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American tennis player
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12 March 1965(West Islip, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career
Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985. She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Winner — Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–1) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | August 18, 1986 | Mahwah | Hard | Steffi Graf | 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Winner - Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Virginia Slims (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | March 4, 1985 | Indianapolis | Carpet | Jennifer Mundel | Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath |
6–4, 6–1 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | 1R | NH | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | QF | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 12 |
| Year End Ranking | NR | 112 | 44 | 62 | 142 | 239 | 111 |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.