| Country | Canada |
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born | 9 October 1967 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 3 January 1983 |
| Retired | 1988 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$643,347 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 168–112 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 23 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (4 March 1985) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1983) |
| French Open | QF (1984, 1986) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1983, 1986) |
| US Open | SF (1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 77–79 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 51 (19 January 1987) |
| Last updated on: 5 December 2011. | |
Carling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso (born 9 October 1967) is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Bassett is the daughter of John F. Bassett and Susan Carling, and the granddaughter of media baron John Bassett and politician and brewery executive John Carling.
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In 1981, Bassett won the Canadian junior indoor tennis title. In 1982, she was ranked No. 2 junior player in the world after winning events in Tokyo and Taipei. That year she also became the youngest winner of the Canadian closed championship at the age of 14. She won the title again in 1983 and 1986. By age 16, Bassett was Canada's top tennis player. At the same time, she had a successful second career as a fashion model, working for the world-famous Ford modeling agency. She also dabbled in acting, being promoted as one of the stars of a 1982 teen comedy film, Spring Fever, and later appearing in a 1984 episode of The Littlest Hobo.
In 1983, Bassett advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and won her first top-level singles titles in Pennsylvania. In 1984, she reached the quarter-finals at the French Open and the semi-finals at the US Open. She reached the French Open quarter-finals again in 1986. Bassett won her second top-level singles title in 1987 at Strasbourg.
Bassett was named the WTA's Most Impressive Newcomer in 1983, and Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1983 and 1985. During her career, Bassett won a total of two top-level singles titles and two doubles titles.
Following her tennis career, Bassett admitted she had struggled for years with the eating disorder bulimia. "It becomes part of your life, like smoking," She told People Magazine in 1992. "Or it's like being an alcoholic. It's so easy to get into and so hard to get out of. I hated myself that I couldn't stop."
Bassett married the American tennis player Robert Seguso in 1987.[1] The couple have three sons and a daughter – Holden John Seguso, born March 14, 1988, daughter Carling Jr., born in 1990, Ridley Jack, born in 1993 and Lennon Shy on April 10, 2010. Holden has played in a handful of Futures tennis tournaments, off and on, since 2005.
Bassett-Seguso currently operates a tennis academy with her husband, and Chris Evert.[2]
On Monday, August 13, 2007, during the Canadian Open Tennis Championships at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Bassett, along with John McEnroe, was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame. After the ceremony, Bassett teamed up with US tennis great Jim Courier, for a friendly doubles match against John McEnroe and Anna Kournikova.
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 20 February 1983 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | Carpet (I) | Sandy Collins | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 6 March 1983 | Palm Springs, California, USA | Hard | Yvonne Vermaak | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 April 1983 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 November 1983 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | Carpet (I) | Kathy Horvath | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 (1) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 14 October 1984 | Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA | Hard | Michelle Torres | 6–1, 7–6 (4) |
| Winner | 2. | 24 May 1987 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 6–3, 6–4 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| Winner | 1. | 14 October 1984 | Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA | Hard | Elizabeth Sayers | Mary-Lou Daniels Wendy White |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 April 1985 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Rosalyn Fairbank Hana Mandlíková |
6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Career SR |
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| Australian Open | A | QF | 1R | A | NH | 4R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 |
| French Open | A | 1R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| US Open | A | 3R | SF | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 22 |