Tammy Whittington (born October 12, 1965) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Whittington played college tennis in 1980s for the

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, where she came to from Plantation High School in Broward County. She was a singles

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n for the Gators in both 1985 and 1987. After graduating in 1987 she turned professional. On the professional circuit, Whittington reached a best ranking of 105 for singles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1991 Virginia Slims of Nashville, beating world number 50

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en route. She made the second round of the

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. As a doubles player she won nine ITF titles and featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments.

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