Sue Stap

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Sue Stap
Full nameSusan Stap Kust
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1954-06-03) June 3, 1954 (age 68)
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 34 [1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 3R (1972)
US Open 2R (1970, 1972)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1973)
Wimbledon 1R (1972, 1973)
US Open 2R (1975, 1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open QF (1974, 1975)

Susan Stap Kust (born June 3, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.

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A native of Deerfield, Illinois, Stap was ranked as high as 34 in the world while competing on the professional tour during the 1970s. She and her sister Sandy were coached by their father, Jake Stap, who in his youth was a good enough baseball pitcher to be signed by the Chicago White Sox and is credited with inventing the tennis ball hopper. [2]

Stap made the singles third round at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships and was a two-time US Open quarter-finalist in mixed doubles. She won the 1971 Charlotte Tennis Classic doubles title with Chris Evert and was doubles runner-up with Virginia Wade at the 1974 Virginia Slims of Houston. Her career also included a win over Martina Navratilova and an appearance in the end of season Virginia Slims Championships in 1975. [1]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1. Oct 1974 Houston, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of the United States.svg Janet Newberry
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Overton
6–4, 5–7, 2–6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Last Canadians out of Avon tennis qualifier". Montreal Gazette. February 1, 1979.
  2. Kennedy, Pagan (August 24, 2012). "Who Made That Tennis-Ball Hopper?". The New York Times .