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Carrie Cunningham

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Country (sports)
  
United States

Australian Open
  
3R (1991)

Retired
  
1994

Career titles
  
0 WTA, 1 ITF

Turned pro
  
1987

Career record
  
81–84

Role
  
Tennis Player

Prize money
  
$317,652

Name
  
Carrie Cunningham


Born
  
April 28, 1972 (age 52) (
1972-04-28
)

Highest ranking
  
No. 38 (February 18, 1991)

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Carrie Cunningham (born April 28, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Circuit from 1987-1994. She comes from the state of Michigan, United States.

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Career singles highlights

Cunningham's career highlights include a world ranking of 38 in February 1991, ending the year with a rank of 51 after reaching the third rounds of both the Australian and French Opens.

Her best Grand Slam performance was attaining the 4th round (round of 16) at the 1992 US Open, losing to eventual semi-finalist Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, 6-3, 7-5. She reached the second round in Wimbledon from 1989-1991. She also holds one Grand Slam Junior title - the US Junior Open Championshipin 1988.

Doubles highlights

Cunningham was also on the doubles circuit, reaching one WTA final - the 1991 Tokyo International, with doubles partner Laura Gildemeister, losing 6-3, 6-3 to the team of Pam Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez. She does hold a USTA Girls’ 18 National Championship doubles title, when she teamed with Andrea Farley to capture the 1988 crown on clay courts.

Court habits and influence

Cunningham had a habit of sometimes grunting during her play. In fact, former world #1 Monica Seles cites Cunningham for starting her own grunting habit, after Seles lost a finals match to Cunningham in 1986. Said Seles, "it has been part of me since I was 12 when I played Carrie Cunningham in one of the finals and I started doing that. Since then, it has been always with me each year at Wimbledon."

Earnings

Cunningham's career earnings on the professional tour totaled $318,541.

Post career

Carrie pursued a career in medicine and surgery. She is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and an attending surgeon under the name Carrie C. Lubitz, M.D., at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts USA.

References

Carrie Cunningham Wikipedia


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