Betsy Nagelsen

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Betsy Nagelsen
Country Flag of the United States United States
Residence Maui and Orlando, USA
Date of birth October 23, 1956 (1956-10-23) (age 51)
Place of birth St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 61 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro 1973
Retired 1996
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money US$1,016,519
Singles
Career record: 194 - 256
Career titles: 3
Highest ranking: 25 (February 17, 1986)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open F (1978)
French Open 3r (1975, 1978)
Wimbledon 4r (1981, 1986)
US Open 4r (1974)
Doubles
Career record: 385 - 253
Career titles: 24
Highest ranking: 11 (March 14, 1988)

Betsy Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956, in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens (with Renáta Tomanová and Martina Navrátilová, respectively). She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil. Over her 21-year career on the WTA Tour, Nagelsen won 24 doubles titles and 3 singles titles. After her retirement in 1996, she became a commentator for ABC and ESPN in the United States and Australia's Nine Network.

Nagleson was married to Mark McCormack, founder of the sports management group IMG. The couple donated money for the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Women's Tennis Hall of Fame is located on the site.

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[edit] Grand Slam championships

[edit] Doubles (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1978 Australian Open Flag of Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová Flag of Japan Naoko Sato
Flag of Australia Pam Whytcross
7–5, 6–2
1980 Australian Open (2) Flag of Czechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová Flag of the United States Ann Kiyomura
Flag of the United States Candy Reynolds
6–4, 6–4

[edit] Grand Slam runners-up

[edit] Singles (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1978 Australian Open Flag of Australia Christine O'Neil 3–6, 6–7(3)

[edit] Doubles (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1977 Australian Open Flag of Australia Kerry Reid Flag of Australia Dianne Balestrat
Flag of Australia Helen Gourlay-Cawley
7–5, 1–6, 5–7
1980 Wimbledon Flag of Australia Elizabeth Smylie Flag of West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
5–7, 5–7

[edit] Mixed doubles (1)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1987 US Open Flag of the United States Paul Annacone Flag of the United States Martina Navratilova
Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 7–6, 6–7

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