American tennis player
Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.
A native of Burlingame, California , Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year.[1] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award ) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985.[2] [3] [4]
Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open , where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton . Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela ).
Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour.[5] At the 1985 US Open , she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open , which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title.[6]
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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Winner 1. July 7, 1985 Schenectady , United States Hard Jenni Goodling 6–1, 6–1
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner-up 1. July 23, 1983 Birmingham , United States Hard Caryn Copeland Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers 5–7, 6–7 Winner 1. June 17, 1984 Freehold , United States Hard Linda Howell Louise Field Michelle Turk 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Winner 2. July 22, 1984 Fayetteville , United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Rebecca Bryant Natalia Leipus 6–1, 7–6 Runner-up 2. July 30, 1984 Delray Beach , United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Julie Richardson Belinda Cordwell 5–7, 0–6 Winner 3. August 18, 1984 Miramar , United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Patty Fendick Linda Howell 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 Winner 4. June 23, 1985 Fayetteville , United States Hard Sonia Hahn Caroline Kuhlman Wendy Wood 6–4, 6–3 Winner 5. July 1, 1985 Schenectady , United States Hard Lynn Lewis Helena Manset Cecilia Fernandez-Parker 7–6, 6–4 Runner-up 3. August 18, 1985 Roanoke , United States Hard Leigh-Anne Eldredge Louise Allen Ronni Reis 4–6, 4–6
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