Kathy Foxworth (born November 4, 1964) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Originally from

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, she is the daughter of boxer Bob Foxworth, who once fought an exhibition bout with

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. Foxworth played college tennis for the

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, where she was an NCAA

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n for singles in 1987 and twice earned All-American honors for doubles. During her career on the professional tour she featured in the women's doubles main draw of the US Open on three occasions and played in the mixed doubles at the

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. She had best rankings of 267 in singles and 128 in doubles. Her brother, Bruce Foxworth, was also a professional tennis player.

ITF finals

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxworth, Kathy 1964 births Living people American female tennis players Houston Cougars women's tennis players Tennis players from St. Louis