Roberta McCallum Russo (born November 3, 1958) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Tennis career

McCallum went to high school in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, then attended Pepperdine University, playing collegiate tennis with the

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in 1977 and 1978. She spent two years playing on the professional tour, with her breakthrough performance a semi-final appearance at the Greater Pittsburgh Open in 1979, before making her first overseas tour in Australia at the end of the year. At the

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she had wins over

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and

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to make the quarter-finals and was also a quarter-finalist that year at the

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. As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour final in 1981, at the Japan Open, where she and partner Barbara Jordan finished runners-up. During her career she featured in the main draw of the

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and US Open.

Personal life

McCallum was married to former

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football captain Vince Russo, before his death in 1995, at the age of 45. With Vince she has a daughter named Alexandra.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

References

External links

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