Linda Tuero

Linda Tuero
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Born (1950-10-21) October 21, 1950 (age 73)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Turned pro1972
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeTulane University [1]
Singles
Career recordunknown value
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1972)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1971)
Wimbledon3R (1971)
US Open3R (1968, 1971)
Doubles
Career recordunknown value
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1969)
Wimbledon2R (1972)
US OpenQF (1969)

Linda Tuero (born October 21, 1950) is an American tennis player and paleoanthropologist. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972. She represented the United States in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World.

  1. ^ Blancher, Jake, the top ten Tulane athletics alumni of all time", The Tulane Hullabaloo, October 7, 2020