Terry Holladay (born November 28, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings.
Biography Holladay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in La Jolla, San Diego, California, attending and graduating from La Jolla High School. Following her retirement from tennis, Holladay became a realtor. In 2000, she survived breast cancer. She married Dr. Philip Arthur Higginbottom, with whom she founded the Dina Humanitarian Foundation.
Tennis career She turned professional in 1974 and regards 1976 as her best year. She represented the United States in the 1976 Wightman Cup, beating Glynis Coles 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in her only match in this competition. In 1982, she gave birth to a daughter Tasha, and was awarded special entry to six tournaments in 1983 by the WTA introducing a new rule.
She was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
Career results
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Career SRAustralian OpenAAAAAAAAAA 2R NH 1R 0 / 2French OpenAAAAAAAAA A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3Wimbledon 1R 3R4R3R A4R 1R AA1R 2R A1R 0 / 7U.S. Open 2R 1R 2R 4R 3R AAA 3R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 8SR0 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 20 / 3 0 / 23
Singles finals
ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss May 1975 Bournemouth, UK Clay Janet Newberry 7–9, 7–5, 6–3Loss Mar 1977 Dallas, Texas, US Carpet (i) Sue Barker 6–1, 7–6(7–4)Loss Sep 1980 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Billie Jean King 7–5, 6–4Loss Sep 1984 Salt Lake City, US Carpet (i) Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 3–6, 6–2Loss Dec 1984 Port St. Lucie, US Carpet (i) Catarina Lindqvist 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Doubles finals ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossSep 1984San Diego, USHard Iwona Kuczyńska Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith 2–6, 4–6WinJun 1985Birmingham, UK Grass Sharon Walsh Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton 6–4, 5–7, 6–3WinJul 1986Newport, USGrass Heather Ludloff Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers 6–1, 6–7, 6–3
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