Tara Snyder (born May 26, 1977) is a former

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from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the

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on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the world. Snyder won the silver medal at the

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, Manitoba, Canada, after losing the final to

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. Tara won the US Junior Open and was regarded as one of the top US youth tennis players of her time. Tara Snyder's father Darrel Snyder was a tennis teaching instructor and taught her the game. Tara's uncle Dave Snyder was the Texas Longhorns tennis coach for many years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Tara 1977 births Living people American female tennis players Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas Tennis people from Kansas Tennis players at the 1999 Pan American Games US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Pan American Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American women