Carrie-Lynn Cohen (born March 7, 1967) is a Canadian former professional

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player.

Tennis career

Cohen played collegiate tennis for

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and won a Big Eight conference title in 1986 at No. 4 singles. On the professional tour she reached a best singles world ranking of 353 and made her only

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main draw appearance came as a qualifier at the 1988 Canadian Open. At the 1984 Maccabiah Pan American Games in

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, she won a gold medal in women's singles and a bronze medal in women's doubles. Cohen competed in the

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and the

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in Israel, representing Canada.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Carrie-Lynn 1967 births Living people Canadian female tennis players Competitors at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games Oklahoma State Cowgirls tennis players Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States Maccabiah Games tennis players Maccabiah Games competitors for Canada Jewish tennis players Jewish Canadian sportspeople 20th-century Canadian sportswomen