Wendy Overton

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Wendy Overton
Country (sports) United States
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947 (age 76)
Glen Cove, New York, USA
Singles
Career record18–28
Doubles
Career record16–25
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 4 (1975)

Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) is an American former 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[edit]

Doubles 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]

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

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