Tracy Austin
- Residence: n/a
- Date of Birth: 12 Dec 1962
- Birthplace: Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA
- Height: 5'5" (1.65 m)
- Weight: 120 lbs. (54.4 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Status: Pro Oct. 23, 1978/Retired July 1994
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Singles Ranking
United States
Tracy Austin Biography
Member of tennis family which produced three professional players in addition to Tracy: Pam, Jeff, and John; brother Doug was a top college player; mother, Jeanne, is a travel agent and plays tennis daily; father, George, is a retired nuclear physicist...Married Scott Holt on April 17, 1993...Has three sons: Dylan, born April 15, 1996, Brandon, born April 6, 1998, and Sean, born March 23, 2001...Enjoys reading and gardening...Keeps a journal of all experiences...Likes to attend sporting events, especially Los Angeles Lakers basketball games...Has had annual charity pro/celebrity event for underprivileged children since 1978...Does tennis commentary for USA Network and Fox Sports; has done commentary for NBC-TV and ABC-TV...Published autobiography titled Beyond Center Court in 1992...Gives numerous speeches and clinics.
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Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 30 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 4 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $1,992,380 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 335 - 90 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 13 - 16 |
Results
EASTBOURNE
WTA // GREAT BRITAIN // 13-Jun-1994 // $400,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/0Q/32D // Rank: 81 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R64 | Loss | Kristine Kunce (AUS) | 72 | 6-3 () 6-4 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$1,300Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 17-Jan-1983 (4) | 14-Aug-1989 (41) |
To The Top
1977 - Won first title at Avon Futures of Portland at 14 yrs., 28 days in 1977
1979 - Won first major title at 1979 Rome, defeating Sylvia Hanika in final; defeated Chris Evert 64 26 76 in SF to end Evert's record 125-match clay court win streak; led career head-to-head against Evert 9-8; defeated Chris Evert 64 63 in 1979 to become youngest player to win US Open at age 16 years, nine months
1980 - Became youngest No. 1-ranked player in the Open Era (at the time) at 17 years, 3 months and 26 days, on April 7, 1980; was first to break Evert-Navratilova stranglehold on the No. 1 spot since 1975; part of first brother/sister team (with John Austin) to win Wimbledon mixed doubles; earned $2 million in prize money; reached $1 million in career earnings at Wells Fargo Open in San Diego (August 1980), becoming the youngest athlete (then) ù male or female ù at 17 years, 8 months to reach that mark in a career
1981 - Defeated Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova back-to-back four times (1979 US Open and Filderstadt, and 1981 Canadian Open and Toyota Championships); won 1981 US Open, defeating Martina Navratilova 76 in the third set, the first US Open title decided by a tie-break; won three season-ending championships titles ù the 1980 Avon Championships, the 1981 Toyota Championships and the 1980 Colgate Championships
1983-1984 - Played limited schedule from June 1983 to February 1984 due to back injury, then was off the tour more than four years
1988 - Returned to Tour in August 1988 at San Diego to play selected doubles events for remainder of year
1989-1993 - On March 7, 1989, played first singles match in a sanctioned tournament (Indian Wells) since February 1984; involved in car accident August 3, 1989, which resulted in broken leg that required surgery, injury forced her off the Tour until February 1993 1994 - Retired in July 1994
1979 - Won first major title at 1979 Rome, defeating Sylvia Hanika in final; defeated Chris Evert 64 26 76 in SF to end Evert's record 125-match clay court win streak; led career head-to-head against Evert 9-8; defeated Chris Evert 64 63 in 1979 to become youngest player to win US Open at age 16 years, nine months
1980 - Became youngest No. 1-ranked player in the Open Era (at the time) at 17 years, 3 months and 26 days, on April 7, 1980; was first to break Evert-Navratilova stranglehold on the No. 1 spot since 1975; part of first brother/sister team (with John Austin) to win Wimbledon mixed doubles; earned $2 million in prize money; reached $1 million in career earnings at Wells Fargo Open in San Diego (August 1980), becoming the youngest athlete (then) ù male or female ù at 17 years, 8 months to reach that mark in a career
