Kelly Henry (born April 18, 1962) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Henry had a noted school career, winning three consecutive

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singles titles from 1977 to 1979, while attending Glendale High School in California. As a 17-year old she made the third round of the 1979 US Open, getting past Emilse Longo and 16th seed

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. Henry was runner-up to Kathy Horvath in the girls' singles at the 1980 French Open. From 1981 to 1984, Henry played college tennis for the

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. At the

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in Bucharest, Henry won a bronze medal in the women's singles competition. She made a return to the US Open main draw in 1982 and had a first round win over former champion

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, then lost in the second round to

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, who went on to win the title. In 1983 she was a member of USC's NCAA Division I Championship winning team.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Kelly 1962 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from California USC Trojans women's tennis players FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States Summer World University Games medalists in tennis Sportspeople from Glendale, California Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade 20th-century American sportswomen