| Lindsey Nelson | |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Riverside, California |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $29,797 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 424 (June 25, 2007) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (2007) |
| Doublestitles: | 2 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 347 (October 23, 2006) |
Lindsey Nelson (born November 18, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player from California, Nelson attended Villa Park High School in Orange County, before going on to play college tennis for the USC Trojans.[1]
Nelson was a two-time singles runner-up in the NCAA singles championships while playing for the Trojans and was the 2007 Pac-10 singles champion.[2] She is a graduate of Mississippi College School of Law.
Nelson won her first professional title in 2006, when she teamed up with Anne Yelsey to win the doubles at College Park, a top category $75,000 ITF tournament. As a singles player, Nelson had a win that year over top 100 ranked Meng Yuan in Stanford qualifying.
In 2007 she took part in the qualifying draw for the US Open and qualified for Indian Wells, by beating Abigail Spears and Stéphanie Dubois. She was beaten in the first round at Indian Wells by Croatian wildcard Mirjana Lučić.[3]
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | July 2, 2006 | Edmond, United States | Hard |  Elizabeth Kaufman | Alexa Glatch Ashley Weinhold | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 1. | July 9, 2006 | College Park, United States | Hard | Anne Yelsey | Chan Chin-wei Natalie Grandin | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 2. | July 18, 2009 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Kaitlyn Christian | Amanda Fink Yasmin Schnack | 7–5, 7–6(7–2) | |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 24, 2009 | Evansville, United States | Hard | Kaitlyn Christian | Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |