Linda Mottram

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Linda Mottram
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1957-05-17) 17 May 1957 (age 65)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1975)
French Open 2R (1977)
Wimbledon 3R (1975)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1977)
Wimbledon QF (1978)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1978)

Linda Mottram (born 17 May 1957) is a British former professional tennis player.

Active on tour in the 1970s, Mottram is the daughter of tennis players Tony Mottram and Joy Gannon. She has an elder brother, Buster Mottram, who also competed professionally. [1]

Mottram was runner-up to Evonne Goolagong at the 1975 Auckland Open. [2] She reached the singles third round at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1975, but her best grand slam run was a quarter-final appearance in doubles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships (with Glynis Coles). [3]

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References

  1. "British Stars' Family Values". Scottish Mail . 28 June 2015.
  2. "Miss Goolagonc Victor". The New York Times . 13 January 1975.
  3. "Wimbledon 1978 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.