Zina Garrison
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Residence | Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Houston, Texas | November 16, 1963|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $4,590,816 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 587–270 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 4 (November 20, 1989) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1983) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1982) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1990) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (1988, 1989) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | SF (1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 436–231 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 5 (May 23, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (1987, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1988, 1989, 1991, 1995) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1988, 1990, 1991, 1993) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (1985, 1991) | |||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | SF (1989) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1988, 1990) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | W (1989, 1990) | |||||||||||||||||
Hopman Cup | F (1991) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze medalist from the women's doubles and singles events, respectively, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4, on 20 November 1989.
Career
The youngest of seven children, Garrison started playing tennis at the age of 10 and entered her first tournament at the age of 12. At 14, she won the national girls' 18s title. In 1981, she won both the Wimbledon and US Open junior titles and was ranked the world No. 1 junior player. Garrison graduated from Sterling High School in Houston, Texas in 1982.[1]
Garrison began suffering from the eating disorder bulimia when she was 19, following the death of her mother.[1] "I had never been comfortable with my looks and felt I had lost the only person who loved me unconditionally", Garrison told the Observer Sport Monthly in 2006. "The pressure of being labeled 'the next Althea Gibson' only made things worse. I felt I was never going to be allowed to grow into just becoming me."[2]
Garrison turned professional in 1982, and skipped her graduation at Ross Sterling High School to compete in the French Open, her first tournament as a professional, where she reached the quarterfinals. She was awarded the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 1982.
Despite battling bulimia during her first few years on the tour, Garrison enjoyed notable success on-court. She reached the Australian Open semifinals in 1983, her first full year on the tour, and finished the year ranked world No. 10. She won her first top-level singles titles in 1984 at the European Indoor Championships in Zürich. In 1985, Garrison beat world no. 3 Hana Mandlíková and world no. 2 Chris Evert on her way to winning the Amelia Island Championships. She was also a Wimbledon semifinalist in 1985, and in 1986, she won her first tour doubles at the Canadian Open (partnering Gabriela Sabatini).
At the Australian Open in 1987, Garrison won the mixed doubles (partnering Sherwood Stewart) and finished runner-up in the women's doubles (partnering Lori McNeil). A year later, Garrison and Stewart captured the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Garrison teamed with Pam Shriver to win the women's doubles gold medal for the United States, defeating Jana Novotná and Helena Suková of Czechoslovakia in the final. Garrison defeated Shriver in the quarterfinals of the singles event, where she won a bronze medal.[3] At the US Open, she defeated defending champion Navratilova for the first time in her career, advancing to the semifinals, where she lost to Sabatini.
In 1989, Garrison defeated Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2 in the quarterfinals of the US Open in Evert's final tournament. Garrison lost to Navratilova in the semifinals. She finished 1989 ranked at career-high No. 4 in singles.
The highlight of Garrison's career came in 1990 at Wimbledon, as she defeated Samantha Smith, Cecilia Dahlman, Andrea Leand, Helena Suková, then French Open champion Monica Seles in the quarterfinals 3–6, 6–3, 9–7, and defending Wimbledon champion and world No. 1, Steffi Graf, in the semifinals 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 to reach her only Grand Slam singles final, becoming the first African-American woman to do so since Gibson. Moreover, it ended Graf's record 13-time streak of Grand Slam finals. Then, she lost to Navratilova 4–6, 1–6, who thus won her record ninth women's singles title at Wimbledon. Garrison claimed her third mixed-doubles title at Wimbledon that year (partnering Rick Leach).
In 1992, Garrison finished runner-up in the Australian Open women's doubles (partnering Mary Joe Fernández).
At Wimbledon in 1994, Garrison beat world No. 2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario on the way to her 15th and final Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance.
Garrison retired from professional tennis in 1996. From 1982 to 1995, she remained uninterrupted in the world's top 25. During her career, she won 14 top-level singles titles and 20 doubles titles.
Personal life and post-tennis career
Garrison married Willard Jackson in September 1989; however, the marriage ended in divorce in 1997.
Since retiring from the tour, Garrison has worked as a television commentator and maintained active roles in the community and in tennis. She founded the Zina Garrison Foundation for the Homeless in 1988, and the Zina Garrison All-Court Tennis Program, which supports inner-city tennis in Houston, in 1992. She has also served as a member of the United States President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Garrison has maintained a presence on the professional tennis scene, and was the captain for the U.S. Federation Cup (later Fed Cup) team. Garrison also led the U.S. women's team at the 2008 Beijing Games tennis event where team members Venus and Serena Williams won a gold medal in doubles.[4]
After "piling on weight" in her 40s, Garrison participated in season 16 of the reality TV competition The Biggest Loser, titled The Biggest Loser: Glory Days, which premiered September 11, 2014 on NBC. Despite losing 8 lbs., she was the first person eliminated from the program.[5]
Playing style
Garrison played an attacking style. It was common for her to slice her backhand and attack the net (a chip-and-charge tactic). Garrison had excellent volleys and overheads. She was able to rally when she wanted to but her main game plan was to get to the net so she could finish with the volley.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 1 (runner–up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Mixed doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 1989 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 1990 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Olympics
Singles: 1 (bronze medal)
Result | Year | Standort | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Bronze | 1988 | Seoul | Hard | Tied | DNP |
Garrison lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf 2–6, 0–6. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal players received bronze medals.
