Betsy Nagelsen

Betsy Nagelsen

Country	United States
Residence	Maui, Hawaii, USA & Orlando, Florida, USA
Born	(1956-10-23) October 23, 1956 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1973
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,016,519
Singles
Career record	194–256
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 25 (February 17, 1986)
Grand Slam Singles 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	26
Highest ranking	No. 11 (March 14, 1988)

Betsy Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Nagelsen was the world's top junior in 1973. She won the 1973 US Champion Girls' 16 and under singles. She also won the USTA Girls' Sportsmanship Award in 1974.^[1] She 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 26 doubles titles and 4 singles titles.

Nagelsen reached her highest career ranking in singles on February 17, 1986, when she became the World No. 25. She also reached a career high ranking in doubles of No. 11 on March 4, 1988. She had career wins over Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Sue Barker, Pam Shriver, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Rosie Casals, Betty Stöve, and Sylvia Hanika. She was a four-time member of the US Wightman Cup Team in 1974, 1985, 1988 and 1989.

After her retirement in 1996, Nagelsen became a commentator for ABC and ESPN in the United States and Australia's Nine Network. She 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1978	Australian Open	Grass	Chris O'Neil	6–3, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1977 (Jan.)	Australian Open	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	Dianne Fromholtz Helen Gourlay	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	1978	Australian Open	Grass	Renáta Tomanová	Naoko Sato Pam Whytcross	7–5, 6–2
Winner	1980	Australian Open	Grass	Martina Navrátilová	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1987	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	7–5, 7–5

Mixed Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1987	US Open	Hard	Paul Annacone	Martina Navratilova Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 6–7(6), 7–6(12)

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. ↑ "ITA Betsy Nagelsen McCormack". Retrieved 2011-12-08. 

External links

• Betsy Nagelsen at the Women's Tennis Association
• Betsy Nagelsen at the International Tennis Federation
• ITA Profile on William & Mary
• McCormack-Naglesen Tennis Center on tribeathletics.com