Laurie Tenney (born November 4, 1955) is an American former professional

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player. Tenney spent her early life in New York, then was based in

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during her career. She was the first ever winner of the Easter Bowl junior tournament and in 1970 finished runner-up to Chris Evert in the USTA 16s and under national championships. Subsequently she competed in the main draw of the 1970 US Open, at only 14 years of age. During the 1970s she featured on the

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and in 1973 had a win over Martina Navratilova at a tournament in Miami. She was a semi-finalist at the 1973 Atlantic City Open and a quarter-finalist at the 1974 Canadian Open. Tenney's best grand slam performance came at the

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, where she was a doubles quarter-finalist with

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. The pair had to withdraw from their quarter-final match, with Tenney also having her best singles run in a grand slam tournament by reaching the round of 16. Her younger sister Robin Tenney was also a professional tennis player.

WTA Tour finals

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tenney, Laurie 1955 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis people from New York (state) 21st-century American women