Carrie Fleming (born October 26, 1957) is an American former professional

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player. Fleming, raised in

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, is one of three children of tennis coach Fred Fleming. Her sister

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made it to the professional tour and her brother Scott was a collegiate player for North Carolina State. Growing up their family were friends with the Everts and the children all competed in the same age division as a member of the Evert clan. Fleming shared a rivalry with

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, who often bettered her to the top national rankings for their age group. In 1973 however she won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships and also featured that year in doubles main draws at the

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. A four-time All-American at Trinity University, Fleming played professionally after college for one year.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, Carrie 1957 births Living people American female tennis players Trinity Tigers women's tennis players Tennis players from Fort Lauderdale, Florida 20th-century American sportswomen