Pam Teeguarden

Pam Teeguarden

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1951-04-17) April 17, 1951 Jacksonville, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	99–139
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1977)
US Open	QF (1972)
Doubles
Career record	97–119
Career titles	10
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1981)
French Open	W (1977)
Wimbledon	QF
US Open	SF (1981)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1975)
US Open	W (1974)

Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975, according to John Dolan's Women's Tennis Ultimate Guide, prior to computer rankings. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open.^[1] Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Teeguarden was voted the "Most Watchable Player" based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue advertising executives or "Mad Men" while playing at the US Open. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today.^[2] Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year.

Teeguarden won two grand slam titles:

• US Open Mixed in 1974 (with Geoff Masters)
• French Open in 1977 (with Regina Maršíková)

Among Teeguarden's doubles titles are the Canadian Open Doubles, the Swedish Open Doubles, the Austrian Open Doubles, the Argentinian Open Doubles, the Women's Games Doubles in Salt Lake City, and the Virginia Slims of Tucson Doubles.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	June 16, 1978	Chichester, England	Grass	Evonne Cawley	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	January 9, 1984	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Jenny Klitch	2–6, 1–6

Doubles 4 (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	June 5, 1977	French Open, France	Clay	Regina Maršíková	Rayni Fox Helen Gourlay	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	January 29, 1978	Los Angeles, California, USA	Hard	Greer Stevens	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	3–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	August 20, 1978	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	Regina Maršíková	Chris O'Neil Paula Smith	7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Winner	4.	September 14, 1980	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Virginia Ruzici	Kathy Jordan JoAnne Russell	6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles 2 (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	September 8, 1974	US Open, USA	Grass	Geoff Masters	Jimmy Connors Chris Evert	6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	June 15, 1975	French Open, France	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Tomas Koch Fiorella Bonicelli	4–6, 6–7

References

External links

• Pam Teeguarden at the Women's Tennis Association
• Pam Teeguarden at the International Tennis Federation