Holly Parkinson-Hasler (born February 10, 1979) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Parkinson is originally from

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, the second oldest of seven children. Her father is an orthopedic surgeon and gulf war veteran. She began playing tennis at the age of eight and went to school at Westfield HS in Houston. Raised as a Mormon, she attended

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in Utah. A right-handed player, Parkinson won six ITF circuit singles titles between 1997 and 1999, then began competing in the main draw of WTA Tour events. Her best performance came at the

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in 2000 where she made the quarter-finals as a lucky loser. After beating

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in the first round, she received a walkover against

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, before being eliminated by third seed

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. She featured in the main draw of all four

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events during her career. After falling in the final round of qualifying at the

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, Parkinson received direct entry into the main draw of the other three grand slam tournaments that year courtesy of her ranking, which peaked at 85 in the world in November. At the 2000 US Open she lost in the opening round to

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, in a match that was played in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Her only win in a grand slam main draw came at the

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where she defeated Spain's

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, then lost a three-set match to local wildcard

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ITF singles titles (6)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Holly 1979 births Living people American female tennis players Brigham Young University alumni American Latter Day Saints Tennis people from Texas People from Bethesda, Maryland