The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
I started tennis around age 2. - Tracy Austin
I started tennis around age 2.
- Tracy Austin
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. - Tracy Austin
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year. - Tracy Austin
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.
I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot. - Tracy Austin
I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.
By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events. - Tracy Austin
By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.
Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal. - Tracy Austin
Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.
We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat. - Tracy Austin
We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.
Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahe… - Tracy Austin
Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahe…
Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots. - Tracy Austin
Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.
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