Pamela Jung

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Pamela Jung
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1963-07-03) 3 July 1963 (age 59)
Prize money$27,281
Singles
Career record48–73
Highest rankingNo. 215 (Feb 1, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon Q1 (1988)
Doubles
Career record28–40
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (Dec 21, 1986)

Pamela Jung (born July 3, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Jung grew up in California as one of four tennis playing siblings, coached by their father Eugene. The Jungs were the "USTA Tennis Family of the Year" in 1984. One of her brothers, Steven, made the title match at the 1989 NCAA Division I singles championships and competed professionally. [1]

A two-time All-American for Pepperdine University, Jung has the distinction of being the first player from the school to receive this honor (in 1983). Jung, who had a career high ranking of 215 on the professional tour, qualified for the main draw of the 1988 Australian Open. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1988 Auckland Open, where she beat sixth seed Elizabeth Minter en route to the third round. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.July 31, 1988 Evansville, United StatesClay Flag of Poland.svg Renata Baranski 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.January 28, 1990 New Braunfels, United StatesHard Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 5–7, 6-7(6)

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.July 27, 1986 Mexico City, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Judy Newman Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Mosca
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi
3–6, 7–5, 7–6
Winner2.January 14, 1990 Midland, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Linley Tanner Flag of the United States.svg Allison Cooper
Flag of the United States.svg Eleni Rossides
6–3, 6–0

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References

  1. O'Toole, Thomas (28 May 1989). "NCAA Tennis Championships : Jung Will Meet Leaycraft in Final". Los Angeles Times .
  2. "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times . 28 January 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 8 March 2021 via National Library of Australia.