Wendy Overton


Wendy Overton 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.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.February 20. 1972Washington, D.C., USACarpet Valerie Ziegenfuss Judy Tegart Dalton
Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–2
Winner2.April 11, 1972St. Petersburg, Florida, USAClay Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton
Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up3.June 5, 1972Hamburg, GermanyClay Valerie Ziegenfuss Helga Masthoff
Heide Orth
6–3, 6–2, 0–6
Winner4.September 25, 1972Phoenix, Arizona, USAHard Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up5.January 15, 1973San Francisco, California, USAHard Valerie Ziegenfuss Margaret Court
Lesley Hunt
1–6, 5–7
Winner6.September 30, 1974Houston, Texas, USACarpet Janet Newberry Sue Stap
Virginia Wade
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Winner7.October 13, 1975Orlando, Florida, USAClay Rosie Casals Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
W/O
Runner-up8.January 19, 1976Washington, D.C., USAHard Mona Guerrant Olga Morozova
Virginia Wade
7–6, 6–2
Runner-up9.August 8, 1977Indianapolis, Indiana, USAClay Mary Carillo Linky Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
7–5, 5–7, 3–6