Terry Holladay


Terry Holladay is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings.

Biography

Holladay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in La Jolla, San Diego, California, attending and graduating from La Jolla High School. Following her retirement from tennis, Holladay became a realtor. In 2000, she survived breast cancer. She married Dr. Philip Arthur Higginbottom, with whom she founded the Dina Humanitarian Foundation.

Tennis career

She turned professional in 1974 and regards 1976 as her best year. She represented the United States in the 1976 Wightman Cup, beating Glynis Coles 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in her only match in this competition. In 1982, she gave birth to a daughter Tasha, and was awarded special entry to six tournaments in 1983 by the WTA introducing a new rule.
She was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.

Career results

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987Career SR
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA2RNH1R0 / 2
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA1R1R1R0 / 3
Wimbledon1R3R4R3RA4R1RAA1R2RA1R0 / 7
U.S. Open2R1R2R4R3RAAA3R2R1R1RA0 / 8
SR0 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 20 / 30 / 23

Singles finals

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossMay 1975BournemouthClay Janet Newberry7–9, 7–5, 6–3
LossMar 1977Dallas, TexasCarpet Sue Barker6–1, 7–6
LossSep 1980Toray Sillook, TokyoCarpet Billie Jean King7–5, 6–4
LossSep 1984Salt Lake CityCarpet Yvonne Vermaak6–3, 3–6, 6–2
LossDec 1984Port St. LucieCarpet Catarina Lindqvist6–2, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles finals