Kathleen Cummings | |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1961 |
Birth Place: | Catonsville, Maryland, US [1] |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhanded) |
Careerprizemoney: | $59,928 |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1985) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1985) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (1983) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1984) |
Kathleen Cummings (born September 5, 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S.
Cummings, who comes from Richmond, Virginia, was a three-time All-American tennis player at the University of Colorado. She made the semi-finals of the AIAW Championships in 1982 and transferred to the University of Texas for the final year of her college career, winning the 1984 Southwest Conference singles title.[2]
While still in college, Cummings began playing on the professional circuit as an amateur and had her breakthrough when she upset Virginia Wade at the 1981 Avon Championships of Seattle.[3] At the 1983 US Open, Cummings had wins over Lee Duk-hee and Mary-Lou Piatek to make the third round, where she lost to eighth seed Hana MandlĂková.[4] In 1984 she had her best year on the circuit, with semi-final appearances at Virginia Slims tournaments in Nashville and Richmond, as well as a quarter-final in Salt Lake City. She graduated from college in 1984 and continued to play on tour until 1986.
She now works as a nurse in the Richmond area.[2]