Jean Nachand

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Jean Nachand
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1955-06-06) June 6, 1955 (age 69)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1980)
French Open Q1 (1978)
Wimbledon Q1 (1978, 1979)
US Open Q2 (1978)
Doubles
Career titles1 WTA
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1980)
Wimbledon 2R (1978)
US Open 2R (1976)

Jean Nachand (born June 6, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Nachand grew up in Los Angeles County, attending Palos Verdes High School. [1] She played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine and along with Lindsay Morse was their first female All-American. In 1977 she represented the United States at the Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria [2] On the professional tour she teamed up to Morse to win a WTA Tour doubles title in Nagoya in 1980. She has since held various executive roles for the USTA and WTA. [3]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1–0)

Result   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinOct 1980 Nagoya, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Morse Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nerida Gregory
Flag of Hungary.svg Marie Pinterová 		6–3, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ "UC Irvine banks on PV netter". The Redondo Reflex. May 11, 1977.
  2. ↑ "Women". Galesburg Register-Mail . August 25, 1977.
  3. ↑ "USTA Names Jean Nachand Director of Women's Tennis For USA Tennis High Performance Program". USTA. March 10, 2009.
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