Sheri Norris (born February 2, 1964) 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. A right-handed player from

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...

, Norris was a three-time All-American at Arizona State and an NCAA semi-finalist as a senior in 1986. Following her graduation, Norris spent the remainder of the 1980s competing on the professional tour. Most notably, she qualified for the singles main draw of the

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and also played mixed doubles at

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. Norris now lives in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Sheri 1964 births Living people American female tennis players Arizona State Sun Devils women's tennis players Tennis players from Kansas Sportspeople from Topeka, Kansas