Molly Van Nostrand Explained
| Molly Van Nostrand |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1965 |
| Birth Place: | West Islip, New York, USA |
| Turnedpro: | 1983 |
| Retired: | 1989 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 37 (January 20, 1986) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1985, 1987) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1984, 1987) |
| Wimbledonresult: | QF (1985) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1985, 1986) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 43 (February 29, 1988) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (1989) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1987) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1986) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1987) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (1984) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1988) |
Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career
Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985.[1] She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player. Van Nostrand was coached by her father, Kingdon Van Nostrand.[2]
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Winner — Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | | Virginia Slims (0–1) | |
| | Titles by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Winner - Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | | Virginia Slims (0–1) | |
| | Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Carpet (0–1) | |
| |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Notes and References
- News: Littwin. Mike. Through the Tears, a Triumph: Van Nostrand Beats Maleeva, Gains Quarterfinals. 28 August 2015. Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1985.
- News: 2024-03-03 . Dream Tinged With Tragedy . 2024-03-07 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
