Patty Fendick

Patty Fendick

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1965-03-31) March 31, 1965 Sacramento, California, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed
College	Stanford University
Prize money	$1,559,023
Singles
Career record	249–183
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 19 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1990)
French Open	2R (1991, 1995)
Wimbledon	4R (1989, 1990, 1992)
US Open	4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	347–153
Career titles	25
Highest ranking	No. 4 (July 3, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1991)
French Open	SF (1995)
Wimbledon	SF (1986, 1990)
US Open	F (1988)

Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.

She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA team title three times. In 1987, she was named ITA player of the year, after enjoying a 57 match winning streak on the Stanford tennis team. She won two NCAA Singles Titles in 1986 and 1987. For her playing accomplishments, as both a collegiate and professional player, she was inducted into Stanford Hall of Fame and was also recognized as the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of NCAA women's tennis. She remains active in the world of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA.

Fendick was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies.

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1988	US Open	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Jill Hetherington	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1990	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Joe Fernandez	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Winner	1991	Australian Open	Hard	Mary Joe Fernandez	Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná	7–6(7–4), 6–1
Runner-up	1994	Australian Open	Hard	Meredith McGrath	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

External links

• Patty Fendick at the Women's Tennis Association
• Patty Fendick at the Fed Cup