Barbara Potter
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Barbara Potter (born October 22, 1961 in Woodbury, Connecticut) is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning six singles titles and eight doubles titles.
A left-hander, she reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 1981, and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 1984, and Wimbledon in 1985, 1983 & 1982. At the WTA Tour Championships, she reached the semifinals in singles in 1984 and in doubles in 1985 and 1982. She retired from the sport in 1989, with her last singles title coming at Cincinnati.
[edit] Titles
SINGLES Winner (6):
- 1988 - Cincinnati;
- 1987 - Wichita;
- 1985 - Monticello;
- 1982 - US Indoors, Cincinnati indoor;
- 1981 - Toronto
DOUBLES Winner (8):
- 1988 - Newport (w/Fairbank);
- 1986 - Bridgestone (w/Shriver);
- 1985 - Dallas (w/Walsh-Pete);
- 1984 - Washington, DC (w/Walsh-Pete), Boston (w/Walsh-Pete);
- 1982 - Oakland (w/Walsh-Pete), Tampa (w/Walsh-Pete);
- 1981 - Boston (w/Walsh-Pete)
ADDITIONAL
- United States Wightman Cup Team 1982, 1984.
- United States Fed Cup Team, 1988.
[edit] External links
- WTA Tour profile for Barbara Potter
