Terry Holladay

Terry Holladay
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Leucadia, Encinitas, California, U.S.
Born (1955-11-28) November 28, 1955
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Turned pro 1974
Retired 1988
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
Prize money $84,186
Singles
Career record 84–186
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 13
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (1985, 1987)
French Open 1R (1985, 1986 1987)
Wimbledon 4R (1977, 1980)
US Open 4R (1976)
Doubles
Career record 32–38
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 54
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1975)
US Open 2R (1978)

Terry Holladay (born November 28, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings.[2][3][4]

Biography

Holladay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in La Jolla, San Diego, California, attending and graduating from La Jolla High School.[5] Following her retirement from tennis, Holladay became a realtor.[5] In 2000, she survived breast cancer.[5] She married Dr. Philip Arthur Higginbottom, with whom she founded the Dina Humanitarian Foundation.[6]

Tennis career

She turned professional in 1974 and regards 1976 as her best year.[5] She represented the United States in the 1976 Wightman Cup, beating Glynis Coles 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in her only match in this competition. In 1982, she gave birth to a daughter Tasha, and was awarded special entry to six tournaments in 1983 by the WTA introducing a new rule.[2]

She was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.[7][8]

Career results

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 2R NH 1R 0 / 2
French Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3
Wimbledon 1R 3R 4R 3R A 4R 1R A A 1R 2R A 1R 0 / 7
U.S. Open 2R 1R 2R 4R 3R A A A 3R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 8
SR 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 23

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.

Singles finals

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-upMay 12, 1975BournemouthClayUnited States Janet Newberry7–9, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-upMarch 7, 1977Dallas, TexasCarpet (i)United Kingdom Sue Barker6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-upSeptember 8, 1980Toray Sillok, TokyoCarpet (i)United States Billie Jean King7–5, 6–4
Runner-upSeptember 10, 1984Salt Lake CityCarpet (i)South Africa Yvonne Vermaak6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-upDecember 31, 1984Port St. LucieCarpet (i)Sweden Catarina Lindqvist6–2, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles finals

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-upSeptember 17, 1984 Virginia Slims of San Diego, San Diego HardPoland Iwona Kuczyńska United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Paula Smith		 2–6, 4–6
WinnerJune 10, 1985 Edgbaston Cup, Birmingham GrassUnited States Sharon Walsh United States Elise Burgin
United States Alycia Moulton		 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
WinnerJuly 14, 1986 Virginia Slims of Newport, Newport GrassUnited States Heather Ludloff United States Cynthia MacGregor
United States Gretchen Magers		 6–1, 6–7, 6–3

References

  1. 1 2 Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 203.
  2. 1 2 Magee, Jerry (July 27, 2006). "Holladay didn't start a trend - Toddlers rare on WTA Tour". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  3. ↑ Flannery, Mary (March 18, 1986). "Bringing up baby on tour/Golfer Nancy Lopez part of growing phenomenon of traveling athletes with young children". Chron. The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  4. ↑ Poupart, Alain (October 2, 1985). "Double life of a tennis pro - Terry Holladay keeps one eye on her game and the other on her 2-year-old". The Miami News. Florida: Miami News. p. 20. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Hall, JJ (June 2008). "Holladay Serves". Ranch & Coast. Rocket Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Philip Arthur Higginbottom (1947-2009)". Obituary. MainStreet Media. January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Terry Holladay". San Diego Tennis.
  8. ↑ "Local residents to be inducted into San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame". Rancho Santa Fe Review. August 14, 2012.


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