Linda Siegel (tennis)

For the psychologist, see Linda Siegel (psychologist).

Linda Siegel

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1961-06-05) June 5, 1961 (age 64) Oakland, California
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1979)
Wimbledon	2R (1979)
US Open	1R (1979)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1979)
Wimbledon	2R (1979)
US Open	1R (1979)

Linda Siegel (June 5, 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States, ^[1] known best for playing in a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the late 1970s. ^[2]

Biography

On June 5, 1961, Siegel was born.^{[ clarification needed ]}

In 1978, Siegel defeated Ivanna Madruga, 6–4, 6–4, to win the US Open girls' singles championship. In the same year, she lost in the final of the South African Open women's singles championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

1979 Wimbledon controversy

On June 27, 1979, having just turned 18 three weeks earlier, Siegel made headlines when she went braless in a low cut tennis dress during her second round match against Billie Jean King at Wimbledon. She was immediately pursued by several photographers, who followed her to her hotel room, asking her to pose in bathing suits and even in the nude. She refused and found the incident so embarrassing that she retired from tennis. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Billie Jean King
• Ivanna Madruga

References

1. Lava1964 (2010-09-19). "1970s - Linda Siegel Tennis Dress Accident". You remember that.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04.
2. Lynch, Alison (2013-06-21). "Wimbledon's top 10 controversial fashion moments". Metro.
3. Pearson, Harry (2005-06-20). "It just wouldn't be the same without the vulgarity". The Guardian.
4. Lorge, Barry (1979-06-28). "Wimbledon Won't Forget Siegel". The Washington Post.

External links

• Linda Siegel at the International Tennis Federation