Roberta McCallum

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Roberta McCallum
Full nameRoberta McCallum Russo
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1958-11-03) November 3, 1958 (age 65)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1980)
Wimbledon 1R (1980)
US Open 2R (1980, 1981)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1980)
Wimbledon 2R (1980)
US Open 2R (1980)

Roberta McCallum Russo (born November 3, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Contents

Biography

Tennis career

McCallum went to high school in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, then attended Pepperdine University, playing collegiate tennis with the Waves in 1977 and 1978. [1]

She spent two years playing on the professional tour, with her breakthrough performance a semi-final appearance at the Greater Pittsburgh Open in 1979, before making her first overseas tour in Australia at the end of the year. [2] At the 1980 Avon Championships of Los Angeles she had wins over Pam Shriver and Kathy Jordan to make the quarter-finals and was also a quarter-finalist that year at the US Indoor Championships. [2] As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour final in 1981, at the Japan Open, where she and partner Barbara Jordan finished runners-up. [3] During her career she featured in the main draw of the French Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open.

Personal life

McCallum was married to former Virginia Tech football captain Vince Russo, before his death in 1995, at the age of 45. [4] With Vince she has a daughter named Alexandra. [4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossOct 1981 Tokyo, JapanCategory 1Hard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado
Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudia Monteiro
3–6, 6–3, 2–6

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References

  1. 2016-17 Pepperdine Women's Tennis Record Book. Pepperdine Waves. August 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "McCallum: Road To Wimbledon Terrible". The Pittsburgh Press . February 17, 1980. p. 103. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Tokyo - 19 October - 24 October 1981". ITF . Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Football star of the '60s in high school, college". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 11, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 11 May 2018.