Zina Garrison
Zina Garrison | |||||||||||||
Zina Garrison (2001) | |||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | November 16, 1963 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 164 cm | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1982 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1997 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 4,430,958 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 587: 270 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 14 WTA , 0 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 4 (November 20 1989) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 436: 231 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 19 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 5 (May 23 1988) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963 in Houston ) is a former American tennis player .
She won three mixed titles at Grand Slam tournaments and the gold medal in women's doubles at the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. In addition, she was in the 1990 singles final of Wimbledon .
Career
She started tennis at the age of ten, won her first tournament at twelve, and the national championships for 18-year-olds at 14. She secured the junior title at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1981 and was number 1 in their world rankings.
In 1982 Garrison became a professional player. Right at her first participation in the French Open she reached the quarter-finals, in which she failed at the eventual tournament winner Martina Navrátilová .
In 1983 she made it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open , she finished the year in 10th place in the world rankings .
In 1987 she reached the final in women's doubles at the Australian Open with Lori McNeil , together with Sherwood Stewart she won the mixed competition. The following year she won the mixed title at Wimbledon with him.
With Pam Shriver , she won the gold medal in women's doubles at the Olympic Games for the USA in 1988, and in the final they defeated Jana Novotná and Helena Suková in three sets. In the singles Garrison won the bronze medal after knocking out her doubles partner Pam Shriver in the quarterfinals.
In 1989 she defeated in the quarterfinals of the US Open Chris Evert , who then never competed on the women's tour again (she still had a few Fed Cup appearances). That year, Zina Garrison finished the season in fourth place in the world rankings.
The highlight of her career was her entry into the Wimbledon final in 1990, when she defeated the French Open winner Monica Seles in the quarter-finals and defending champion Steffi Graf in the semi-finals . In the final she was defeated by Martina Navrátilová. In mixed she was able to celebrate her third Grand Slam title together with Rick Leach .
In 1992 she reached the final of the Australian Open in women's doubles again with Mary Joe Fernandez .
In 1993 she founded the Zina Garrison Academy , with which she enables underprivileged children from her hometown of Houston to learn to play tennis.
Zina Garrison ended her professional career in 1996, in which she won 14 singles and 19 doubles. She also played a total of 27 games for the US Fed Cup team from 1984 to 1994 , where she celebrated 22 wins.
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | 4th November 1984 | Zurich | WTA World Tour | Carpet (hall) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6: 1, 0: 6, 6: 2 |
2. | April 21, 1985 | Amelia Island | WTA World Tour | sand | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6: 4, 6: 3 |
3. | 3rd November 1985 | Zurich | WTA World Tour | Carpet (hall) | Hana Mandlíková | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
4th | November 2nd 1986 | Indianapolis | WTA World Tour | Hard court | Melissa Gurney | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
5. | January 11, 1987 | Sydney | WTA World Tour | race | Pam Shriver | 6: 2, 6: 4 |
6th | February 15, 1987 | San Francisco | WTA World Tour | Carpet (hall) | Sylvia Hanika | 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
7th | February 26, 1989 | Oakland | WTA Tier II | Hard court (hall) | Larissa Savchenko | 6: 1, 6: 1 |
8th. | July 23, 1989 | Newport | WTA Tier IV | race | Pam Shriver | 6-0, 6-1 |
9. | November 12, 1989 | Chicago | WTA Tier II | Carpet (hall) | Larissa Savchenko | 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
10. | June 17, 1990 | Birmingham | WTA Tier IV | race | Helena Suková | 6: 4, 6: 1 |
11. | February 23, 1992 | Oklahoma | WTA Tier IV | Hard court (hall) | Lori McNeil | 7: 5, 3: 6, 7: 6 |
12. | February 21, 1993 | Oklahoma | WTA Tier III | Hard court (hall) | Patty Fendick | 6: 2, 6: 2 |
13. | October 24, 1993 | Budapest | WTA Tier III | Carpet (hall) | Sabine Appelmans | 7: 5, 6: 2 |
14th | June 18, 1995 | Birmingham | WTA Tier III | race | Lori McNeil | 6: 3, 6: 3 |
Double
