Trish Bostrom | |
Fullname: | Patricia Lynn Bostrom |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1951 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 37 (1977) |
Australianopenresult: | 2R (1977, 1978) |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1973) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1973, 1976) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (1977) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 5 (1975) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1977) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | QF (1978) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1977, 1978) |
Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1974, 1977) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | SF (1978) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1977) |
Usopenmixedresult: | 1R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977) |
Patricia Lynn Bostrom (born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player.[1] She is better known as Trish Bostrom, and after tennis, she became a lawyer in Washington.[2]
Bostrom grew up in West Seattle, and she attended the University of Washington, winning the Pac-8 singles title in 1972. While at the university she was an advocate for gender equality in collegiate sports and successfully sued to be able to try out for a spot on the men's tennis team.[3]
Graduating from the University of Washington in 1972, Bostrom competed on the professional tour for the remainder of the 1970s and played five seasons of World TeamTennis. She was a women's doubles semifinalist at the Australian Open and a mixed doubles semifinalist at the French Open.
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | Mar, 1973 | Akron, United States | Carpet | Michèle Gurdal | Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 2. | Nov, 1977 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Kym Ruddell | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve | 3–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 3. | Feb, 1978 | Seattle, United States | Carpet | Marita Redondo | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 3–6 |