Wendy Barlow
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Wendy Barlow is an All-American-ranked Canadian professional tennis player (retired) and is a tennis coach and instructor (as of 2005). She played six years of professional tennis, including Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.
Barlow won Canadian Junior Tennis Championships in several years, in both singles and doubles. In 1973, she won Girls' 14 doubles with her sister Lori as her partner.
She won Girls' 14 singles and Girls' 14 doubles in 1974. In 1975, she won Girls' 16 singles and Girls' 16 doubles.
At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada.
In 1977 and 1978, Barlow was the Canadian Junior Tennis Champion in the Girls' 18 singles division, and she was ranked 12th internationally in the Girls' 18 singles division.
Barlow was ranked All-American by Brigham Young University in 1978.
Barlow competed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia.
Though in 1979 she lost to Chris Evert at the Dallas Women's Professional Tournament,
Barlow won the Canadian National Championship in 1980, and the number one ranking in Canada.
She represented Canada in three Federation Cup matches, and was the captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1987.
Her career record in the WTA
was one win and eight losses.
"Coach of the Year" in 1986,
and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
, played in 77 NHL
games with the Minnesota North Stars
, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA
games with the Phoenix Roadrunners
, with 26 points.
Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden,
is currently ice hockey goaltender for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
program.
Playing career
She began playing at the age of 10, participating in the Victoria (British Columbia) Parks program.Barlow won Canadian Junior Tennis Championships in several years, in both singles and doubles. In 1973, she won Girls' 14 doubles with her sister Lori as her partner.
She won Girls' 14 singles and Girls' 14 doubles in 1974. In 1975, she won Girls' 16 singles and Girls' 16 doubles.
At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada.
In 1977 and 1978, Barlow was the Canadian Junior Tennis Champion in the Girls' 18 singles division, and she was ranked 12th internationally in the Girls' 18 singles division.
Barlow was ranked All-American by Brigham Young University in 1978.
Barlow competed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia.
Though in 1979 she lost to Chris Evert at the Dallas Women's Professional Tournament,
Barlow won the Canadian National Championship in 1980, and the number one ranking in Canada.
She represented Canada in three Federation Cup matches, and was the captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1987.
Her career record in the WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
was one win and eight losses.
Awards and honors
Barlow was recognized as the Victoria, BC "Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978, the Tennis CanadaTennis Canada
Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. Tennis Canada also host one ATP Masters Series tournament and one WTA Tier I tournament . The event locations rotate between Montreal and...
"Coach of the Year" in 1986,
and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
Personal
Her father, Bob BarlowBob Barlow
Robert George Barlow is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:He was the captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League during the 1968-69 season. He played in 77 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars over parts of two seasons and 51 WHA games with the...
, played in 77 NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games with the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
games with the Phoenix Roadrunners
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
The Phoenix Roadrunners were a team in the now defunct World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1977. They played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona...
, with 26 points.
Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden,
is currently ice hockey goaltender for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been the only coach in the history of the program. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's...
program.