Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) is an American former professional
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.
She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.
She attended
Rollins College
Rollins College is a Liberal arts college, private liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several master's programs. Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institut ...
in
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 29,795 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Orlando, Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Winter Park was foun ...
on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.
She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.
An arm injury ended her career.
After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in
Boynton Beach, Florida
Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is situated about north of Miami. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded a population of 80,380. Boynton Beach is located in the Mi ...
, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the
US Open senior event in 1997.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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1947 births
American female tennis players
Living people
Sportspeople from Boynton Beach, Florida
Tennis players from Florida
Sportspeople from Glen Cove, New York
Tennis players from Nassau County, New York
21st-century American women
20th-century American sportswomen
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