Kathleen_Cummings
Kathleen Cummings
American tennis player
Kathleen Cummings (born September 5, 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S.
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1961-09-05) September 5, 1961 (age 62) Catonsville, Maryland, US [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhanded) [1] |
| Prize money | $59,928 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1985) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1985) |
| US Open | 3R (1983) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1984) |
Cummings, who comes from Richmond, Virginia, was a three-time All-American tennis player at the University of Colorado. She made the semi-finals of the AIAW Championships in 1982 and transferred to the University of Texas for the final year of her college career, winning the 1984 Southwest Conference singles title.[2]
While still in college, Cummings began playing on the professional circuit as an amateur and had her breakthrough when she upset Virginia Wade at the 1981 Avon Championships of Seattle.[3] At the 1983 US Open, Cummings had wins over Lee Duk-hee and Mary-Lou Piatek to make the third round, where she lost to eighth seed Hana Mandlíková.[4] In 1984 she had her best year on the circuit, with semi-final appearances at Virginia Slims tournaments in Nashville and Richmond, as well as a quarter-final in Salt Lake City. She graduated from college in 1984 and continued to play on tour until 1986.
She now works as a nurse in the Richmond area.[2]
- "Longhorn Hall of Honor: Kathleen Bogue Cummings". University of Texas Athletics.
- "Seattle". United Press International. February 24, 1981.
- "'Still Much To Prove' Mandlikova Chasing Own Expectations". Sun-Sentinel. February 8, 1985.
