Patti O'Reilly

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Patti O'Reilly
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1968-01-18) January 18, 1968 (age 56)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$84,962
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 206 (June 14, 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1992, 1993)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 129 (May 3, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1992, 1993)
French Open 1R (1993)
Wimbledon 1R (1993)
US Open 1R (1993)

Patti O'Reilly (born January 18, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Biography

O'Reilly is one of identical triplets, the eldest by 14 minutes to middle triplet Terri and 29 minutes older than sister Christine. [1] The triplets, who had three others siblings, were raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey and graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1986, before moving on to play college tennis together for Duke University, with all three also competing on the WTA Tour. [2] [3]

While at Duke University she was named four times on the All-ACC team and was the ACC Player of the Year in 1990. [4]

A left-handed player, unlike her sisters, O'Reilly was the highest ranked of the trio on the professional tour, peaking at 206 in the world in 1993. She qualified for the Australian Open in both 1992 and 1993. As a doubles player she featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinJuly 3, 1989 Knoxville, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jillian Alexander 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossJune 17, 1991 St. Simons, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Christine O'Reilly Flag of France.svg Sophie Amiach
Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen
3–6, 7–6(5), 3–6

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References

  1. "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated. May 21, 1984.
  2. "Three of a Kind: They All Play for Duke, but It's Still Easy to Get the O'Reilly Triplets Mixed Up". Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1988.
  3. Finn, Robin. "Tennis: Secret Sharer: O'Reilly Is Dead, but Her Gift Lives On; A Tennis-Playing Triplet Made Sure She Spent Her Life as More Than a Mere Curiosity", The New York Times , October 15, 1993. Accessed September 6, 2019. "When Maryann Tierney, coach of Ridgewood High School's girls tennis team, boarded a school bus for the ride to a meet against neighboring Paramus the other day, she was taken aback by the silence that had replaced her players' usual pre-game chatter.... Tierney never coached O'Reilly, who along with sisters Patti and Terri formed Ridgewood's famous triplet trio that dominated national junior competition in the Eastern region before all three were graduated from high school in 1986 and enrolled at Duke."
  4. "Preyer, Morris Top Tennis Coaches". Greensboro News and Record . May 2, 1990.