Pam Teeguarden


Pam Teeguarden Biography

Pam Teeguarden (born April 17, 1951) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s, ranked in the top 20 from 1970-1975, according to John Dolan's Women's Tennis Ultimate Guide, prior to computer rankings. She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open. Her father Jerry, a well known coach, helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam (all four Grand Slam titles in one year) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph. Teeguarden was voted the "Most Watchable Player" based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue advertising executives or "Mad Men" while playing at the US Open. Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens, holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20. She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo, starting a trend that is still popular today. Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike. She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977; they were also runners-up in the league that year.

Teeguarden won two grand slam titles:

  • US Open Mixed in 1974 (with Geoff Masters)
  • French Open in 1977 (with Regina Markov)
Among Teeguarden's doubles titles are the Canadian Open Doubles, the Swedish Open Doubles, the Austrian Open Doubles, the Argentinian Open Doubles, the Women's Games Doubles in Salt Lake City, and the Virginia Slims of Tucson Doubles.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 16, 1978 Chichester, England Grass Evonne Cawley 4-6, 4-6
Runner-up 2. January 9, 1984 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Hard Jenny Klitch 2-6, 1-6

Doubles 4 (3-1)

Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 4
Tier I
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 2
Clay 1
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 5, 1977 French Open, France Clay Regina Markov Rayni Fox
Helen Gourlay
5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Runner-up 2. January 29, 1978 Los Angeles, California, USA Hard Greer Stevens Betty Stve
Virginia Wade
3-6, 2-6
Winner 3. August 20, 1978 Canadian Open, Canada Hard Regina Markov Chris O'Neil
Paula Smith
7-5, 6-7, 6-2
Winner 4. September 14, 1980 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Hard Virginia Ruzici Kathy Jordan
JoAnne Russell
6-4, 7-5

Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)

Legend
Grand Slam 1
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 1
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. September 8, 1974 US Open, USA Grass Geoff Masters Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
6-1, 7-6
Runner-up 2. June 15, 1975 French Open, France Clay Jaime Fillol Tomas Koch
Fiorella Bonicelli
4-6, 6-7



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