Mary Norwood Rompf (born May 8, 1966) is an American former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Norwood, who was born and raised in Oklahoma, is the daughter of dermatologist O'Tar Norwood, who was considered a pioneer in the field of hair transplants. She never dropped a set during her high school tennis career and played collegiate tennis for the

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from 1985 to 1988. A two-time doubles All-American, Norwood was a member of USC's 1985 NCAA championship winning team, with the final against the

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held on her home court in Oklahoma City. Following her graduation from USC, Norwood competed on the professional tour and was ranked in the world's top 100 for doubles, peaking at 98 in 1989. As a singles player she had a best ranking of 297 and featured twice in the main draw of the

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, as well as the qualifiers of the

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. Her ex husband, Bill Rompf, was her childhood coach.

ITF finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norwood, Mary 1966 births Living people American female tennis players USC Trojans women's tennis players Tennis people from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Oklahoma City