Jean Nachand (born June 6, 1955) is an American former professional

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player. Nachand grew up in Los Angeles County, attending

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. She played collegiate tennis for

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and along with

Lindsay Morse Lindsay Morse Bennett (born January 24, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player. Morse, who grew up in Pasadena, California, was a collegiate player for UC Irvine and won the AIAW Singles Championship in 1977. She competed on the ...

was their first female

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n. In 1977 she represented the United States at the

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in Sofia, Bulgaria On the professional tour she teamed up to Morse to win a

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doubles title in Nagoya in 1980. She has since held various executive roles for the

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and WTA.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1–0)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nachand, Jean 1955 births Living people American female tennis players American sports executives and administrators UC Irvine Anteaters athletes College women's tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California Competitors at the 1977 Summer Universiade Tennis players from California