Tracy Austin
Tracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holtis 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. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the 1981 year end Toyota Championships, both in singles, before a series of injuries cut her career short. Since 1979, she has held the record as youngest ever...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth12 December 1962
CityPalos Verdes, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Robert became the most important force in my life for my young tennis career. He was part father, part brother, part tyrant. The perfect coach.
Kim is playing the best tennis right now coming into the U.S. Open.
Doesn't matter how good you are. You know, you don't even have to have played tennis at all. And, you can come out here and be able to hit the shots and run around and burn those calories.
I started tennis around age 2.
I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life.
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a women's Grand Slam in a long time, ... There's a real question of how the top players are going to play and how physically fit they're going to be.
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a long time.
My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.
Lindsay Davenport was saying 12 months ago that this might be her last Wimbledon, but things have completely changed because she's healthy.
What they remember you by is how many Grand Slams you win,
I always loved it, ... Even when I was 2, 3 or 4 years old I begged people to play with me. It's great for the body and great for the mind.
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.