Kathy Jordan
Kathy Jordan | |||||||||||||
Nickname: | KJ | ||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | 3rd December 1959 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 173 cm | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1979 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1991 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 575,013 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 75:54 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 1 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 5 (March 19 1984) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 185: 50 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 41 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 6 (February 4 1991) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan (born December 3, 1959 in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania ) is a former American tennis player . Her sister Barbara Jordan was also a professional tennis player.
Career
Kathy Jordan was particularly successful in doubles in her career. She won 41 tournaments, including a title at each of the four Grand Slam tournaments together with Anne Smith as a double partner . In 1980 the pair won the French Open and Wimbledon , and in 1981 the Australian Open and the US Open . In 1985 Jordan won the doubles competition at Wimbledon together with Elizabeth Smylie .
Her only tournament victory in singles, she won in 1982 at the indoor tournament in Boston . In 1983 she was in the final of the Australian Open , in which she was defeated by Martina Navrátilová .
In mixed she won with Ken Flach in 1986 both the French Open and Wimbledon titles .
From 1980 to 1985, Kathy Jordan played for the United States in the Federation Cup . In 1980 and 1981 she won the cup with the team. Your personal record of your 27 Fed Cup games: 6: 3 wins in singles and 17: 1 in doubles.
Web links
- WTA profile of Kathy Jordan (English)
- ITF Profile of Kathy Jordan (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Kathy Jordan (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jordan, Kathy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, Kathryn; Jordan, Kathy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania , United States |