Pamela Austin (born March 12, 1950) is an American former professional tennis player.

Pam Austin
Full namePamela Austin
Country (sports) United States
Born (1950-03-12) March 12, 1950 (age 76)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
CollegeUCLA
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1971)
US Open2R (1971)

College career

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Austin played college tennis at UCLA and won a Pacific-8 Conference doubles championship while she was there.[1]

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament19681969197019711972
Australian Open A A A A A
French Open A A 1R 2R Q3
Wimbledon A A A A A
US Open 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R

World TeamTennis

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Austin, along with her brother Jeff, was a member of the 1974 World TeamTennis champion Denver Racquets.[2]

Family life

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Austin's younger sister Tracy was a two-time US Open champion. In addition to her brother Jeff, Austin's brothers Doug and John were also professional tennis players.[3][4] She is the sister-in-law of fitness instructor and author Denise Austin, who is married to Jeff.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. "Pam Austin". The Riviera Tennis Club. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. "Mylan WTT Player Database (seasons completed) - as of September 25, 2014 - (Seasons 1974-2014)" (PDF). World TeamTennis. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. "Austin's Mother Dies at 84". ESPN, Inc. May 28, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 22, 1976). "For the Austins, It's 'Tennis Everyone'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. Petrow, Steven (December 14, 2012). "Denise and Jeff Austin, Blessed with Enthusiasm". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2015.