| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||
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| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) | ||||||||
| College | Stanford | ||||||||
| Prize money | $36,222 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 18–15 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R (1985) | ||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1985) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 23–14 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1985) | ||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1984) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.
A native of Burlingame, California, Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year. [1] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985. [2] [3] [4]
Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open, where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton. Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela).
Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour. [5] At the 1985 US Open, she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open, which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title. [6]
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | October 14, 1985 | Tokyo | Hard |  Gabriela Sabatini | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | March 24, 1986 | Phoenix | Hard |  Alycia Moulton | Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Legend |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | July 7, 1985 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Jenni Goodling | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | July 23, 1983 | Birmingham, United States | Hard | Caryn Copeland | Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | June 17, 1984 | Freehold, United States | Hard | Linda Howell |  Louise Field Michelle Turk | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | July 22, 1984 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Cynthia MacGregor | Rebecca Bryant Natalia Leipus | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | July 30, 1984 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Cynthia MacGregor |  Julie Richardson Belinda Cordwell | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 3. | August 18, 1984 | Miramar, United States | Hard | Cynthia MacGregor | Patty Fendick Linda Howell | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | June 23, 1985 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Sonia Hahn | Caroline Kuhlman Wendy Wood | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | July 1, 1985 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Lynn Lewis | Helena Manset Cecilia Fernandez-Parker | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | August 18, 1985 | Roanoke, United States | Hard | Leigh-Anne Eldredge | Louise Allen Ronni Reis | 4–6, 4–6 |
