| Wendy Overton | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Glen Cove, New York, USA |
| Singlesrecord: | 18–28 |
| Doublesrecord: | 16–25 |
| Doublestitles: | 5 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 4 (1975) |
Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) is an American former professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.
She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.
She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.
She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.
An arm injury ended her career.
After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the US Open senior event in 1997.
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Win | 1. | February 20. 1972 | Washington, D.C., US | Carpet |  Valerie Ziegenfuss |  Judy Tegart Dalton  Françoise Dürr | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 2. | April 11, 1972 | St. Petersburg, Florida, US | Clay | Karen Krantzcke | Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3. | June 5, 1972 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth | 6–3, 6–2, 0–6 | |
| Win | 4. | September 25, 1972 | Phoenix, Arizona, US | Hard | Rosie Casals | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5. | January 15, 1973 | San Francisco, California, US | Hard | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Margaret Court Lesley Hunt | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 6. | September 30, 1974 | Houston, Texas, US | Carpet | Janet Newberry | Sue Stap  Virginia Wade | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7. | October 13, 1975 | Orlando, Florida, US | Clay | Rosie Casals | Chris Evert Martina Navratilova | W/O | |
| Loss | 8. | January 19, 1976 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | Mona Guerrant | Olga Morozova Virginia Wade | 7–6(5–2), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 9. | August 8, 1977 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Clay | Mary Carillo | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |