_from.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She also won the first International Tournament of Madrid ([[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Open]]) and was a semifinalist in the [[US Open Clay Courts]], [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]], [[WTA German Open]], and [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] with losses to [[Chris Evert]], [[Evonne Goolagong]], and [[Margaret Court]]. In 1973, she had a win over [[Martina Navratilova]] in the Fort Lauderdale Classic.


Tuero represented the US in the [[Wightman Cup]] and [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] teams in 1972 and 1973, serving as the [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] Captain in 1973<ref name=fed_cup>{{cite web
Tuero represented the US in the [[Wightman Cup]] and [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] teams in 1972 and 1973, serving as the [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] captain in 1973<ref name=fed_cup>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/Fed_Cup_3/ |title=USTA Yearbook - Fed Cup |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817010209/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/Fed_Cup_3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/Fed_Cup_3/
| title = USTA Yearbook - Fed Cup
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>


Her top career world rankings included No 1 in Women-Under-21 and No 10 in World (Women). She has been inducted into the Halls of Fame of [[Tulane University]],<ref name= tulane_hof/> Louisiana Tennis Tennis Hall of Fame,<ref name=la_patrons_hof/> and [[USTA]] Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.<ref name=usta_southern_hof/>
Her top career world rankings included No 1 in Women-Under-21 and No 10 in World (Women). She has been inducted into the Halls of Fame of Tulane University,<ref name= tulane_hof/> Louisiana Tennis Tennis Hall of Fame,<ref name=la_patrons_hof/> and [[USTA]] Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.<ref name=usta_southern_hof/>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 1968 she graduated from [[St. Martin's Episcopal School]] in [[Metairie, Louisiana]]. In 1971, she graduated Cum Laude from [[Tulane]] with a major in psychology.<ref name="neworleans">{{cite web|author1=Billy Crawford|title=Linda Tuero|url=http://greaterneworleanstennis.com/2011/09/11/linda-tuero/|publisher=Greater New Orleans Tennis|date=September 11, 2011}}</ref>
In 1968, she graduated from [[St. Martin's Episcopal School]] in Metairie, Louisiana. In 1971, she graduated cum laude from Tulane with a major in psychology.<ref name="neworleans">{{cite web |author1=Billy Crawford |title=Linda Tuero |url=http://greaterneworleanstennis.com/2011/09/11/linda-tuero/ |publisher=Greater New Orleans Tennis |date=September 11, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315200056/http://greaterneworleanstennis.com/2011/09/11/linda-tuero/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 1973, as an extra in [[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]], she met and in July 1975 married the author, [[William Peter Blatty]], with whom she had two children.<ref>{{cite news|title=An Angel Made Blatty Marry|url=http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031170/1975-07-22/ed-1/seq-16/|work=The Journal|agency=AP|publisher=NY State Historic Newspapers|date=July 22, 1975|page=16}}</ref> She also appeared in another film, [[The Ninth Configuration]], which he wrote. The marriage resulted in the birth of two children before their divorce. A second marriage gave Linda another child.
In 1973, while working as an extra in ''[[The Exorcist]]'', she met the author [[William Peter Blatty]]. They were married in July 1975 and had two children, restaurant entrepreneur Billy and photojournalist [[J.T. Blatty]].<ref>{{cite news |title=An Angel Made Blatty Marry |url=http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031170/1975-07-22/ed-1/seq-16/ |work=The Journal |agency=AP |publisher=NY State Historic Newspapers |date=July 22, 1975 |page=16 |access-date=2016-03-06 |archive-date=2017-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510084504/http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031170/1975-07-22/ed-1/seq-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]'', which he wrote.


