Patty Fendick
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Patty Fendick, an outstanding talent at Stanford University, twice won the NCAA title. In 1987, she was named ITA player of the year, after enjoying a 57 match winning streak on the Stanford tennis team. She played on the WTA tour in the mid eighties and her all out attacking style won her several singles titles including two straight wins in Auckland in 1988 and 1989.
Known for her trademark baseball cap and rapier wit as much as her energetic all court style, Patty Fendick-McCain had her first daughter in 2001 and her second daughter in 2002 with former tour player and Cal coach Scott McCain. She was the coach of the University of Washington women's team from 1997-2005 and she has now moved to the University of Texas at Austin as the women's tennis coach.
[edit] Grand Slam record
- Doubles champion: 1991 (w/Mary Joe Fernandez)
[edit] Personal Quote
Why do kamikazes wear helmets? It was her opening quote at her press conference after beating Czech star Jana Novotna at the Australian Open in the early 90's. (Down 6-1, 4-1, she had decided to throw caution to the wind and won the match against all the odds.)