1981 - Defeated Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova back-to-back four times (1979 US Open and Filderstadt, and 1981 Canadian Open and Toyota Championships); won 1981 US Open, defeating Martina Navratilova 76 in the third set, the first US Open title decided by a tie-break; won three season-ending championships titles ù the 1980 Avon Championships, the 1981 Toyota Championships and the 1980 Colgate Championships
1983-1984 - Played limited schedule from June 1983 to February 1984 due to back injury, then was off the tour more than four years
1988 - Returned to Tour in August 1988 at San Diego to play selected doubles events for remainder of year
1989-1993 - On March 7, 1989, played first singles match in a sanctioned tournament (Indian Wells) since February 1984; involved in car accident August 3, 1989, which resulted in broken leg that required surgery, injury forced her off the Tour until February 1993 1994 - Retired in July 1994
SINGLES
Winner (30): 1982 - San Diego; 1981 - US Open, Colgate Championships [NJ], Filderstadt, Canadian Open, Eastbourne, Atlanta, San Diego; 1980 - Avon Championships [New York], Colgate Championships [Washington, DC], Hilton Head, US Indoors, La Costa, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Seattle, Boston, Tucson, San Diego, Filderstadt; 1979 - US Open, Washington, Rome, Hilton Head, San Diego, Tokyo [Emerson Cup], Filderstadt; 1978 - Filderstadt, Tokyo [Gunze]; 1977 - Portland.
DOUBLES
Winner (4): 1979 - Hollywood (w/Stove), Mahwah (w/Stove); 1978 - Phoenix (w/Stove), Filderstadt (w/Stove).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 1980 - Wimbledon (w/John Austin).
ADDITIONAL
United States Fed Cup Team 1978-80. United States Wightman Cup Team 1978-79, 81.
Winner (30): 1982 - San Diego; 1981 - US Open, Colgate Championships [NJ], Filderstadt, Canadian Open, Eastbourne, Atlanta, San Diego; 1980 - Avon Championships [New York], Colgate Championships [Washington, DC], Hilton Head, US Indoors, La Costa, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Seattle, Boston, Tucson, San Diego, Filderstadt; 1979 - US Open, Washington, Rome, Hilton Head, San Diego, Tokyo [Emerson Cup], Filderstadt; 1978 - Filderstadt, Tokyo [Gunze]; 1977 - Portland.
DOUBLES
Winner (4): 1979 - Hollywood (w/Stove), Mahwah (w/Stove); 1978 - Phoenix (w/Stove), Filderstadt (w/Stove).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 1980 - Wimbledon (w/John Austin).
ADDITIONAL
United States Fed Cup Team 1978-80. United States Wightman Cup Team 1978-79, 81.
Overall Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 30 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 4 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $1,992,380 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 335 - 90 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 13 - 16 |
Grand Slam History
Singles
| W/L | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | |
| 4 / 2 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 2r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 / 3 | FRENCH OPEN | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 / 6 | WIMBLEDON | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 / 4 | US OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W/L | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | |
| 4 / 2 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | QF | - |
| 8 / 3 | FRENCH OPEN | - | - | - | QF | QF | - | - |
| 23 / 6 | WIMBLEDON | - | - | - | - | QF | QF | QF |
| 31 / 4 | US OPEN | - | - | - | - | QF | W | W |
| W/L | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | |
| 4 / 2 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 / 3 | FRENCH OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 / 6 | WIMBLEDON | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 / 4 | US OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doubles
| W/L | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | |
| 1 / 1 | US OPEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2r | - |
To The Top
Tracy Austin Results
EASTBOURNE
WTA // GREAT BRITAIN // 13-Jun-1994 // $400,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/0Q/32D // Rank: 81 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R64 | Loss | Kristine Kunce (AUS) | 72 | 6-3 () 6-4 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$1,300FRENCH OPEN
Grand Slam // FRANCE // 23-May-1994 // $3,535,650 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/0Q/64D // Rank: 78 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R128 | Loss | Marketa Kochta (GER) | 55 | 6-0 () 6-1 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+2Prize Money
