American tennis player
Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
A native of Burlingame, California, Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year.[1] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985.[2][3][4]
Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open, where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton. Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela).
Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour.[5] At the 1985 US Open, she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open, which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title.[6]
WTA Tour finals
Singles (0-1)
Doubles (0–1)
ITF finals
Legend
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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July 7, 1985
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Schenectady, United States
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Hard
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Jenni Goodling
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6–1, 6–1
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Doubles: 8 (5–3)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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July 23, 1983
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Birmingham, United States
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Hard
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Caryn Copeland
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Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers
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5–7, 6–7
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Winner
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1.
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June 17, 1984
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Freehold, United States
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Hard
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Linda Howell
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Louise Field Michelle Turk
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4–6, 6–2, 6–1
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Winner
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2.
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July 22, 1984
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Fayetteville, United States
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Hard
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Cynthia MacGregor
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Rebecca Bryant Natalia Leipus
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6–1, 7–6
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Runner-up
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2.
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July 30, 1984
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Delray Beach, United States
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Hard
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Cynthia MacGregor
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Julie Richardson Belinda Cordwell
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5–7, 0–6
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Winner
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3.
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August 18, 1984
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Miramar, United States
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Hard
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Cynthia MacGregor
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Patty Fendick Linda Howell
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6–2, 2–6, 6–4
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Winner
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4.
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June 23, 1985
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Fayetteville, United States
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Hard
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Sonia Hahn
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Caroline Kuhlman Wendy Wood
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6–4, 6–3
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Winner
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5.
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July 1, 1985
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Schenectady, United States
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Hard
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Lynn Lewis
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Helena Manset Cecilia Fernandez-Parker
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7–6, 6–4
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Runner-up
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3.
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August 18, 1985
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Roanoke, United States
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Hard
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Leigh-Anne Eldredge
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Louise Allen Ronni Reis
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4–6, 4–6
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References
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