| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1947 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 18-28 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16-25 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 4 (1975) |
| Last updated on: 23 November 2010. | |
Wendy Overton (born 31 March 1947) was an American professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.
She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.
She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.
She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.
An arm injury ended her career.
After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the US Open senior event in 1997.
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Titles by Surface | |
| Hard | 1 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Grass | 0 |
| Carpet | 2 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 20 February 1972 | Washington, D.C., USA | Carpet | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Durr |
7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 April 1972 | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA | Clay | Karen Krantzcke | Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Durr |
7-5, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 June 1972 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth |
6-3, 6-2, 0-6 |
| Winner | 4. | 25 September 1972 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Hard | Rosie Casals | Françoise Durr Betty Stöve |
4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 January 1973 | San Francisco, California, USA | Hard | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Margaret Court Lesley Hunt |
1-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 September 1974 | Houston, Texas, USA | Carpet | Janet Newberry | Sue Stap Virginia Wade |
4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 October 1975 | Orlando, Florida, USA | Clay | Rosie Casals | Chris Evert Martina Navratilova |
W/O |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 January 1976 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Mona Guerrant | Olga Morozova Virginia Wade |
7-6(5-2), 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 8 August 1977 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Clay | Mary Carillo | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
7-5, 5-7, 3-6 |