JoAnne Russell

JoAnne Russell
Full name	JoAnne Carleton Russell
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 30, 1954 (age 70); Miami, Florida
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	150–158
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 11 (1977)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon	QF (1982)
US Open	4R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	219–175
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 32 (January 19, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1977)
US Open	QF (1975, 1981–83, 1985)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	3R (1983)
Wimbledon	QF (1978, 1982)
US Open	F (1981)

Last updated June 11, 2025

JoAnne Russell (born October 30, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.^[2]

Career

With playing partner Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Wimbledon ladies' doubles title in 1977. They beat the team of Chris Evert and Rosie Casals in the first round and the top-ranked team of Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve in the final (6–3, 6–3).^[3] Russell reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1977	Wimbledon	Grass	Helen Gourlay Cawley	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1981	US Open	Hard	Steve Denton	Kevin Curren Anne Smith	3–6, 6–7

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1984	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Pascale Paradis	7–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Sep 1984	Richmond, U.S.	Hard	Michaela Washington	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Oct 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	3–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles: 21 (4 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Feb 1977	Detroit, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Janet Newberry	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	Jul 1977	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Helen Gourlay	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3.	Oct 1977	Phoenix, U.S.	Hard	Helen Cawley	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	1–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	Feb 1978	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Evonne Cawley	1–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	Oct 1978	Brighton, England	Carpet (i)	Ilana Kloss	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	0–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	Mar 1980	Carlsbad, U.S.	Hard	Rosie Casals	Laura duPont Pam Shriver	7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	7.	Sep 1980	Salt Lake City, U.S.	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Virginia Ruzici Pam Teeguarden	4–6, 5–7
Loss	8.	Nov 1980	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Mima Jaušovec	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Loss	9.	Mar 1981	Boston, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	10.	Apr 1981	Amelia Island, U.S.	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win	11.	Aug 1981	U.S. Clay Court Championships	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Paula Smith	6–2, 6–2
Loss	12.	Apr 1982	Hilton Head, U.S.	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	1–6, 2–6
Loss	13.	May 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2–6, 4–6
Loss	14.	Aug 1982	U.S. Clay Court Championships	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Ivanna Madruga Catherine Tanvier	5–7, 6–7
Loss	15.	Dec 1982	Richmond, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	Aug 1984	U.S. Clay Court Championships	Clay	Elise Burgin	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	2–6, 5–7
Win	17.	Sep 1984	Richmond, U.S.	Hard	Elizabeth Minter	Jennifer Mundel Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win	18.	Mar 1985	Palm Beach, U.S.	Clay	Anne Smith	Laura Gildemeister Gabriela Sabatini	1–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	19.	Sep 1985	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Elise Burgin	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Loss	20.	Jan 1986	Wichita, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Anne Smith	Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	May 1986	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Elise Burgin	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6

References

↑ "JOANNE RUSSELL". ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
↑ "WTA player profile". WTA.
↑ "Wimbledon players archive – Joanne Russell". AELTC.

External links

JoAnne Russell at the Women's Tennis Association
JoAnne Russell at the International Tennis Federation
JoAnne Russell at Wimbledon

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "JOANNE RUSSELL". ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[2] "WTA player profile". WTA.

[3] "Wimbledon players archive – Joanne Russell". AELTC.

[1]

[2]

[3]