After her divorce from Blatty, she married William Paul.<ref name="neworleans"/> She had another son during this marriage. She is now married to Dr. William Lindsley who is a former business consultant and former dean and professor at Boston College, Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management, and Belmont University Graduate School of Business.<ref name="neworleans"/>
In 2000, Tuero enrolled in the [[Tulane]] Graduate School and in 2004 graduated with a master's degree in [[Anthropology]], specializing in the field of [[paleoanthropology]]. In 2005 she was part of a [[Rutgers]] excavation in the [[Lake Turkana]] region of northern [[Kenya]].<ref name="neworleans"/> Her passions include golf, [[paleontology]], and world travel. She makes frequent trips collecting fossils and enjoys identifying and scientifically cataloging her extensive collection.<ref name="neworleans"/>


In 2000, Tuero enrolled in the Tulane Graduate School, and in 2004, she graduated with a master's degree in anthropology, specializing in the field of [[paleoanthropology]]. In 2005, she was part of a excavation in the [[Lake Turkana]] region of northern Kenya.<ref name="neworleans"/>
Tuero's second marriage was to William Paul.<ref name="neworleans"/> She had another son during this marriage. She is now married to Dr. William Lindsley who is a former business consultant and former dean and professor at Boston College, Vanderbilt's Owen School of Management, and Belmont University's Graduate School of Business.<ref name="neworleans"/>


== Career finals ==
== Career finals ==

===Singles (5 titles, 6 runners-up)===
===Singles (5 titles, 6 runners-up)===


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!style="width:70px"|Outcome
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:20px"|No.
!style="width:20px"|No.
!style="width:115px"|Date
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:325px"|Tournament
!style="width:240px"|Tournament
!style="width:100px"|Location
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:200px"|Opponent
!style="width:180px"|Opponent
!style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1.
|1.
|7 July 1968
|Jul 1968
|[[Cincinnati Masters|Tri-State Tournament]], Cincinnati, USA
|[[Cincinnati Masters|Tri-State Tournament]]
|Cincinnati
|Clay
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tory Fretz]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tory Fretz]]
|6–1, 6–2
|6–1, 6–2
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.
|2.
|27 July 1969
|Jul 1969
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]], Indianapolis, USA
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]]
| Indianapolis
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gail Sherriff Chanfreau]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gail Sherriff Chanfreau]]
|2–6, 2–6
|2–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3.
|3.
|3 August 1970
|Aug 1970
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]], Indianapolis, USA
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]]
|Indianapolis
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gail Sherriff Chanfreau]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gail Sherriff Chanfreau]]
|7–5, 6–1
|7–5, 6–1
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4.
|4.
|8 August 1971
|Aug 1971
|[[1971 Cincinnati Open|Western Championships]], Cincinnati, USA
|[[1971 Cincinnati Open|Western Championships]]
|Cincinnati
|Clay
|Hard
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
|3–6, 3–6
|3–6, 3–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5.
|5.
|15 August 1971
|Aug, 1971
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]], Indianapolis, USA
|[[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Clay Court Open]]
|Indianapolis
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billie Jean King]]
|4–6, 5–7
|4–6, 5–7
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6.<ref name=wot73>{{cite book |title=World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook |year=1973 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |isbn=9780671216238 |pages=328–329 |editor=John Barrett |editor-link=John Barrett (tennis) }}</ref>
|6.
|25 December 1971
|Dec 1971
|[[Border Championships]]
|Border Championships, East London, South Africa <ref name=wot73>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook|year=1973|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780671216238|pages=328–329|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
|East London
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ilana Kloss]]
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Ilana Kloss]]
|3–6, 2–6
|3–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7.
|7.
|1 January 1972
|Jan 1972
|Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, South Africa <ref name=wot73/>
|[[Eastern Province Championships]]
|Port Elizabeth<ref name=wot73/>
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sharon Walsh]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sharon Walsh]]
|6–1, 6–2
|6–1, 6–2
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8.
|8.
|8 January 1972
|Jan 1972
|[[Western Province Championships]]
|Cape Province, Cape Town, South Africa <ref name=wot73/>
|Cape Town<ref name=wot73/>
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pat Walkden|Patricia Pretorius]]
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Pat Walkden|Patricia Pretorius]]
|3–6, 4–6
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9.
|9.
|16 April 1972
|Apr 1972
|Melia Trophy, Madrid, Spain
|Melia Trophy
|Madrid
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Alena Palmeova
|{{flagicon|TCH}} Alena Palmeova
|6–3, 6–1
|6–3, 6–1
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10.
|10.
|1 May 1972
|May 1972
|[[1972 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]], Rome, Italy
|[[1972 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]]
|Rome
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Olga Morozova]]
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Olga Morozova]]
|6–4, 6–3
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11.
|11.
|11 June 1972
|Jun 1972
|[[German Open (WTA)|German Open]], Hamburg, Germany
|[[German Open (WTA)|German Open]]
|Hamburg
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Masthoff]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Masthoff]]
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As an Amateur:
As an Amateur:


* Winner, 1964 US National Championships - Girl's 14 Singles<ref name=usta_natl_champs_14>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23004_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_2/ |title=USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819153712/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23004_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Winner, 1964 US National Championships - Girl's 14 Singles<ref name=usta_natl_champs_14>{{cite web
* Winner, 1966 US National Championships - Girl's 16 Singles and Doubles<ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23003_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_1/ |title=USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817010651/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23003_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23004_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_2/
| title = USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>
* Winner, 1966 US National Championships - Girl's 16 Singles and Doubles<ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18>{{cite web
| url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23003_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_National_Championships_Girls__page_1/
| title = USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>
* Winner, 1967 and 1968 US National Clay Court Singles Championships - Girl's 18<ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18/>
* Winner, 1967 and 1968 US National Clay Court Singles Championships - Girl's 18<ref name=usta_natl_champs_16_18/>
* Finalist, 1968 US Grass Court Women's Singles
* Finalist, 1968 US Grass Court Women's Singles
* Winner, 1968 National Interscholastic Championship<ref name=usta_interscholastic>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23068_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_USTA_Interscholastic_Championships/ |title=USTA Yearbook - Junior USTA Interscholastic Championships |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817010700/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23068_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_USTA_Interscholastic_Championships/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Winner, 1968 National Interscholastic Championship<ref name=usta_interscholastic>{{cite web
| url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23068_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Junior_USTA_Interscholastic_Championships/
| title = USTA Yearbook - Junior USTA Interscholastic Championships
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>
* Finalist, 1968 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to [[Nancy Richey]])
* Finalist, 1968 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to [[Nancy Richey]])
* Finalist, 1969 US Open Clay Court Women's Doubles
* Finalist, 1969 US Open Clay Court Women's Doubles
* Winner, 1969 and 1970 US Amateur Championship<ref name=us_amateur>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23032_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Adult__Senior_National_Championships__WOMEN__page_5/ |title=USTA ADULT & SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—WOMEN |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615023930/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23032_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Adult__Senior_National_Championships__WOMEN__page_5/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Winner, 1969 and 1970 US Amateur Championship<ref name=us_ametuer>{{cite web
| url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23032_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Adult__Senior_National_Championships__WOMEN__page_5/
| title = USTA ADULT & SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—WOMEN
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>
* Finalist, 1969 US Amateur Mixed Doubles
* Finalist, 1969 US Amateur Mixed Doubles
* Quarter-finalist, 1969 Western & Southern Open (to [[Gail Chanfreau]])
* Quarter-finalist, 1969 Western & Southern Open (to [[Gail Chanfreau]])
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* Finalist, 1971 US Open Clay Courts Women's Doubles
* Finalist, 1971 US Open Clay Courts Women's Doubles
* Quarter-finalist, 1971 French Open (to [[Marijke Schaar]])<ref name=french_open>[[1971 French Open – Women's Singles]]</ref>
* Quarter-finalist, [[1971 French Open – Women's singles|1971 French Open]] (to [[Marijke Schaar]])
* Quarter-finalist, 1971 Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) Women's Singles (to [[Evonne Goolagong]])<ref name=cincinnati_masters>[[Cincinnati Masters]]</ref>
* Quarter-finalist, 1971 Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) Women's Singles (to [[Evonne Goolagong]])<ref name=cincinnati_masters>[[Cincinnati Masters]]</ref>
* Semi-finalist, 1972 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to [[Evonne Goolagong]])
* Semi-finalist, 1972 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to Evonne Goolagong)
* Semi-finalist, 1972 [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] Women's Singles (to [[Evonne Goolagong]])
* Semi-finalist, 1972 [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] Women's Singles (to Evonne Goolagong)
* Semi-finalist, 1972 Western Open Women's Singles (to [[Margaret Court]])
* Semi-finalist, 1972 Western Open Women's Singles (to [[Margaret Court]])
* Finalist, 1972 Nice Women's Singles
* Finalist, 1972 Nice Women's Singles
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* Finalist, 1972 Western Province South Africa Women's Singles
* Finalist, 1972 Western Province South Africa Women's Singles
* Winner, 1972 [[Wightman Cup]]
* Winner, 1972 [[Wightman Cup]]
* Semi-finalist, 1972 [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] (to [[Johannesburg]])
* Semi-finalist, 1972 [[Fed Cup|Federation Cup]] (to Johannesburg)
* Runner-up, 1972 Bonne Bell Cup against Australia
* Runner-up, 1972 Bonne Bell Cup against Australia
* Semi-finalist, 1973 Fort Lauderdale (to [[Chris Evert]])
* Semi-finalist, 1973 Fort Lauderdale (to [[Chris Evert]])
* Semi-finalist, 1973 Western (to [[Margaret Court]])
* Semi-finalist, 1973 Western (to Margaret Court)
* Semi-finalist, 1971 Baastad Open (to Benzer)
* Semi-finalist, 1971 Baastad Open (to Benzer)
* Finalist, 1973 Marie O. Clark (to [[Chris Evert]])
* Finalist, 1973 Marie O. Clark (to Chris Evert)
* Captain, 1973 Federation Cup
* Captain, 1973 Federation Cup
* Winner, 1973 Wightman Cup
* Winner, 1973 Wightman Cup
* Finalist, 1973 Cleveland Heights Women's Singles
* Finalist, 1973 Cleveland Heights Women's Singles
* Semi-finalist, 1973 US Open Clay Courts Women's Singles (to [[Chris Evert]])
* Semi-finalist, 1973 US Open Clay Courts Women's Singles (to Chris Evert)


==Awards and Honors==
==Awards and honors==

* Inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995<ref name=usta_southern_hof>{{cite web
| url = http://www.southern.usta.com/about_us/hall_of_fame/
| title = USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame
| accessdate= 20 March 2013
}}</ref>

* Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame | Patrons Foundation<ref name=la_patrons_hof>{{cite web
| url = http://www.louisianatennis.com/Patrons
| title = Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame
| accessdate = 25 March 2013}}</ref>

* Ranked in Women's US Top 10 Women's four times (1968 : No. 8, 1969 : No. 10, 1971 : No. 8, 1972 : No. 7)<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23263_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Top_10_US_Womens_Rankings__page_4/
|title = USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings
|accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>

* Inducted into Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame (1969-1971)<ref name=tulane_hof>{{cite web
| url = http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/genrel/101700aaa.html
| title = Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
}}</ref>


* Inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995<ref name=usta_southern_hof>{{cite web |url=http://www.southern.usta.com/about_us/hall_of_fame/ |title=USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814223637/http://www.southern.usta.com/about_us/hall_of_fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame | Patrons Foundation<ref name=la_patrons_hof>{{cite web |url=http://www.louisianatennis.com/Patrons |title=Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924035519/http://louisianatennis.com/Patrons |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Ranked in Women's US Top 10 Women's four times (1968 : No. 8, 1969 : No. 10, 1971 : No. 8, 1972 : No. 7)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23263_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Top_10_US_Womens_Rankings__page_4/ |title=USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819154156/http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23263_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Top_10_US_Womens_Rankings__page_4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Inducted into Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame (1969-1971)<ref name=tulane_hof>{{cite web |url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/genrel/101700aaa.html |title=Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170618/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/genrel/101700aaa.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Tulane Scholarship for Men's tennis Team<ref name=first_at_tulane/><ref name=tulane_legend/>
* Tulane Scholarship for Men's tennis Team<ref name=first_at_tulane/><ref name=tulane_legend/>
* 1968 VFW Athlete of the Year New Orleans
* 1968 VFW Athlete of the Year New Orleans
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==Articles==
==Articles==
* Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown<ref>{{cite news |title=Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19660731&id=h7IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IpwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154,8484575 |accessdate=March 25, 2013 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=July 31, 1966 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517060436/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19660731&id=h7IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IpwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154,8484575 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown<ref>{{cite news
* ONLY At Tulane "Tradition - Tulane Tennis Legend Linda Tuero"<ref name=tulane_legend>{{cite news |title=Tradition |publisher=OnlyAtTulane |url=http://onlyattulane.com/womens-sports/tennis/tradition/ |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926075602/http://onlyattulane.com/womens-sports/tennis/tradition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| title=Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown
* A First At Tulane<ref name=first_at_tulane>{{cite news |title=A First At tulane |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19680626&id=DMsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jdgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2420,8911180 |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |newspaper=The Southeast Missourian |date=June 26, 1968 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517051851/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19680626&id=DMsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jdgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2420,8911180 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19660731&id=h7IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IpwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154,8484575
* New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowan |first=Walter G. |year=1983 |title=New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City |publisher=LSU Press |isbn=9780807127438 |id=0-8071-2743-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=beADhMKhQZQC&dq=linda+tuero+tennis+won&pg=PA247}}</ref>
| accessdate = 25 March 2013
* The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology<ref>{{cite news |title=The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e5MIog99qigC&dq=linda+tuero&pg=PA144 |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |date=June 1, 1999|isbn = 9780307490179|last1 = Phillips|first1 = Caryl}}</ref>
| newspaper = "Reading Eagle"
* 40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year<ref>{{cite news |title=40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year |url=http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/2009/07/31/40-years-ago-in-tennis-bud-collins-summarizes-the-epic-year/ |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |work=Tennis Grandstand |date=July 31, 2009 |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516191412/http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/2009/07/31/40-years-ago-in-tennis-bud-collins-summarizes-the-epic-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| date = 31 July 1966
* 1973 US Wightman Cup Team<ref>{{cite news |title=1973 US Wightman Cup team |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/majunznk/6204868986/ |accessdate=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=January 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112013338/https://www.flickr.com/photos/majunznk/6204868986/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}</ref>

* ONLY At Tulane "Tradition - Tulane Tennis Legend Linda Tuero"<ref name=tulane_legend>{{cite news|title=Tradition | publisher=OnlyAtTulane|url=http://onlyattulane.com/womens-sports/tennis/tradition/|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>
* A First At Tulane<ref name=first_at_tulane>{{cite news|title=A First At tulane|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19680626&id=DMsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jdgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2420,8911180|accessdate=20 March 2013|newspaper="The Southeast Missourian"|date=26 June 1968}}</ref>
* New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City<ref>{{cite book
| last = Cowan
| first = Walter G.
| year = 1983
| title = New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City
| publisher = LSU Press
| id = 0-8071-2743-4
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=beADhMKhQZQC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=linda+tuero+tennis+won&source=bl&ots=jkEP8Uiu51&sig=XAHlbkLIsWrmfzMczAlN_m1hPZ0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TJ1QUZL1A7Kz0QGc8IGgAg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwATge#v=onepage&q=linda%20tuero%20tennis%20won&f=false
}}</ref>

* The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology<ref>{{cite news|title=The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=e5MIog99qigC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=linda+tuero&source=bl&ots=h0q_7qNG-x&sig=CSrr9MOnN-ACqLvPleqt4MoAmFk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XQFKUaTxCvOp4AO45IHoCA&ved=0CG4Q6AEwCDgy#v=onepage&q=linda%20tuero&f=false|accessdate=20 March 2013|date=1 June 1999}}</ref>
* 40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year<ref>{{cite news|title=40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year|url=http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/2009/07/31/40-years-ago-in-tennis-bud-collins-summarizes-the-epic-year/|accessdate=20 March 2013|work="Tennis Grandstand"|date=31 July 2009}}</ref>
* 1973 US Wightman Cup Team<ref>{{cite news|title=1973 US Wightman Cup team|url=https://secure.flickr.com/photos/majunznk/6204868986/|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{WTA|8205}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF profile|20003857}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
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Linda Tuero
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Born (1950-10-21) October 21, 1950 (age 73)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Turned pro1972
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeTulane University [1]
Singles
Career recordunknown value
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1972)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1971)
Wimbledon3R (1971)
US Open3R (1968, 1971)
Doubles
Career recordunknown value
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1969)
Wimbledon2R (1972)
US OpenQF (1969)

Linda Tuero (born October 21, 1950) is an American tennis player and paleoanthropologist. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972. She represented the United States in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World.

Biography[edit]

Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by Emmett Paré throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the 1967 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, the 1968 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, and the 1968 National Interscholastic Championship.[2][3][4]

Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team and the first woman to win a varsity Green Wave letter.[5][6]

While a member of the Tulane tennis team, she played on the women's professional tennis circuit but kept her amateur status. During this time, she won the singles and doubles titles at Cincinnati in 1968 and three more national titles: the 1969 US Amateur Championship,[7] 1970 US Amateur Championship[7] and the 1970 US Open Clay Court Championship.

In 1971, she was runner-up in the US Open Clay Courts, losing to Billie Jean King in the finals, reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, and was a finalist in Cincinnati.

In 1972, playing her first year as a professional, Linda won the Italian Open.[8] She also won the first International Tournament of Madrid (Madrid Open) and was a semifinalist in the US Open Clay Courts, Canadian Open, WTA German Open, and Cincinnati with losses to Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, and Margaret Court. In 1973, she had a win over Martina Navratilova in the Fort Lauderdale Classic.

Tuero represented the US in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973, serving as the Federation Cup captain in 1973[9]

Her top career world rankings included No 1 in Women-Under-21 and No 10 in World (Women). She has been inducted into the Halls of Fame of Tulane University,[10] Louisiana Tennis Tennis Hall of Fame,[11] and USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.[12]

Personal life[edit]

In 1968, she graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana. In 1971, she graduated cum laude from Tulane with a major in psychology.[13]

In 1973, while working as an extra in The Exorcist, she met the author William Peter Blatty. They were married in July 1975 and had two children, restaurant entrepreneur Billy and photojournalist J.T. Blatty.[14] She also appeared in The Ninth Configuration, which he wrote.

After her divorce from Blatty, she married William Paul.[13] She had another son during this marriage. She is now married to Dr. William Lindsley who is a former business consultant and former dean and professor at Boston College, Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management, and Belmont University Graduate School of Business.[13]

In 2000, Tuero enrolled in the Tulane Graduate School, and in 2004, she graduated with a master's degree in anthropology, specializing in the field of paleoanthropology. In 2005, she was part of a excavation in the Lake Turkana region of northern Kenya.[13]

Career finals[edit]

Singles (5 titles, 6 runners-up)[edit]

Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jul 1968 Tri-State Tournament Cincinnati Clay United States Tory Fretz 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2. Jul 1969 U.S. Clay Court Open Indianapolis Clay France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Aug 1970 U.S. Clay Court Open Indianapolis Clay France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 7–5, 6–1
Loss 4. Aug 1971 Western Championships Cincinnati Clay United Kingdom Virginia Wade 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. Aug, 1971 U.S. Clay Court Open Indianapolis Clay United States Billie Jean King 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6.[15] Dec 1971 Border Championships East London Clay South Africa Ilana Kloss 3–6, 2–6
Win 7. Jan 1972 Eastern Province Championships Port Elizabeth[15] Clay United States Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8. Jan 1972 Western Province Championships Cape Town[15] Clay South Africa Patricia Pretorius 3–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1972 Melia Trophy Madrid Clay Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeova 6–3, 6–1
Win 10. May 1972 Italian Open Rome Clay Soviet Union Olga Morozova 6–4, 6–3
Loss 11. Jun 1972 German Open Hamburg Clay West Germany Helga Masthoff 3–6, 6–3, 6–8

Career highlights[edit]

As an Amateur:

  • Winner, 1964 US National Championships - Girl's 14 Singles[2]
  • Winner, 1966 US National Championships - Girl's 16 Singles and Doubles[3]
  • Winner, 1967 and 1968 US National Clay Court Singles Championships - Girl's 18[3]
  • Finalist, 1968 US Grass Court Women's Singles
  • Winner, 1968 National Interscholastic Championship[4]
  • Finalist, 1968 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to Nancy Richey)
  • Finalist, 1969 US Open Clay Court Women's Doubles
  • Winner, 1969 and 1970 US Amateur Championship[7]
  • Finalist, 1969 US Amateur Mixed Doubles
  • Quarter-finalist, 1969 Western & Southern Open (to Gail Chanfreau)
  • Semi-finalist, 1970 Canadian Open Women's Singles (to Rosemary Casals)
  • Semi-finalist, 1970 Western & Southern Open Wonmen's Singles (to Nancy Richey)
  • Winner, 1970 US Women's Amateur Singles
  • Finalist, 1970 Women's Collegiate Women's Singles