Doubles: 1 (gold medal)
Result | Year | Standort | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 1988 | Seoul | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 10–8 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 36 (14–22)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Aug 1983 | Indianapolis | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jan 1984 | Washington | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1984 | New Orleans | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | Oct 1984 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 0–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 1985 | Denver | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1985 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | Jul 1985 | Indianapolis | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
Win | 3. | Oct 1985 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Sep 1986 | Tampa | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Oct 1986 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Jan 1987 | Sydney | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Feb 1987 | San Francisco | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | Aug 1987 | Toronto | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | Oct 1988 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 9. | Feb 1989 | Washington | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7. | Feb 1989 | Oakland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 10. | Jun 1989 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 8. | Jul 1989 | Newport | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 11. | Jul 1989 | San Diego | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12. | Oct 1989 | Worcester | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9. | Nov 1989 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | Feb 1990 | Washington | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 10. | Jun 1990 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 14. | Jun 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 15. | Oct 1990 | Dorado | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 16. | Feb 1991 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 17. | Oct 1991 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 11. | Feb 1992 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(12–10) |
Loss | 18. | Apr, 1992 | Houston | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 12. | Feb 1993 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 19. | Jun 1993 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 20. | Jul 1993 | Stratton Mountain | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13. | Oct 1993 | Budapest | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 21. | Nov 1993 | Oakland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 22. | Jun 1994 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 14. | Jun 1995 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 45 (19–26)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | August 4, 1986 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | October 13, 1986 | Filderstadt | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2. | October 27, 1986 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–5 ret. |
Loss | 2. | January 12, 1987 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3. | February 9, 1987 | San Francisco | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 4. | March 23, 1987 | Washington | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | April 6, 1987 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
Loss | 6. | April 20, 1987 | Houston | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | August 10, 1987 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | August 17, 1987 | Toronto | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | September 28, 1987 | New Orleans | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | October 12, 1987 | Filderstadt | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 9. | November 9, 1987 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10. | February 8, 1988 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | March 7, 1988 | Boca Raton | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | March 14, 1988 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 6. | April 11, 1988 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7. | April 18, 1988 | Houston | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 12. | August 15, 1988 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 13. | October 24, 1988 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | November 25, 1988 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 9. | January 31, 1989 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 10. | April 24, 1989 | Houston | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11. | June 19, 1989 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, ret. |
Win | 12. | February 19, 1990 | Washington | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 14. | June 18, 1990 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13. | August 6, 1990 | San Diego | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 14. | October 15, 1990 | Filderstadt | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 15. | March 15, 1991 | Key Biscayne | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 15. | October 7, 1991 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16. | October 22, 1991 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 17. | November 11, 1991 | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18. | January 6, 1992 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6 |
Loss | 19. | January 13, 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 20. | February 10, 1992 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 21. | April 6, 1992 | Amelia Island | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 22. | June 15, 1992 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 23. | August 10, 1992 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16. | February 8, 1993 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 17. | February 15, 1993 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 24. | May 3, 1993 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18. | October 4, 1993 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 25. | March 21, 1994 | Houston | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19. | June 6, 1994 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 26. | October 30, 1995 | Oakland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | NH | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 13 |
French Open | A | A | QF | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | A | QF | 2R | F | QF | 4R | 4R | QF | 3R | A | 0 / 13 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 3R | QF | 4R | 4R | SF | SF | QF | 4R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 17 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 55 |
Year-end ranking | NR | NR | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 255 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | NH | F | SF | 3R | 1R | 2R | F | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 |
French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | A | A | 0 / 13 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | SF | QF | SF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 13 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | SF | QF | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 54 |
Year-end ranking | 40 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 90 | NR |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | W | 1R | F | F | 1R | A | F | 1R | A | A | 1 / 7 |
French Open | A | QF | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 9 |
Wimbledon | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | W | 3R | W | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 2 / 11 |
US Open | QF | 2R | A | QF | 2R | SF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 13 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 40 |
References
- ^ a b ESPN Classic – Garrison's biggest rally came off the court at espn.go.com (retrieved 2009-04-13)
- ^ Honeyball, Lee (2006-05-07). "'Bulimia crushes your self-esteem. It took me five years to get help'". The Observer. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zina Garrison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Harmon and Garrison to coach US teams in Beijing". 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "The Biggest Loser" Season 16: Zina Garrison. LA Times
Bibliography
- A. P. Porter, Zina Garrison: Ace, First Ave. Editions, 1992
External links
- Zina Garrison at the Women's Tennis Association
- Zina Garrison at the International Tennis Federation
- Zina Garrison at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Zina Garrison at Olympedia
- Zina Garrison at Olympics.com
- ESPN biography
- Zina Garrison on her fight with bulimia at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2007)
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- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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