Laura Bernstein-Kassirer (born March 17, 1963) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
Bernstein grew up in both
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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and
Florida
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, being introduced to the sport of tennis when she moved to the latter at the age of twelve. She played two years of college tennis for the
University of South Carolina, then in 1983 turned professional and competed on tour until 1989.
During her time on tour she featured in the main draw of all four
grand slam tournaments. Bernstein, who has a
WTA Tour
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win over
Mary Joe Fernández to her name, had her best grand slam performance at the
1983 US Open, where she beat
Elizabeth Sayers to make the second round.
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1963 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Tennis players from Illinois
Tennis players from Florida
South Carolina Gamecocks women's tennis players
Sportspeople from Highland Park, Illinois
20th-century American sportswomen