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Sandy Stap
Sandra Stap Clifton (born May 1, 1956) is an American former professional tennis coach and player. Stap grew up in Deerfield, Illinois, and was coached by her father, Jake, an ex-baseball player who invented the tennis ball hopper. Her elder sister, Sue Stap, also played professional tennis. An Orange Bowl (16s) winner in 1970, Stap spent the next decade on tour and also played varsity tennis for Trinity University, where she was a three-time All-American. She won a gold medal in women's doubles gold at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, partnering her Trinity teammate Stephanie Tolleson. From 1980 to 1989, she was the women's head coach for Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ..., which included four successive undefeated Big Ten seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 US Open – Women's Singles
Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals in the final, 6–4, 7–6(5–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 US Open. Margaret Court was the two-time reigning champion, but did not defend her title. This tournament marked the first major in which future world No. 1 and 18-time major champion Chris Evert competed in the main draw; she lost to King in the semifinals. Evert competed in 19 consecutive US Opens until her retirement in 1989, and failed to reach the semifinals only twice in that span. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Billie Jean King ''(champion)'' # Rosemary Casals ''(Runner-up)'' # Virginia Wade ''(withdrew before the tournament began)'' # Kerry Melville ''(semifinalist)'' # Françoise Dürr ''(third round)'' # Judy Tegart-Dalton ''(quarterfinalist)'' # Nancy Richey ''(third round)'' # Julie Heldman ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |