Carling Bassett-Seguso
![]() Bassett-Seguso in 1987 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 9 October 1967
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 3 January 1983 |
Retired | 1988 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 643,347 |
Singles | |
Career record | 168–112 (60.0%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (4 March 1985) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1983) |
French Open | QF (1984, 1986) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1983, 1986) |
US Open | SF (1984) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 77–79 (49.4%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 51 (19 January 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1984) |
French Open | 3R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) |
US Open | QF (1985) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (1988) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1987) |
French Open | QF (1983) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1984) |
US Open | 2R (1986, 1988) |
Carling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso (born 9 October 1967) is a former Canadian professional
Tennis career
In 1981, Bassett won the Canadian junior indoor tennis title. In 1982, she was ranked No. 2 junior player in the world, after winning events in
In 1983, Bassett advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and won her first top-level singles titles in Pennsylvania. In 1984, she reached the quarterfinals at the French Open and, in her best performance at a Grand Slam, the semi-finals at the US Open where she defeated Elizabeth Smylie, Pascale Paradis, Mima Jaušovec, Petra Delhees and Hana Mandlíková before losing to Chris Evert. She reached the French Open quarterfinals again in 1986. Bassett won her second top-level singles title in 1987 at Strasbourg.
Bassett was named the WTA's Most Impressive Newcomer in 1983, and Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1983 and 1985. During her career, Bassett won a total of two top-level singles titles and two doubles titles.
Personal life
Following her tennis career, Bassett admitted she had struggled for years with the eating disorder
Bassett married American tennis player
On Monday, 13 August 2007, during the Canadian Open Tennis Championships at the
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1983 | Hershey, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1983 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 1983 | Amelia Island , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Nov 1983 | Honolulu, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 1984 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2–4 | May 1987 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1984 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
Wendy White
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1985 | Amelia Island , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 1985 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
Laura Gildemeister
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6–0, 6–0 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | QF | 1R | A | NH | 4R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 |
French Open | A | 1R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 |
Wimbledon
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A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 |
US Open | A | 3R | SF | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 |
SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 22 |
Year-end ranking | 95 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 147 | 158 | 157 |
References
- ^ "Carling Bassett-Seguso". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ SPORTS PEOPLE; A Tennis Wedding – New York Times
- ^ "Tennis tourney serves up retro aces". Etobicoke Guardian. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2015.