Patti O'Reilly (born January 18, 1968) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

O'Reilly is one of identical

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, the eldest by 14 minutes to middle triplet Terri and 29 minutes older than sister Christine. The triplets, who had three others siblings, were raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey and graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1986, before moving on to play college tennis together for

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, with all three also competing on the

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. While at Duke University she was named four times on the All-ACC team and was the ACC Player of the Year in 1990. A left-handed player, unlike her sisters, O'Reilly was the highest ranked of the trio on the professional tour, peaking at 206 in the world in 1993. She qualified for the

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in both 1992 and 1993. As a doubles player she featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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* * (as Patty O'Reilly) {{DEFAULTSORT:OReilly, Patti 1968 births Living people American female tennis players Duke Blue Devils women's tennis players Tennis people from New Jersey People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) alumni Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Triplets