$5,996LUCERNE
WTA // SWITZERLAND // 16-May-1994 // $150,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/0Q/0D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R32 | Win | [W] Geraldine Dondit (SUI) | 342 | 6-4 () 6-0 () |
| R16 | Loss | [1] Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 9 | 6-1 () 6-2 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+21Prize Money
$1,875HILTON HEAD
WTA // USA // 28-Mar-1994 // $750,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/0Q/32D // Rank: 101 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R64 | Win | [L] Maria Jose Gaidano (ARG) | 98 | 6-1 () 6-7 (7) 6-3 () |
| R32 | Loss | [9] Amanda Coetzer (RSA) | 16 | 6-4 () 7-5 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+22Prize Money
$4,125INDIAN WELLS
WTA // USA // 21-Feb-1994 // $400,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/0Q/16D // Rank: 86 // Seed/Entry: /W
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R32 | Win | Radka Zrubakova (SVK) | 123 | 6-2 () 5-7 () 6-3 () |
| R16 | Loss | [1] Steffi Graf (GER) | 1 | 6-0 () 6-0 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+27Prize Money
$5,050OKLAHOMA CITY
WTA // USA // 14-Feb-1994 // $150,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/0Q/16D // Rank: 93 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R32 | Win | Monique Javer (GBR) | 195 | 1-6 () 6-0 () 6-3 () |
| R16 | Loss | [1] Zina Garrison (USA) | 13 | 6-1 () 6-3 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+21Prize Money
$1,775AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 17-Jan-1994 // $2,425,858 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/0Q/64D // Rank: 116 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R128 | Win | Elna Reinach (RSA) | 57 | 6-1 () 7-5 () |
| R64 | Loss | Sabine Hack (GER) | 25 | 6-1 () 5-7 () 6-2 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+26Prize Money
$7,543HOBART
WTA // AUSTRALIA // 10-Jan-1994 // $100,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/0Q/16D // Rank: 115 // Seed/Entry: /W
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R32 | Loss | [3] Ann Wunderlich (USA) | 35 | 6-4 () 6-4 () |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$700Current WTA Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 23/05/1994 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 14 |
| 17/01/1994 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 2R | 27 |
| 23/05/1983 | FRENCH OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 30/08/1982 | US OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 21/06/1982 | WIMBLEDON | QF | 0 |
| 24/05/1982 | FRENCH OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 30/11/1981 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 4R | 0 |
| 01/09/1981 | US OPEN | W | 0 |
| 22/06/1981 | WIMBLEDON | QF | 0 |
| 26/08/1980 | US OPEN | SF | 0 |
Rankings History
| Year | Season-ending Singles | Season-ending Doubles |
| 1993 | 115 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 17-Jan-1983 (4) | 14-Aug-1989 (41) |
Current WTA Rankings
| Ranking | Points |
| - | 0 |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 23/05/1994 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 14 |
| 17/01/1994 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 2R | 27 |
| 23/05/1983 | FRENCH OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 30/08/1982 | US OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 21/06/1982 | WIMBLEDON | QF | 0 |
| 24/05/1982 | FRENCH OPEN | QF | 0 |
| 30/11/1981 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 4R | 0 |
| 01/09/1981 | US OPEN | W | 0 |
| 22/06/1981 | WIMBLEDON | QF | 0 |
| 26/08/1980 | US OPEN | SF | 0 |
Tour Championships
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 23/03/1983 | VS CHAMPIONSHIPS | 2R | 0 |
| 17/03/1980 | AVON CHAMPIONSHIPS | W | 0 |
Tier 1-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 13/06/1994 | EASTBOURNE | 1R | 9 |
| 16/05/1994 | LUCERNE | 2R | 20 |
| 28/03/1994 | HILTON HEAD | 2R | 28 |
| 21/02/1994 | INDIAN WELLS | 2R | 35 |
| 14/02/1994 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 2R | 20 |
| 10/01/1994 | HOBART | 1R | 6 |
| 08/11/1993 | PHILADELPHIA | 1R | 28 |
| 01/11/1993 | OAKLAND | 2R | 35 |
| 16/08/1993 | TORONTO | 2R | 28 |
| 09/08/1993 | LOS ANGELES | 3R | 35 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 15/03/1993 | MIAMI | 1R | 8 |
| 22/02/1993 | INDIAN WELLS | 3R | 35 |
| 17/04/1989 | TAMPA | 1R | 14 |
| 06/03/1989 | INDIAN WELLS | 1R | 18 |
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