Kathy Foxworth (born November 4, 1964) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Originally from

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, she is the daughter of boxer Bob Foxworth, who once fought an exhibition bout with

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. Foxworth played college tennis for the

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, where she was an NCAA

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n for singles in 1987 and twice earned All-American honors for doubles. During her career on the professional tour she featured in the women's doubles main draw of the

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on three occasions and played in the mixed doubles at the

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. She had best rankings of 267 in singles and 128 in doubles. Her brother, Bruce Foxworth, was also a professional tennis player.

ITF finals

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxworth, Kathy 1964 births Living people American female tennis players Houston Cougars women's tennis players Tennis players from St. Louis 20th-century American sportswomen