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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1. | 4th August 1986 | Montreal | WTA World Tour | Hard court | Gabriela Sabatini |
Pam Shriver Helena Suková |
7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 4 |
2. | November 1, 1986 | Indianapolis | WTA World Tour | Hard court | Lori McNeil |
Candy Reynolds Anne Smith |
4: 5 task |
3. | August 22, 1987 | Toronto | WTA World Tour | Hard court | Lori McNeil |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
6: 1, 6: 2 |
4th | 3rd October 1987 | New Orleans | WTA World Tour | Carpet (hall) | Lori McNeil |
Mareen Louie-Harper Heather Ludloff |
6: 3, 6: 3 |
5. | March 12, 1988 | Boca Raton | WTA Tier II | Hard court | Katrina Adams |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
6: 2, 6: 2 |
6th | April 16, 1988 | Amelia Island | WTA Tier II | sand | Eva Pfaff |
Katrina Adams Penny Barg |
4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 |
7th | April 23, 1988 | Houston | WTA Tier III | sand | Katrina Adams |
Martina Navrátilová Lori McNeil |
6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4 |
8th. | October 2nd, 1988 | Seoul | Olympic games | Hard court | Pam Shriver |
Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
4: 6, 6: 2, [10: 8] |
9. | November 27, 1988 | Tokyo | Doubles Championships | Carpet (hall) | Katrina Adams |
Gigi Fernández Robin White |
7: 5, 7: 5 |
10. | 4th February 1989 | Tokyo | WTA Tier III | Carpet (hall) | Katrina Adams |
Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 |
11. | April 29, 1989 | Houston | WTA Tier III | sand | Katrina Adams |
Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil |
6: 3, 6: 4 |
12. | June 23, 1989 | Eastbourne | WTA Tier II | race | Katrina Adams |
Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
6: 3, task |
13. | February 24, 1990 | Washington | WTA Tier II | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navrátilová |
Ann Henricksson Dinky van Rensburg |
6: 0, 6: 3 |
14th | August 11, 1990 | San Diego | WTA Tier III | Hard court | Patty Fendick |
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank |
6: 4, 7: 6 |
15th | October 20, 1990 | Filderstadt | WTA Tier II | Carpet (hall) | Mary Joe Fernández |
Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7: 5, 6: 3 |
16. | February 13, 1993 | Chicago | WTA Tier II | Carpet (hall) | Katrina Adams |
Amy Frazier Kimberly Po |
7: 6 7 , 6: 3 |
17th | February 20, 1993 | Oklahoma | WTA Tier III | Hard court (hall) | Patty Fendick |
Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf |
6: 3, 6: 2 |
18th | October 9, 1993 | Zurich | WTA Tier I | Carpet (hall) | Martina Navrátilová |
Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa |
6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3 |
19th | June 11, 1994 | Birmingham | WTA Tier III | race | Larisa Neiland |
Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse |
6: 4, 6: 4 |
Mixed
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | January 24, 1987 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | race | Sherwood Stewart |
Andrew Castle Anne Hobbs |
3: 6, 7: 6 5 , 6: 3 |
2. | 3rd July 1988 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | race | Sherwood Stewart |
Kelly Jones Gretchen Magers |
6: 1, 7: 6 |
3. | July 8, 1990 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | race | Rick Leach |
John Fitzgerald Elizabeth Smylie |
7: 5, 6: 2 |
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments
singles
competition | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Balance sheet | Career |
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Australian Open | - | 2 | HF | 2 | VF | - | VF | 2 | VF | VF | AF | AF | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 34:13 | HF |
French Open | - | VF | 1 | AF | 2 | 3 | - | AF | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 15:12 | VF |
Wimbledon | - | AF | 2 | 2 | HF | 2 | - | VF | 2 | F. | VF | AF | AF | VF | AF | 1 | 28:14 | F. |
US Open | 1 | AF | AF | 3 | VF | AF | AF | HF | HF | VF | AF | AF | 3 | AF | AF | 1 | 46:16 | HF |
Double
competition | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Balance sheet | Career |
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Australian Open | AF | AF | VF | VF | - | F. | HF | AF | 1 | 2 | F. | VF | VF | 1 | - | - | 28:13 | F. |
French Open | AF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | VF | VF | 1 | VF | 1 | AF | AF | VF | - | - | 18:13 | VF |
Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | AF | - | HF | VF | HF | HF | VF | HF | 1 | AF | - | - | 29:13 | HF |
US Open | 1 | AF | 1 | HF | VF | VF | 2 | AF | AF | HF | VF | - | - | AF | 1 | 1 | 26:14 | HF |
Web links
- WTA profile Zina Garrison (English)
- ITF profile Zina Garrison (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Zina Garrison (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Garrison, Zina |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garrison, Zina Lynna |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , United States |