Phyllis Blackwell
American former professional tennis player
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| Intro | American former professional tennis player | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | Athlete Tennis player Sports coach Tennis coach | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 26 March 1957 | ||||
| Age | 67 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Phyllis Blackwell (born 26 March, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player.
Blackwell was raised in Mobile, Alabama and played college tennis for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she is a member of the Hall of Fame.
Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a semi-final appearance at the Borden Classic in Tokyo in 1982.
In 1983 she was eliminated in the third and final US Open qualifying round for the second successive year, but reached the main draw as a lucky loser, replacing an injured Tracy Austin. She was beaten in the first round by Yvonne Vermaak of South Africa, in an evening match on Grandstand Court.