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Portrait of Tracy Austin

Tracy Austin

(1962) Tennis Player

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Tracy Austin is a tennis player, best known for Beyond center court.

Quick Facts About Tracy Austin

Born: December 12, 1962
Profession: Tennis Player
Notable works: Beyond center court

About Tracy Austin

Tracy Ann Austin Holt is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Austin won 30 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two major titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and five doubles titles, including the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, partnering her brother John. She won the 1980 WTA Tour Championships and the year-ending 1981 Toyota Championships, both in singles.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Tracy Austin

I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just…

Life

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We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.

Champion

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By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.

Charity

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To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

Goal

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I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.

Championship

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From one match to the next, I kept on winning.

Next

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My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.

Feet

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My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior…

Air

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My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.

Advantage

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I started tennis around age 2.

Age

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When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.

Finals

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Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.

Back

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I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.

Happened

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Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine…

Big sister

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When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. Winning that first game was…

Change things

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In Toronto, Serena Williams was not fit at all, not striking the ball well at all, and went three sets with someone…

Balls

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I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.

Titles

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Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance…

Behinds

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The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.

First place

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My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had…

Balls

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Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.

Loss

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I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.

Planning

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Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.

Children

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