Barbara Potter

Barbara Potter (born October 22, 1961 in Woodbury, Connecticut) is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning six singles titles and eight doubles titles.

A left-hander, she reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 1981, and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 1984, and Wimbledon in 1985, 1983 & 1982. At the WTA Tour Championships, she reached the semifinals in singles in 1984 and in doubles in 1985 and 1982. She reached a career high ranking of #7 in 1982. She retired from the sport in 1989, with her last singles title coming at Cincinnati.

Titles

ingles (6)

*1988 - Cincinnati;
*1987 - Wichita;
*1985 - Monticello;
*1982 - US Indoors, Philadelphia
*1981 - Toronto

Doubles (8)

*1988 - Newport (w/Fairbank);
*1986 - Bridgestone (w/Shriver);
*1985 - Dallas (w/Walsh-Pete);
*1984 - Washington, DC (w/Walsh-Pete), Boston (w/Walsh-Pete);
*1982 - Oakland (w/Walsh-Pete), Tampa (w/Walsh-Pete);
*1981 - Boston (w/Walsh-Pete)

Additional

*United States Wightman Cup team 1982, 1984.
*United States Fed Cup team, 1988.

External links

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