As a Professional:

  • Finalist, 1971 US Open Clay Courts Women's Doubles
  • Quarter-finalist, 1971 French Open (to Marijke Schaar)
  • Quarter-finalist, 1971 Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) Women's Singles (to Evonne Goolagong)[16]
  • Semi-finalist, 1972 US Open Clay Court Women's Singles (to Evonne Goolagong)
  • Semi-finalist, 1972 Canadian Open Women's Singles (to Evonne Goolagong)
  • Semi-finalist, 1972 Western Open Women's Singles (to Margaret Court)
  • Finalist, 1972 Nice Women's Singles
  • Semi-finalist, 1972 Eastern Grass Court Open Women's Singles
  • Finalist, 1972 Western Province South Africa Women's Singles
  • Winner, 1972 Wightman Cup
  • Semi-finalist, 1972 Federation Cup (to Johannesburg)
  • Runner-up, 1972 Bonne Bell Cup against Australia
  • Semi-finalist, 1973 Fort Lauderdale (to Chris Evert)
  • Semi-finalist, 1973 Western (to Margaret Court)
  • Semi-finalist, 1971 Baastad Open (to Benzer)
  • Finalist, 1973 Marie O. Clark (to Chris Evert)
  • Captain, 1973 Federation Cup
  • Winner, 1973 Wightman Cup
  • Finalist, 1973 Cleveland Heights Women's Singles
  • Semi-finalist, 1973 US Open Clay Courts Women's Singles (to Chris Evert)

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 1995[12]
  • Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame | Patrons Foundation[11]
  • Ranked in Women's US Top 10 Women's four times (1968 : No. 8, 1969 : No. 10, 1971 : No. 8, 1972 : No. 7)[17]
  • Inducted into Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame (1969-1971)[10]
  • Tulane Scholarship for Men's tennis Team[5][6]
  • 1968 VFW Athlete of the Year New Orleans
  • 1969 VFW Athlete of the Year New Orleans
  • 1969 Louisiana Outstanding Athlete of the Year
  • 1970 VFW Athlete of the Year New Orleans

Articles[edit]

  • Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown[18]
  • ONLY At Tulane "Tradition - Tulane Tennis Legend Linda Tuero"[6]
  • A First At Tulane[5]
  • New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City[19]
  • The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology[20]
  • 40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year[21]
  • 1973 US Wightman Cup Team[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blancher, Jake, the top ten Tulane athletics alumni of all time", The Tulane Hullabaloo, October 7, 2020
  2. ^ a b "USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "USTA Yearbook - Junior USTA Interscholastic Championships". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "A First At tulane". The Southeast Missourian. June 26, 1968. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Tradition". OnlyAtTulane. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "USTA ADULT & SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—WOMEN". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Douglas Perry (May 12, 2015). "Rome Masters: Meet the woman who shocked the Italian Open, then faced Hollywood shocks". OregonLive.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "USTA Yearbook - Fed Cup". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d Billy Crawford (September 11, 2011). "Linda Tuero". Greater New Orleans Tennis. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "An Angel Made Blatty Marry". The Journal. NY State Historic Newspapers. AP. July 22, 1975. p. 16. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  15. ^ a b c John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 9780671216238.
  16. ^ Cincinnati Masters
  17. ^ "USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  18. ^ "Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown". Reading Eagle. July 31, 1966. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  19. ^ Cowan, Walter G. (1983). New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807127438. 0-8071-2743-4.
  20. ^ Phillips, Caryl (June 1, 1999). "The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology". ISBN 9780307490179. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  21. ^ "40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year". Tennis Grandstand. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  22. ^ "1973 US Wightman Cup team". Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2013.

External links[edit]

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