Judy Newman Rakela (born May 11, 1962) is an American former professional
tennis
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player.
A native of
Santa Cruz, Newman was the second born of four children and attended
Harbor High School.
She studied at the
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University ...
on a tennis scholarship and played on tour after graduating in 1984.
Newman competed on the professional circuit until 1990, featuring on the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome ...
and in grand slam qualifying.
Following her time on tour she earned a master's degree in sports psychology at
John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University was a private university based in California with offices in San Jose, California. The university was founded in 1965 to offer degrees and certificates for non-traditional higher education students, taught mostly by adj ...
and plays on the ITF Senior circuit, where she has represented her country in World Championships.
ITF finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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1962 births
Living people
American female tennis players
San Diego Toreros women's tennis players
Tennis players from California
Sportspeople from Santa Cruz, California
John F. Kennedy University alumni
20th-century American sportswomen