Wendy Turnbull
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Wendy Turnbull, MBE (born November 26, 1952 in Brisbane, Australia) was an Australian female professional tennis player who was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her footspeed around the court. She was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for ten consecutive years (1977 through 1986) and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years (1977 through 1984).
Turnbull teamed with Elizabeth Smylie to win the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Turnbull won 13 singles titles, 55 women's doubles titles, and 5 mixed doubles titles during her career.
Turnbull won four women's doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles at Grand Slam events. She was a 15-time runner-up in Grand Slam events: three times in singles, eleven times in women's doubles, and one time in mixed doubles. Nine of her eleven women's doubles losses were to teams that included Martina Navratilova.
Turnbull was a member of Australia's Fed Cup team from 1977 through 1988, compiling a 46-16 overall win-loss record (17-8 in singles and 29-8 in doubles). She was the captain or coach of the team from 1985 through 1993.
Turnbull was appointed to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Olympic Committee in 1991, the only player appointed to the committee. She also serves on the ITF's Fed Cup Committee.
Turnbull was honored by the city of Brisbane with the dedication of a public park in her honor in December 1993. She was made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1984.
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[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Singles
[edit] Runner-ups (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1977 | U.S. Open | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1979 | French Open | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1980 | Australian Open | Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Hana Mandlíková | 6-0, 7-5 |
[edit] Women's doubles
[edit] Wins (4)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score/Final |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Kerry Melville Reid |  Mima Jausovec Virginia Ruzici | 4-6, 9-8, 6-3 |
| 1979 | French Open | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stove | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Image:Flag of France.svg Francoise Durr | 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1979 | U.S. Open | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stove | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Image:Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1982 | U.S. Open | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh Image:Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter | 6-4, 6-4 |
[edit] Runner-ups (11)
[edit] Mixed doubles
[edit] Wins (5)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score/Final |
| 1979 | French Open | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Bob Hewitt | Virginia Ruzici Ion Tiriac | 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 1980 | U.S. Open | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stove Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Frew McMillan | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1982 | French Open | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Claudia Monteiro Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Cassio Mota | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 1983 | Wimbledon | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton Image:Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King | 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 |
| 1984 | Wimbledon | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton Image:Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan | 6-3, 6-3 |
[edit] Runner-ups (1)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score/Final |
| 1982 | Wimbledon | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Curren Image:Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith | 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
[edit] Women's doubles wins (55)
- 1989 - Los Angeles (w/Navratilova)
- 1987 - Brisbane (w/Mandlikova), Tampa (w/Evert), Oakland (w/Mandlikova)
- 1986 - Virginia Slims Championships (w/Mandlikova), Oakland (w/Mandlikova), Houston (w/Evert)
- 1985 - Oakland (w/Mandlikova), San Diego (w/Reynolds), Newport (w/Evert), New Orleans (w/Evert)
- 1984 - Los Angeles (w/Evert)
- 1983 - Brisbane (w/Hobbs), Sydney (w/Hobbs)
- 1982 - U.S. Open (w/Casals), Seattle (w/Casals), Palm Beach Gardens (w/Casals), Orlando (w/Casals), US Indoors (w/Casals)
- 1981 - Colgate Series Championships (w/Casals), Oakland (w/Casals), Detroit (w/Casals), Seattle (w/Casals), Hilton Head (w/Casals), Mahwah (w/Casals), Tampa (w/Casals)
- 1980 - Seattle (w/Casals), Boston (w/Casals), Hong Kong (w/Walsh)
- 1979 - French Open (w/Stove), U.S. Open (w/Stove), Detroit (w/Stove), Boston (w/Reid), Italian Open (w/Stove), German Open (w/Casals), Chichester (w/Stevens), Eastbourne (w/Stove), Richmond (w/Stove), Atlanta (w/Stove), Phoenix (w/Stove), Stockholm (w/Stove), Melbourne (w/King), Sydney (w/King)
- 1978 - Wimbledon (w/Reid), Hollywood (w/Casals), Seattle (w/Reid), Philadelphia (w/Reid), U.S. Indoors (w/Reid), Sydney (w/Reid)
- 1977 - Pensacola (w/Nagelsen), Sao Paulo (w/Reid)
- 1976 - Swiss Open (w/Nagelsen), West Australian Championships (w/Reid)
- 1975 - Auckland (w/Goolagong)
- 1973 - Bournemouth (w/Coleman)
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A / A | A | A | F | SF | QF | QF | SF | 3R | NH | 4R | A | 1R | 0 / 14 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | A | F | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | QF | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 18 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | SF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | SF | 4R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 49 |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Wendy Turnbull
