Wendy Barlow-Pattenden (born May 7, 1960) is a Canadian All-American-ranked retired professional

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player and coach. She played six years of professional tennis, including

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, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Playing career

She began playing at the age of 10, participating in the Victoria (British Columbia) Parks program. Barlow won Canadian Junior Tennis Championships in several years, in both singles and doubles. In 1973, she won ''Girls' 14 doubles'' with her sister Lori as her partner. She won ''Girls' 14 singles'' and ''Girls' 14 doubles'' in 1974. In 1975, she won ''Girls' 16 singles'' and ''Girls' 16 doubles''. At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada. In 1977 and 1978, Barlow was the Canadian Junior Tennis Champion in the ''Girls' 18 singles'' division, and she was ranked 12th internationally in the Girls' 18 singles division. Barlow was ranked All-American at Brigham Young University in 1978. Barlow competed at the

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tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia. In 1979, she lost to Chris Evert at the Dallas Women's Professional Tournament. Barlow won the Canadian National Championship in 1980, and the number one ranking in Canada. She represented Canada in three Federation Cup matches, and was the captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1987. Her career record in the WTA was one win and eight losses.

Awards and honors

Barlow was recognized as the

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"Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978, the

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"Coach of the Year" in 1986, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Personal

Her father, Bob Barlow, played in 77

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, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA games with the Phoenix Roadrunners, with 26 points. Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden, was an

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with the

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program and held the NCAA all-time career wins title for 415 days in 2011–2013.

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