Carrie Cunningham (born April 28, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player who played on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Circuit from 1987 until 1994. She comes from the state of Michigan, United States.
Cunningham's career highlights include a world ranking of 32 in 1991,[1] ending the year with a rank of 51 after reaching the third rounds of both the Australian and French Opens.[2][3]
Her best Grand Slam performance was attaining the 4th round (round of 16) at the 1992 US Open, losing to eventual semi-finalist Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, 6–3, 7–5. She reached the second round in Wimbledon from 1989-1991. She also holds one Grand Slam Junior title - the US Junior Open Championship in 1988.[4][5]
Doubles highlights
Cunningham was also on the doubles circuit, reaching one WTA final - the 1991 Tokyo International, with doubles partner Laura Gildemeister, losing 6–3, 6–3 to the team of Pam Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez. She does hold a USTA Girls’ 18 National Championship doubles title, when she teamed with Andrea Farley to capture the 1988 crown on clay courts.[6][7]
Court habits and influence
Cunningham had a habit of sometimes grunting during her play. In fact, former world #1 Monica Seles cites Cunningham for starting her own grunting habit, after Seles lost a finals match to Cunningham in 1986. Said Seles, "it has been part of me since I was 12 when I played Carrie Cunningham in one of the finals and I started doing that. Since then, it has been always with me each year at Wimbledon."[8][9]
Earnings
Cunningham's career earnings on the professional tour totaled $318,541.[2]
Post career
Carrie pursued a career in medicine and surgery. She is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and an attending surgeon under the name Carrie C. Lubitz, M.D., at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.[10] She graduated from University of Michigan and Harvard School of Public Health.[11]
carrie, cunningham, born, april, 1972, american, former, professional, tennis, player, played, women, tennis, association, circuit, from, 1987, until, 1994, comes, from, state, michigan, united, states, country, sports, united, statesborn, 1972, april, 1972, t. Carrie Cunningham born April 28 1972 is an American former professional tennis player who played on the Women s Tennis Association WTA Circuit from 1987 until 1994 She comes from the state of Michigan United States Carrie CunninghamCountry sports United StatesBorn 1972 04 28 April 28 1972 age 50 Turned pro1987Retired1994Prize money 317 652SinglesCareer record81 84Career titles0 WTA 1 ITFHighest rankingNo 38 February 18 1991 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open3R 1991 French Open3R 1991 Wimbledon2R 1989 1990 1991 US Open4R 1992 US Open JuniorW 1988 DoublesCareer record21 44Career titles0Highest rankingNo 56 December 9 1991 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open1R 1992 French Open1R 1991 1992 US Open2R 1992 Contents 1 Career singles highlights 2 Doubles highlights 3 Court habits and influence 4 Earnings 5 Post career 6 Career finals 6 1 Doubles 0 1 7 References 8 External linksCareer singles highlights EditCunningham s career highlights include a world ranking of 32 in 1991 1 ending the year with a rank of 51 after reaching the third rounds of both the Australian and French Opens 2 3 Her best Grand Slam performance was attaining the 4th round round of 16 at the 1992 US Open losing to eventual semi finalist Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 6 3 7 5 She reached the second round in Wimbledon from 1989 1991 She also holds one Grand Slam Junior title the US Junior Open Championship in 1988 4 5 Doubles highlights EditCunningham was also on the doubles circuit reaching one WTA final the 1991 Tokyo International with doubles partner Laura Gildemeister losing 6 3 6 3 to the team of Pam Shriver and Mary Joe Fernandez She does hold a USTA Girls 18 National Championship doubles title when she teamed with Andrea Farley to capture the 1988 crown on clay courts 6 7 Court habits and influence EditCunningham had a habit of sometimes grunting during her play In fact former world 1 Monica Seles cites Cunningham for starting her own grunting habit after Seles lost a finals match to Cunningham in 1986 Said Seles it has been part of me since I was 12 when I played Carrie Cunningham in one of the finals and I started doing that Since then it has been always with me each year at Wimbledon 8 9 Earnings EditCunningham s career earnings on the professional tour totaled 318 541 2 Post career EditCarrie pursued a career in medicine and surgery She is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and an attending surgeon under the name Carrie C Lubitz M D at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Massachusetts 10 She graduated from University of Michigan and Harvard School of Public Health 11 Career finals EditDoubles 0 1 Edit Winner LegendGrand Slam tournaments 0 0 WTA Tour Championships 0 0 Tier I 0 0 Tier II 0 1 Tier III 0 0 Tier IV 0 0 Tier V 0 0 Titles by surfaceHard 0 1 Grass 0 0 Clay 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 0 1 Sep 1991 Tokyo Japan Hard Laura Arraya Mary Joe Fernandez Pam Shriver 3 6 3 6References Edit Personal discussions with Dr Cunningham WTA rankings were in real time but only posted every two weeks a b WTA Player Profile Carrie Cunningham WTA rankings 1989 2005 US Junior Open Champions ITF US Junior Open Champions USTA site USTA Girls 18 National Championships Archived from the original on 2009 05 22 Retrieved 2009 02 01 Racquet Club of Memphis site USTA Girls 18 National Clay Court Championships Archived July 23 2008 at the Wayback Machine ASA Sports Is it a natural part of your game New York Times Tennis Seles Reflects on Critical Shots Carrie C Lubitz M D profile Carrie Lubitz MD MPH Surgical Oncology www massgeneral org Archived from the original on 2019 11 10 External links EditCarrie Cunningham at the Women s Tennis Association Carrie Cunningham at the International Tennis Federation Link to physician profile at Massachusetts General Hospital websiteSporting positionsPreceded by Natalia Zvereva Orange Bowl Girls Singles Champion Category 18 and under1989 Succeeded by Luanne Spadea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carrie Cunningham amp oldid 1088798311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
