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Tracy Austin [1962-0] American
Rank: 104
Athlete, Tennis player


Tracy Ann Austin Holt is an American former World No. 1 retired professional tennis player. She won three Grand Slam titles, winning the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981, and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980.

Chance, Dad, Mom



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My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year. Dad, Mom
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My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.
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My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.
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Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind. Chance
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To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
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Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.
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The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
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We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.
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Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.
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Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and came home to tell me stories of France, Japan.
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When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
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I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.
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I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.
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I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.
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My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.
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I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.
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From one match to the next, I kept on winning.
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I started tennis around age 2.
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