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Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Gadusek started a career in gymnastics, training for the 1980 Olympics, but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two vertebrae.[1] While recovering from her injuries, she took up tennis as part of her therapy.[2] She played in her first junior tournament wearing a brace. She was named Junior of the Year in 1980 and Player of the Year in 1981 by the Florida Tennis Association. She won the 1981 French Open girls’ singles championship.

Gadusek played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1987. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1982. She won five singles and three doubles titles before retiring. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on July 9, 1984 when she became the world No. 8. Her best Grand Slam finishes were two quarterfinals at the US Open in 1982 and 1986.

Gadusek had career wins over Billie Jean King, Andrea Jaeger, Sue Barker, Hana Mandlíková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, Gabriela Sabatini, Dianne Fromholtz, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Suková, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, Sylvia Hanika, Jo Durie, and Rosie Casals. During her career, she was coached by renowned Australian coach Harry Hopman.

Gadusek was a member of the 1986 Wightman Cup Team. She helped coach the 1987 Wightman Cup Team. She retired with a 169–95 win–loss record.[3]

WTA career finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1982 Tournoi de Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–2 May 1983 Italian Open Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári 1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1983 Maybelline Classic, U.S. Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd 0–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jan 1984 VS Marco Island, U.S. Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Kathleen Horvath 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Mar 1984 VS Palm Beach Gardens, U.S. Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd 0–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Jan 1985 VS Marco Island, U.S. Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Casale 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–4 May 1985 Swiss Open Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–4 Sep 1985 VS Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–4 Oct 1985 VS Indianapolis, U.S. Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Casale 6–0, 6–3
Loss 5–5 Dec 1985 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. October 10, 1983 Tampa Open, U.S. Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Wendy White Шаблон:Flagicon Martina Navratilova
Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Shriver
0–6, 1–6
Winner 1. November 7, 1983 Deerfield Beach Classic, U.S. Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Wendy White Шаблон:Flagicon Pam Casale
Шаблон:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2. January 28, 1985 Marco Island Cup, U.S. Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Camille Benjamin Шаблон:Flagicon Kathy Jordan
Шаблон:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie
3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. May 20, 1985 Lugano Open, Switzerland Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Helena Suková Шаблон:Flagicon Bettina Bunge
Шаблон:Flagicon Eva Pfaff
6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. October 7, 1985 VS Indianapolis, U.S. Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek Шаблон:Flagicon Penny Barg
Шаблон:Flagicon Sandy Collins
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 3. February 24, 1986 Oakland Classic, U.S. Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Helena Suková Шаблон:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková
Шаблон:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull
6–7(5–7), 1–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Шаблон:Performance key

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Australian Open 2R A A A A NH A
French Open 1R 3R 1R A 4R A A
Wimbledon A A A A 2R A A
US Open A QF 4R 4R 3R QF 1R
Year-end ranking 35 18 19 13 10 13 461

References

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External links

Шаблон:French Open girls’ singles champions