Gail Glasgow

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Gail Glasgow
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1951-04-24) April 24, 1951 (age 70)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 3R (1970)
US Open 1R (1969, 1970, 1971)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1970, 1971)
US Open 2R (1970)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1973)
US Open 2R (1978)

Gail Glasgow (born April 24, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. She also competed under her maiden name Gail Hansen and briefly as Gail Elliott. [1]

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Glasgow grew up in Palo Alto, California and was one of the country's top junior players in the late 1960s. [1]

During the 1970s she played on the professional tour, with main draw appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open. She reached the third round of the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. In 1975, partnering Betty Ann Stuart, she was a doubles finalist of a WTA Tour tournament in Mission Viejo, losing the match to Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. [2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (0-1)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Sep, 1975 Mission Viejo, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Betty Ann Stuart Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Navratilova
3–6, 5–7

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References

  1. 1 2 "L.B. pair awaiting Kodel Cup trip". Independent (Long Beach) . June 8, 1976.
  2. Alderton, Bryce (July 27, 2003). "Gail Glasgow". Daily Pilot . Los Angeles Times.