Amy Holton

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Amy Holton
Full nameAmy Holton Lyons
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1965-04-05) April 5, 1965 (age 60)
Prize money$88,891
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 2R (1984)
US Open 2R (1985)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1983, 1986)
Wimbledon 1R (1983, 1984, 1985)
US Open 3R (1985)

Amy Holton Lyons (born April 5, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Holton, one of four children to Richard and Marcy, spent her early years in Dayton, Ohio before moving to Sarasota, Florida in the late 1970s. She attended Riverview High School and won a state title with the team in 1980, as well as national titles in doubles during this time with elder sister Kathy. The pair also played together professionally, including at the French Open and Wimbledon. [1] [2]

As a singles player, Holton was a semi-finalist at the 1983 Pittsburgh Open and twice made the French Open third round, in 1983 and 1984. At the 1984 Wimbledon Championships she played her most high-profile match when she lost in the second round to top seed Martina Navratilova. [3]

In 1986 she was runner-up at two Virginia Slims doubles tournaments, in Perugia and Berkeley.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–2)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1986 Perugia, ItalyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman
4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Jul 1986 Berkeley, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr
Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Moulton
1–6, 2–6

References

  1. Klemesrud, Judy (September 8, 1982). "With Players' Parents on Tennis Circuit". The New York Times .
  2. Huber, Mic (March 3, 2009). "Holton family serves area well". Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
  3. Gross, Jane (June 28, 1984). "Miss Navratilova Is Tested but Wins". The New York Times .