Pam Teeguarden

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Pam Teeguarden
Country  United States
Born (1951-04-17) April 17, 1951
Singles
Career record 99–139
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open QF 1977
US Open QF 1972
Doubles
Career record 97–119
Career titles 10
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF 1981
French Open SF 1975, W 1977, QF 1979
Wimbledon QF
US Open SF 1981

Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975 according to John Dolans Womans Tennis Ultimate Guide prior to computer rankings. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open. Her father Jerry, well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Pam was voted the "Most Watchable Player" based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue Advertising Executives or "Mad Men" while playing at the US Open. Pam played in 19 consecutive US Opens holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black tennis outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Pam was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis Team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977 and were runner ups in the league that year.

Teeguarden won two grand slam titles:

Among Pam's doubles titles are The Canadian Open Doubles, The Swedish Open Doubles, The Austrian Open Doubles, The Argentinian Open Doubles, The Women's Games Doubles in Salt Lake City, and the Virginia Slims of Tucson Doubles.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 16, 1978 Chichester, England Grass Australia Evonne Cawley 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. January 9, 1984 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Hard United States Jenny Klitch 2–6, 1–6

Doubles 4 (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 4
Tier I
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 2
Clay 1
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 5, 1977 French Open, France Clay Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková United States Rayni Fox
Australia Helen Gourlay
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. January 29, 1978 Los Angeles, California, USA Hard South Africa Greer Stevens Netherlands Betty Stöve
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. August 20, 1978 Canadian Open, Canada Hard Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková Australia Chris O'Neil
United States Paula Smith
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Winner 4. September 14, 1980 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Hard Romania Virginia Ruzici United States Kathy Jordan
United States JoAnne Russell
6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles 2 (1–1)

Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 1
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. September 8, 1974 US Open, USA Grass Australia Geoff Masters United States Jimmy Connors
United States Chris Evert
6–1, 7–6
Runner-up 2. June 15, 1975 French Open, France Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Brazil Tomas Koch
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
4–6, 6–7

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