American tennis player
Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) is a retired American professional tennis player .
Gadusek started a career in gymnastics , training for the 1980 Olympics , but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two vertebrae.[ 2] [ 3] French Open girls’ singles championship.
Gadusek played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1987. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1982. She won five singles and three doubles titles before retiring. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on July 9, 1984 when she became the world No. 8. Her best Grand Slam finishes were two quarterfinals at the US Open in 1982 and 1986.
Gadusek had career wins over Billie Jean King , Andrea Jaeger , Sue Barker , Hana Mandlíková , Manuela Maleeva , Wendy Turnbull , Gabriela Sabatini , Dianne Fromholtz , Claudia Kohde-Kilsch , Helena Suková , Zina Garrison , Mary Joe Fernandez , Sylvia Hanika , Jo Durie , and Rosie Casals . During her career, she was coached by renowned Australian coach Harry Hopman .
Gadusek was a member of the 1986 Wightman Cup Team. She helped coach the 1987 Wightman Cup Team. She retired with a 169–95 win–loss record.[ 4]
[ edit ] Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5–5)
Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (2–3) Carpet (2–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1982 Tournoi de Monte Carlo , Monaco Clay Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 0–2 May 1983 Italian Open Clay Andrea Temesvári 1–6, 0–6 Loss 0–3 Nov 1983 Maybelline Classic , U.S. Hard Chris Evert-Lloyd 0–6, 4–6 Win 1–3 Jan 1984 VS Marco Island , U.S. Clay Kathleen Horvath 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 Loss 1–4 Mar 1984 VS Palm Beach Gardens , U.S. Clay 0–6, 1–6 Win 2–4 Jan 1985 VS Marco Island, U.S. Hard Pam Casale 6–3, 6–4 Win 3–4 May 1985 Swiss Open Clay Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–2 Win 4–4 Sep 1985 VS Chicago , U.S. Carpet (i) Kathy Rinaldi 6–1, 6–3 Win 5–4 Oct 1985 VS Indianapolis , U.S. Carpet (i) 6–0, 6–3 Loss 5–5 Dec 1985 Pan Pacific Open , Japan Carpet (i) 6–7(2–7) , 6–3, 5–7
[ edit ] Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims (3–3)
Titles by surface Hard (1–2) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–0) Carpet (1–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1. Oct 1983 Tampa Open , U.S. Hard Wendy White Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 0–6, 1–6 Win 1. Nov 1983 Deerfield Beach Classic , U.S. Hard Pam Casale Mary-Lou Piatek 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 2. Jan 1985 Marco Island Cup , U.S. Hard Camille Benjamin Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 3–6, 3–6 Win 2. May 1985 Lugano Open , Switzerland Clay Helena Suková Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–2, 6–4 Win 3. Oct 1985 VS Indianapolis , U.S. Carpet (i) Penny Barg Sandy Collins 6–1, 6–0 Loss 3. Feb 1986 Oakland Classic , U.S. Carpet (i) Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–7(5–7) , 1–6
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
^ "Bonnie S Gadusek" . Florida Resident Directory. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .^ Linz, Franz (February 11, 1985). "Bonnie Gadusek Calls Herself the Animal, But She Is a Dreamer, Too" . Sports Illustrated the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2011 . ^ Diliberto, Gioia (January 24, 1983). "A Near-Fatal Fall Broke Gymnast Bonnie Gadusek's Neck, but Not the Spirit That Made Her a Champion" . People . Retrieved December 6, 2011 . ^ "Bonnie Gadusek – United States" . WTA . Retrieved September 4, 2020 .
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United States
Virginia Ruzici 
Andrea Temesvári 
Chris Evert-Lloyd 
Manuela Maleeva 
Elizabeth Smylie 
Helena Suková 
Bettina Bunge 