Barbara Jordan (tennis)

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Barbara Jordan
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Born (1957-04-02) April 2, 1957 (age 68)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record13–14
Highest rankingNo. 55 (December 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open W (1979)
French Open 2R (1981)
Wimbledon 3R (1978, 1980, 1983)
US Open 3R (1979)
Doubles
Career record6–7
Highest rankingNo. 42 (December 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1979)
French Open SF (1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1983)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open W (1983)

Barbara Jordan (born April 2, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player who won the 1979 Australian Open singles title.

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Jordan also won the mixed doubles title at the 1983 French Open with Eliot Teltscher. Jordan was a three-time All-American at Stanford University, where she obtained her degree in economics in three years. She won the 1978 AIAW College National doubles with sister Kathy Jordan in 1978. Jordan made her first appearance on the (WTA) computer in August 1977 at No. 95. She was a five-time member of WTA board of directors as well as served as chairman of the tournament committee in 1980. Jordan also won the USTA under 21-National Championship in 1978 in singles and doubles. [1] She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from UCLA.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 1979 Australian Open Grass Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1983 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Allen
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Strode
6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 SR
Australian Open AAA W AA Q1 1R AAA1 / 2
French Open AA 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R AA0 / 6
Wimbledon A 3R 2R 3R A 2R 3R A 1R A0 / 6
US Open 3R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q1 0 / 8
Strike rate0 / 10 / 21 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 20 / 01 / 22

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Honors

Jordan has been inducted in the ITA Women's Hall of Fame, the USTA Hall of Fame, the Stanford Hall of Fame and others

References

  1. Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Bloch Shallouf, Renee; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne; Hanlon, Maureen. 1987 WITA Media Guide. p. 139.