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Sharon Walsh-Arnold (née Walsh; born February 24, 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990.She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to Barbara Jordan. She reached the 4th round of the 1981 US Open and the final of the doubles there the following year with Barbara Potter.She did not claim a WTA Tour singles title, although she had some success against the top players, beating Hana Mandlíková in both their encounters (Christchurch 1978 and Australian Open 1983). She achieved her highest singles ranking of 22 in 1982, but was more regarded as a doubles player, winning 30 titles in all.

Walsh married Michael H. Pete, on the 20th of April 1985, in Sausalito, California. She competed as Sharon Walsh-Pete as from May 1985. Currently she is married to Steve Arnold and lives in Colorado Springs where she is a tennis teacher since 2001.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 January 1980	Australian Open, Australia	Grass	Barbara Jordan	3–6, 3–6

Doubles 44 (23–21)

Titles by surface
Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Titles by surface
Hard	5
Clay	4
Grass	4
Carpet	10
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Hard	5
Clay	4
Grass	4
Carpet	10

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	26 November 1978	Christchurch, New Zealand	Grass	Lesley Hunt	Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	7 January 1979	Washington DC, USA	Carpet	Renée Richards	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	28 September 1980	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Clay	Barbara Potter	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–3, 6–1
Winner	4.	9 November 1980	Hong Kong	Clay	Wendy Turnbull	Penny Johnson Silvana Urroz	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	14 December 1980	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Sue Barker	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	18 January 1981	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	7.	1 February 1981	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 1–6
Winner	8.	22 March 1981	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	10 May 1981	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	5–7, 2–6
Winner	10.	8 November 1981	Hong Kong	Clay	Ann Kiyomura	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	6–3, 6–4
Winner	11.	22 November 1981	Perth, Australia	Grass	Barbara Potter	Betsy Nagelsen Candy Reynolds	6–4, 6–2
Winner	12.	14 February 1982	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Mary-Lou Daniels Anne Smith	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	13.	21 February 1982	Houston, Texas, USA	Carpet	Sue Barker	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver	6–7, 2–6
Winner	14.	28 February 1982	Oakland, California, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up	15.	7 March 1982	Los Angeles, California, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	16.	25 April 1982	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	17.	22 August 1982	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	Barbara Potter	Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds	4–6, 4–6
Winner	18.	29 August 1982	Mahwah, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Barbara Potter	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	18.	12 September 1982	US Open, USA	Hard	Barbara Potter	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	19.	3 October 1982	US Indoors, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–1, 6–4
Winner	20.	10 October 1982	Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA	Hard	Barbara Potter	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	21.	1 November 1982	Brighton, England	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Winner	22.	6 February 1983	Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Barbara Potter	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	23.	3 April 1983	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Billie Jean King	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–1, 6–1
Winner	24.	1 May 1983	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Hard	Alycia Moulton	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 7–6
Winner	25.	13 June 1983	Birmingham, England	Grass	Billie Jean King	Beverly Mould Liz Smylie	6–2, 6–4
Winner	26.	28 August 1983	Mahwah, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Jo Durie	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner	27.	2 October 1983	US Indoors, USA	Carpet	Billie Jean King	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	28.	20 November 1983	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Pam Shriver	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull	3–6, 4–6
Winner	29.	9 January 1984	Washington DC, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Leslie Allen Anne White	6–1, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up	30.	5 February 1984	Houston, Texas, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Mima Jaušovec Anne White	4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner	31.	12 February 1984	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Billie Jean King	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	32.	31 March 1984	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Andrea Leand Mary-Lou Daniels	7–6, 6–0
Runner-up	33.	16 April 1984	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Anne Hobbs	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	34.	24 September 1984	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA	Hard	Barbara Potter	Martina Navratilova Liz Smylie	6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	35.	28 October 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith	7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	36.	25 November 1984	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Wendy Turnbull	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	37.	20 January 1985	Denver, Colorado, USA	Carpet	Leslie Allen	Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White	6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Winner	38.	17 March 1985	Dallas, Texas, USA	Carpet	Barbara Potter	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner	39.	16 June 1985	Birmingham, England	Grass	Terry Holladay	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Winner	40.	19 October 1986	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Sandy Collins	Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	41.	26 October 1986	Singapore	Hard	Sandy Collins	Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	42.	19 April 1987	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Sandy Collins	Kathy Jordan Betsy Nagelsen	3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	43.	26 April 1987	Taipei	Carpet	Sandy Collins	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up	44.	9 August 1987	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Elise Burgin	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	3–6, 4–6

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent;(NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	1R	2R	3R	3R	QF	1R	NH	1R	1R	0 / 10
French Open	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	1R	A	1R		1R	2R	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 8
Wimbledon	A	3R	A	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	1R		2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 16
US Open	1R	3R	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R		2R	1R	2R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 18
Strike Rate	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 3		0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 52

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.