Valerie Ziegenfuss
Valerie Ziegenfuss (born June 29, 1949 in San Diego , California ) is a former American tennis player and the daughter of basketball coach George Ziegenfuss . She had been a professional tennis player since 1970. In the same year she founded with the players Billie Jean King , Rosie Casals , Nancy Richey , Kerry Melville , Peaches Bartkowicz , Kristy Pigeon , Judy Dalton and Julie Heldman , known as Original 9 , the American women 's tennis association , now known as Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is known. In 1968 she won Olympic bronze in women's doubles.
Ziegenfuss now lives in San Diego . After retiring as a professional player, she was a tennis instructor before starting a real estate company. Her daughter Allison Bradshaw was also a professional tennis player for several years.
Web links
- Real estate company of Valerie Ziegenfuss (English)
- WTA profile of Valerie Ziegenfuss (English)
- ITF profile of Valerie Ziegenfuss (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Valerie Ziegenfuss (English)
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- ↑ SYS-CON Brasil (Assinatura) - NJ, USA, October 14, 2008
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Original 9 Reunion: It's A Wrap!
- ↑ Olympic Tennis Event - Medalists. International Tennis Federation , accessed October 31, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ziegenfuss, Valerie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California , USA |