Nancy Yeargin (born 22 May 1955) is an American former

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player who was active during the 1970s and 1980s. During her career Yeargin played in all four Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result in the singles came in 1982, when she reached the third round at the US Open. At

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she reached the second round in 1982 and 1983. Her best doubles result was reaching the third round at Wimbledon In 1979 and 1982. At the

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she reached the second round in the singles (1981) and doubles (1982). Yeargin reached the quarterfinals at the 1982 Edgbaston Cup after victories over

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and Barbara Hallquist. At the 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania, part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series, she partnered

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to reach the final of the doubles event. Yeargin was elected to the Women's International Tennis Association (WITA, now WTA) board of directors and served from 1982 through 1986 during which time she was chairperson of the tournament committee. In 1982, she was voted the winner of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 1982. After her retirement from the WTA Tour in 1984 she became a professional coach at the Greenville Country Club.

Career finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeargin, Nancy 1955 births Living people American female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina 21st-century American women Tennis players from South Carolina 20th-century American sportswomen