Courtney Dolehide

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Courtney Dolehide
Full nameCourtney Bernadette Dolehide
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 31)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Prize money$13,786
Singles
Career record15–22
Highest rankingNo. 453 (June 7, 2010)
Doubles
Career record9–12
Highest rankingNo. 486 (July 12, 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2009)

Courtney Bernadette Dolehide (born March 25, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Dolehide was raised in Hinsdale, a suburb of Chicago, where she attended Hinsdale Central High School. [1]

While still a high school senior she received a wildcard to compete in the doubles main draw of the 2009 US Open (with Kristie Ahn), following a runner-up finish at the USTA Girls' 18 national hardcourt doubles championships. The pair fell in the first round to eighth seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Nadia Petrova. [1]

From 2009 to 2010 she featured on the professional tour and reached a highest singles ranking of 453 in the world. She had a win over top-100 player Patricia Mayr of Austria and was a finalist at an ITF tournament in Wichita. [1]

Dolehide went to UCLA on a scholarship and in 2012 earned All-American honors for doubles. She was team captain of the Bruins when they claimed the 2014 NCAA championship.

Her younger sister Caroline is also a tennis player and she has a cousin, Tom Gorzelanny, who played Major League Baseball. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.June 28, 2009 Wichita, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.July 27, 2008 Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Flower Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino
Flag of the United States.svg Ellah Nze
5–7, 3–6

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Helfgot, Mik (September 2, 2009). "Big-time chance for Hinsdale C. star". Chicago Tribune .
  2. Wilcox, George M. (23 August 2014). "Hinsdale Central's Brian Dolehide has Prairie Bluff's number". Chicago Sun-Times .