JoAnne Russell

JoAnne Russell

Country	United States
Born	(1954-10-30) October 30, 1954 Miami, Florida
Singles
Career record	150–158
Career titles	2
Doubles
Career record	219–175
Career titles	4
Last updated on: November 17, 2010.

JoAnne Russell (born October 30, 1954) is a former American professional tennis player.^[1] With partner Helen Gourlay Cawley, Russell won the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles title in 1977. They beat the team of Chris Evert and Rosie Casals in the first round and the top-ranked team of Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve in the final (6–3, 6–3). Russell reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 22.

She is also aunt of the upcoming Russell Wise Taylor, who in 2006 won Athlete of the week in two publications: the Baltimore Sun and the Catholic Review.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 3 (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	February 5, 1984	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Pascale Paradis	7–6, 6–2
Winner	2.	September 30, 1984	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Hard	Michaela Washington	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	October 28, 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Sylvia Hanika	3–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles 21 (4–17)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	February 27, 1977	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Carpet	Janet Newberry	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	July 2, 1977	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Helen Gourlay	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	October 16, 1977	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Helen Cawley	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	February 5, 1978	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Evonne Cawley	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	October 22, 1978	Brighton, England	Carpet	Ilana Kloss	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	0–6, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	March 28, 1980	Carlsbad, California, USA	Hard	Rosie Casals	Laura Du Pont Pam Shriver	7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	September 14, 1980	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Virginia Ruzici Pam Teeguarden	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	November 16, 1980	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Mima Jaušovec	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	9.	March 22, 1981	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Virginia Ruzici	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	April 26, 1981	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner	11.	August 9, 1981	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Paula Smith	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	12.	April 11, 1982	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	13.	May 16, 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	14.	August 8, 1982	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Ivanna Madruga Catherine Tanvier	5–7, 6–7
Runner-up	15.	December 12, 1982	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	August 11, 1984	US Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Elise Burgin	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	2–6, 5–7
Winner	17.	September 30, 1984	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Hard	Elizabeth Minter	Jennifer Mundel Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Winner	18.	March 31, 1985	Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Anne Smith	Laura Gildemeister Gabriela Sabatini	1–6, 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	19.	September 22, 1985	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Elise Burgin	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	20.	January 26, 1986	Wichita, Kansas, USA	Carpet	Anne Smith	Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	21.	May 11,1986	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Elise Burgin	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 4 (1–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	September 13, 1981	US Open, USA	Hard	Steve Denton	Kevin Curren Anne Smith	3–6, 6–7

References

• ITF site