 Austin in 2009 | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rolling Hills, California, U.S. |
| Born | December 12, 1962 Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Turned pro | October 23, 1978 (age 15) |
| Retired | July 1994 (age 31) |
| Plays | Right-handed[1] (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pancho Segura, Robert Lansdorp, Vic Braden |
| Prize money | $2,092,380[2] |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1992 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 335–90 |
| Career titles | 30[2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (April 7, 1980)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1981) |
| French Open | QF (1982, 1983) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1979, 1980) |
| US Open | W (1979, 1981) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1980) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–16[2] |
| Career titles | 5[2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (August 14, 1989)[3] |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1977) |
| US Open | QF (1978, 1979) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 15–6 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1980) |
| US Open | SF (1988) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1978, 1979, 1980) |
| Wightman Cup | W (1979, 1981) |
Tracy Ann Austin Holt (born December 12, 1962) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won three major titles, the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the year-ending Toyota Championships in 1981, both in singles.
Austin remains the youngest US Open female singles champion (age 16) and the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at age 29. She won 30 singles titles during her career, on all playing surfaces: clay (both red and green), indoor carpet, grass, and hard courts. A series of injuries and a serious automobile accident in 1989 cut short her career.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Hall of Famers – Tracy Austin". International Tennis Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b c d "Tracy Austin - Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tracy Austin - Rankings History". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "Austin hurt in auto crash". Pittsburgh Press. August 4, 1989. p. C2.
- ^ "Austin has surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (New York Times). August 8, 1989. p. 2B.