Pam Teeguarden
Birth dateApril 17, 1951 (age 75)
Birth placeJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PlaysRight-handed
CareerprizemoneyUS$ 231,108
Singlesrecord99–139
FrenchopenresultQF (1977)
UsopenresultQF (1972)
Doublesrecord97–119
Doublestitles10
AustralianopendoublesresultQF (1981)
FrenchopendoublesresultW (1977)
WimbledondoublesresultQF
UsopendoublesresultSF (1981)
Mixedyes
FrenchopenmixedresultF (1975)
UsopenmixedresultW (1974)

Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970–1975. 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 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:

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. Pam was ranked second in the US twice behind Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals and third on one other occasion with three different partners. She and her partner, Mona Guerrant won the Virginia Slims of Houston defeating Francoise Durr and Betty Stove the same week that Billie Jean King played Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 1978Chichester, EnglandGrassEvonne Goolagong4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Jan 1984Nashville, Tennessee, USHardJenny Klitch2–6, 1–6

Doubles 4 (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam1
WTA Championships4
Tier I
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Titles by surface
Hard2
Clay1
Grass0
Carpet0
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1977French Open, FranceClayRegina MaršíkováRayni Fox
Helen Gourlay
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1–1Jan 1978Los Angeles, California, USHardGreer StevensBetty Stöve
Virginia Wade
3–6, 2–6
Win2–1Aug 1978Canadian Open, CanadaHardRegina MaršíkováChris O'Neil
Paula Smith
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Win3–1Sep 1980Salt Lake City, Utah, USHardVirginia RuziciKathy Jordan
JoAnne Russell
6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles 2 (1–1)

Legend
Grand Slam1
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Titles by surface
Hard0
Clay0
Grass1
Carpet0
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 1974US Open, USGrassGeoff MastersJimmy Connors
Chris Evert
6–1, 7–6
Loss1–1Jun 1975French Open, FranceClayJaime FillolThomaz Koch
Fiorella Bonicelli
4–6, 6–7

References

  1. ^ Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 122.
  2. ^ "Southern California Tennis News: A Hall of Fame Gala to Remember!". Retrieved 9 October 2016.