In 1979, she was the no. 1 junior in the world. She won her first pro title at Richmond, Virginia 1981, beating Sylvia Hanika and Sue Barker en route. She was coached by her father Joseph, a former varsity player at Indiana University, and by Trinity coach Emilie Foster.
mary, piatek, daniels, born, august, 1961, retired, tennis, player, from, played, tour, during, 1980s, country, sports, united, statesresidencemunster, indianaborn, 1961, august, 1961, whiting, indiana, height5, turned, prooctober, 1980playsright, handedprize,. Mary Lou Piatek Daniels born August 6 1961 is a retired tennis player from the U S who played on the WTA Tour during the 1980s Mary Lou Piatek DanielsCountry sports United StatesResidenceMunster IndianaBorn 1961 08 06 August 6 1961 age 62 Whiting Indiana U S Height5 ft 6 in 1 68 m Turned proOctober 1 1980PlaysRight handedPrize moneyUS 711 131SinglesCareer record152 214Career titles2Highest rankingNo 15 March 1982 DoublesCareer record233 214Career titles7Highest rankingNo 24 September 24 1990 In 1979 she was the no 1 junior in the world She won her first pro title at Richmond Virginia 1981 beating Sylvia Hanika and Sue Barker en route She was coached by her father Joseph a former varsity player at Indiana University and by Trinity coach Emilie Foster Piatek Daniels made her ranking debut in February 1980 at no 45 Her career wins include Robin White Christiane Jolissaint Kathy Horvath Wendy White Gigi Fernandez and Betsy Nagelsen 1 Contents 1 WTA Tour finals 1 1 Singles 4 2 2 1 2 Doubles 21 7 14 2 References 3 External linksWTA Tour finals editSingles 4 2 2 edit Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV amp V 0 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 1 Jul 1980 Richmond Virginia US Carpet nbsp Martina Navratilova 3 6 0 6 Win 2 Aug 1981 Richmond Virginia US Carpet nbsp Sue Barker 6 4 6 1 Loss 3 Sep 1981 Atlanta Georgia US Carpet nbsp Tracy Austin 6 4 3 6 3 6 Win 4 Jan 1984 Denver Colorado US Hard nbsp Kim Sands 6 1 6 1 Doubles 21 7 14 edit Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV amp V 1 Titles by surface Hard 4 Clay 1 Grass 0 Carpet 2 Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1 Dec 1980 Tucson Arizona US Carpet nbsp Wendy White nbsp Leslie Allen nbsp Barbara Potter 6 7 0 6 Loss 2 Feb 1981 Houston Texas US Carpet nbsp Regina Marsikova nbsp Sue Barker nbsp Ann Kiyomura 7 5 4 6 3 6 Win 3 Oct 1981 Deerfield Beach Florida US Hard nbsp Wendy White nbsp Pam Shriver nbsp Paula Smith 6 1 3 6 7 5 Loss 4 Feb 1982 Kansas City Missouri US Carpet nbsp Anne Smith nbsp Barbara Potter nbsp Sharon Walsh 6 4 2 6 2 6 Loss 5 Oct 1982 Tampa Florida US Hard nbsp Wendy White nbsp Ann Kiyomura nbsp Paula Smith 2 6 4 6 Win 6 Jan 1983 Marco Island Florida US Clay nbsp Andrea Jaeger nbsp Rosie Casals nbsp Wendy Turnbull 7 5 6 4 Loss 7 Nov 1983 Deerfield Beach Florida US Hard nbsp Pam Casale nbsp Bonnie Gadusek nbsp Wendy White 1 6 6 3 3 6 Loss 8 Jan 1984 Nashville Tennessee US Hard nbsp Paula Smith nbsp Sherry Acker nbsp Candy Reynolds 7 5 6 7 6 7 Loss 9 Mar 1984 Boston Massachusetts US Carpet nbsp Andrea Leand nbsp Barbara Potter nbsp Sharon Walsh 6 7 0 6 Loss 10 Oct 1984 Tarpon Springs Florida US Hard nbsp Wendy White nbsp Carling Bassett nbsp Liz Smylie 4 6 3 6 Win 11 Jan 1985 Denver Colorado US Carpet nbsp Robin White nbsp Leslie Allen nbsp Sharon Walsh 1 6 6 4 7 5 Loss 12 Sep 1985 New Orleans Louisiana US Carpet nbsp Anne White nbsp Chris Evert Lloyd nbsp Wendy Turnbull 1 6 2 6 Win 13 Oct 1985 Indianapolis Indiana US Hard nbsp Bonnie Gadusek nbsp Penny Barg nbsp Sandy Collins 6 1 6 0 Loss 14 Mar 1987 Phoenix Arizona US Hard nbsp Anne White nbsp Penny Barg nbsp Beth Herr 6 2 2 6 6 7 Win 15 Mar 1987 Dallas Texas US Carpet nbsp Anne White nbsp Elise Burgin nbsp Robin White 7 5 6 3 Win 16 Nov 1987 Little Rock Arkansas US Hard nbsp Robin White nbsp Lea Antonoplis nbsp Barbara Gerken 6 2 6 4 Loss 17 Apr 1989 Hilton Head South Carolina US Clay nbsp Wendy White nbsp Hana Mandlikova nbsp Martina Navratilova 4 6 1 6 Loss 18 Feb 1990 Hilton Head South Carolina US Clay nbsp Wendy White nbsp Manon Bollegraf nbsp Meredith McGrath 0 6 2 6 Win 19 Feb 1990 Oklahoma City Oklahoma US Hard nbsp Wendy White nbsp Manon Bollegraf nbsp Lise Gregory 7 5 7 2 Loss 20 Apr 1991 Hilton Head South Carolina US Clay nbsp Lise Gregory nbsp Claudia Kohde Kilsch nbsp Natalia Zvereva 4 6 0 6 Loss 21 Nov 1991 Indianapolis Indiana US Hard nbsp Sandy Collins nbsp Katrina Adams nbsp Elna Reinach 7 5 2 6 4 6References edit Gossett Peggy Teitelbaum Mike Hanlon Maureen Bloch Shallouf Renee Riach Ros Hinkley Suzanne 1987 WITA 1987 Media Guide p 185 External links editMary Lou Piatek Daniels at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Mary Lou Piatek Daniels at the International Tennis Federation nbsp nbsp This American biographical article related to tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Lou Piatek Daniels amp oldid 1219871379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,