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Robin White (tennis)

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Country (sports)
  
United States

Name
  
Robin White

Turned pro
  
1983

French Open
  
1R (1986, 1989)

Weight
  
66 kg


Career titles
  
2 WTA,

Height
  
1.64 m

Career record
  
197–178

Role
  
Tennis player

Retired
  
1995

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Born
  
December 10, 1963 (age 60) San Diego, USA (
1963-12-10
)

Highest ranking
  
No. 15 (19 January 1987)

Australian Open
  
3R (1987, 1988, 1992, 1993)

Robin White (born December 10, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles in 1988 at Flushing Meadows. She won 11 other doubles titles, including the US Open mixed doubles in 1989 alongside Shelby Cannon. She was a finalist in the Australian Open Mixed doubles in 1991 and, remarkably, reached the final of the Women's Doubles in 1994 with Katerina Maleeva.

White's singles record included wins over Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlíková and Gabriela Sabatini. Her highest rankings were 15 for singles and 8 for doubles. She is currently a full-time national coach for Women's Tennis for the USTA.

References

Robin White (tennis) Wikipedia