Linda Gates

Linda Gates

Country (sports)	United States
Born	1963 (age 60–61)
College	Stanford
Prize money	$36,222
Singles
Career record	18–15
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1985)
US Open	3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	23–14
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1985)
US Open	2R (1984)
Medal record Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Mixed Doubles

Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

A native of Burlingame, California, Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year.^[1] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985.^[2][3][4]

Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open, where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton. Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela).

Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour.^[5] At the 1985 US Open, she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open, which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title.^[6]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	October 14, 1985	Tokyo	Hard	Gabriela Sabatini	3–6, 4–6

Doubles (0–1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	March 24, 1986	Phoenix	Hard	Alycia Moulton	Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen	3–6, 7–5, 4–6

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	July 7, 1985	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Jenni Goodling	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 23, 1983	Birmingham, United States	Hard	Caryn Copeland	Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers	5–7, 6–7
Winner	1.	June 17, 1984	Freehold, United States	Hard	Linda Howell	Louise Field Michelle Turk	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	2.	July 22, 1984	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Cynthia MacGregor	Rebecca Bryant Natalia Leipus	6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	July 30, 1984	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Cynthia MacGregor	Julie Richardson Belinda Cordwell	5–7, 0–6
Winner	3.	August 18, 1984	Miramar, United States	Hard	Cynthia MacGregor	Patty Fendick Linda Howell	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	4.	June 23, 1985	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Sonia Hahn	Caroline Kuhlman Wendy Wood	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	July 1, 1985	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Lynn Lewis	Helena Manset Cecilia Fernandez-Parker	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	August 18, 1985	Roanoke, United States	Hard	Leigh-Anne Eldredge	Louise Allen Ronni Reis	4–6, 4–6

References

1. "Gates Powers Stanford To NCAA Tennis Sweep". The Oklahoman. May 25, 1985.
2. "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
3. "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
4. Gary Migdol (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-1-57167-116-5.
5. "STARTING OVER: NCAA CHAMP JUST ANOTHER PRO". Sun-Sentinel. July 10, 1985.
6. "Lendl and Leconte In Australian Final". The New York Times. October 20, 1985.

External links

• Linda Gates at the Women's Tennis Association
• Linda Gates at the International Tennis Federation