| Patty Fendick | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| College: | Stanford University |
| Turnedpro: | 1982 |
| Retired: | 1995 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,574,956 |
| Singlestitles: | 3 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 19 (March 27, 1989) |
| Australianopenresult: | QF (1990) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1991, 1995) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1989, 1990, 1992) |
| Usopenresult: | 4R (1988) |
| Doublestitles: | 25 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 4 (July 3, 1989) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | W (1991) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (1995) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | SF (1986, 1990) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | F (1988) |
| Team: | yes |
| Fedcupresult: | 2–1 |
Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is a former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas.
Born in Sacramento, California, she played at the collegiate level at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA team title three times. In 1987, she was named ITA Player of the Year, when on the Stanford tennis team she had a 57-match winning streak. She won two NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1987.[1] [2] Her playing accomplishments, as a collegiate and professional player, has elevated her being inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame and also recognized as the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of NCAA women's tennis.
Fendick remains active in the sport of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA. She was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1988 | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
| Loss | 1989 | Hard |  Jill Hetherington | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | |||
| Loss | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) | |||
| Win | 1991 | Australian Open | Hard |  Mary Joe Fernández | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1988 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Jill Hetherington |  Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1988 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Ann Henricksson | Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 1988 | Berkeley, U.S. | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Ronni Reis Lise Gregory | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1988 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg | 7–6(10), 6–4 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 1988 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 1988 | US Open | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1988 | Puerto Rico, U.S. | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Gigi Fernández Robin White | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jan 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Jill Hetherington |  Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 1989 | Hard | Jill Hetherington | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | |||
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 1989 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jill Hetherington |  Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 1989 | Connecticut, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jill Hetherington | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Feb 1989 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Jill Hetherington | Katrina Adams Pam Shriver | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jan 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6–7(5), 6–7(3) | |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jun 1990 | Eastbourne, UK | Grass | Zina Garrison | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natalia Zvereva | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 8–7 | Aug 1990 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Zina Garrison | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 6–4, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 9–7 | Nov 1990 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | 10–7 | Jan 1991 | Australian Open | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 7–6(4), 6–1 | |
| Win | 11–7 | Jan 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Larisa Neiland | Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 12–7 | Mar 1991 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard | Monica Seles | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 7–6(2), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 12–8 | Apr 1991 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Mary Joe Fernández | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 12–9 | Mar 1992 | US Hard Court Championships | Hard | Andrea Strnadová | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 13–9 | May 1992 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Andrea Strnadová | Lori McNeil  Mercedes Paz | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 13–10 | Oct 1992 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (i) | Andrea Strnadová |  Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná | 5–7, 6–7 | |
| Win | 14–10 | Feb 1993 | U.S. National Indoors | Hard (i) | Zina Garrison | Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 14–11 | Apr 1993 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Cammy Macgregor  Catherine Suire | 3–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 15–11 | Apr 1993 | Malaysia Open | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 15–12 | Oct 1993 | Filderstad, Germany | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova | Gigi Fernández  Natasha Zvereva | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 16–12 | Nov 1993 | San Jose, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Meredith McGrath | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Win | 17–12 | Jan 1994 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Jana Novotná  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 17–13 | Jan 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 18–13 | Feb 1994 | National Indoors, U.S. | Hard (i) | Meredith McGrath | Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf | 7–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 18–14 | Mar 1994 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 19–14 | Apr 1994 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Yayuk Basuki  Nana Miyagi | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 20–14 | Apr 1994 | Singapore | Hard | Meredith McGrath | Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 21–14 | Oct 1994 | Leipzig, Germany | Carpet (i) | Meredith McGrath | Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 21–15 | Oct 1994 | Zurich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Meredith McGrath | Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova | 6–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 21–16 | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |