Wendy Turnbull

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Wendy Turnbull
nickname = Rabbit


country = AUS
residence = Boca Raton, Florida, USA and
Sandgate, Australia
datebirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1952|11|26
placebirth = Brisbane, Australia
height = height|m=1.64
weight =
turnedpro = 1975
retired = 1989
plays = Right-handed
careerprizemoney = US $2,769,024
singlesrecord = 478–250
singlestitles = 13
highestsinglesranking = No. 3 (7 January 1985)
AustralianOpenresult = F (1980)
FrenchOpenresult = F (1979)
Wimbledonresult = QF (1979, 1980, 1981)
USOpenresult = F (1977)
doublesrecord = 653–225
doublestitles = 55
highestdoublesranking =
updated = 12 July 2008

Wendy Turnbull, MBE, (born 26 November 1952 in Brisbane, Australia) is a retired Australian female professional tennis player who was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her footspeed around the court. She was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for ten consecutive years (1977 through 1986) and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years (1977 through 1984). Her highest singles ranking was World No. 3 in January 1985.

Career

Turnbull teamed with Elizabeth Smylie to win the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Turnbull won 13 singles titles, 55 women's doubles titles, and 5 mixed doubles titles during her career.

Turnbull won four women's doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles at Grand Slam events. She was a 15-time runner-up in Grand Slam events: three times in singles, eleven times in women's doubles, and one time in mixed doubles. Nine of her eleven women's doubles losses were to teams that included Martina Navratilova.

Turnbull was a member of Australia's Fed Cup team from 1977 through 1988, compiling a 46-16 overall win-loss record (17-8 in singles and 29-8 in doubles). She was the captain or coach of the team from 1985 through 1993.

Turnbull was appointed to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Olympic Committee in 1991, the only player appointed to the committee. She also serves on the ITF's Fed Cup Committee.

Turnbull was honored by the city of Brisbane with the dedication of a public park in her honor in December 1993. She was made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1984.

Grand Slam finals

ingles

Runner-ups (3)

Mixed doubles

Wins (5)

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

*wta|id=200046|name=Wendy Turnbull
*ITF female profile|number=20001003
*FedCupplayerlink|id=20001003