Barbara Jordan (tennis player)
Barbara Jordan | |||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | April 2, 1957 | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 22,784 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 50:90 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 78 (January 17 1983) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 109: 118 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 3 WTA , 0 ITF | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is a former American tennis player . Her younger sister, Kathy Jordan, was the more successful of the family's two tennis pros.
Career
In 1979 Barbara turned pro and that same year she won the individual title at the Australian Open . In 1983 she won the mixed competition of the French Open with Eliot Teltscher .
She played her last match on the women's tour in April 1987.
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | 1979 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | race | Sharon Walsh | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
Mixed
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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1. | 1983 | French Open | Grand Slam | sand | Eliot Teltscher |
Leslie Allen Charles Strode |
6: 2, 6: 3 |
Honors
Jordan was inducted into the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame , USTA Hall of Fame , Stanford Hall of Fame .
Web links
- WTA Profile of Barbara Jordan (English)
- ITF Profile of Barbara Jordan (English)
- ITF junior profile Barbara Jordan (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jordan, Barbara |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States |