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Jeanne DuVall
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1959-12-07) December 7, 1959 (age 64)
College UCLA
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R ( 1979, 1980, 1981)
Wimbledon2R ( 1978)
US Open4R ( 1979)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R ( 1980)
Wimbledon2R ( 1980)
US Open2R ( 1978, 1979)

Jeanne DuVall (born December 7, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Dallas, DuVall was a Texas 18 and under state champion. [1] She played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins and in 1978 won the AIAW singles championship (over Kathy Jordan), which earned her a Honda Award. [2] [3] [4]

DuVall had her breakthrough performance on the WTA at Hilton Head in 1978 when she upset Wendy Turnbull en route to the quarterfinals. [5] At the 1979 US Open she beat Bettina Bunge, Nancy Yeargin and Julie Harrington to make the fourth round, where she lost in three sets to Evonne Goolagong. She won a Fort Myers Avon Futures tournament in 1980 and was a two-time quarterfinalist at the U.S. Clay Court Championships.

References

  1. ^ "Weston Tennis Pro Has High Hopes For New Club". Sun Sentinel. July 27, 1988.
  2. ^ "Women win nationals". The Stanford Daily. June 27, 1978.
  3. ^ "2011 UCLA Women's Tennis Media Guide". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. ^ Amdur, Neil (May 8, 1978). "Teen‐Age Stars of Women's Tennis". The New York Times.

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