Pam Teeguarden

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. 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.

Pam Teeguarden

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1951-04-17) April 17, 1951 (age 73) 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	F (1975)
US Open	W (1974)

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. 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 Slam	0
WTA Championships
Tier I	0
Tier II	1
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

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

Doubles 4 (3–1)

Legend Grand Slam 1 WTA Championships 4 Tier I Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by surface Hard 2 Clay 1 Grass 0 Carpet 0

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)

Legend Grand Slam 1 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 1 Carpet 0

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	Thomaz 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.

External links

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