JoAnne Russell

JoAnne Russell (born October 30, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.[2] With playing partner Helen Gourlay Cawley, she won the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles title in 1977. They beat the team of Chris Evert and Rosie Casals in the first round and the top-ranked team of Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve in the final (6–3, 6–3).[3] Russell reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 11.

JoAnne Russell

Full name	JoAnne Carleton Russell
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 30, 1954 Miami, Florida, USA
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	150–158
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 11 (1977)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	2R (1982, 1984)
Wimbledon	QF (1982)
US Open	4R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	219–175
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 32 (January 19, 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1977)
US Open	QF (1975, 1981–83, 1985)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	3R (1983)
Wimbledon	QF (1978, 1982)
US Open	F (1981)

WTA Tour finals

Singles 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1984	Indianapolis, Indiana, US	Hard	Pascale Paradis	7–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Sep 1984	Richmond, Virginia, US	Hard	Michaela Washington	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Oct 1984	Brighton, England	Carpet	Sylvia Hanika	3–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles 21 (4 titles, 17 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	February 27, 1977	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Carpet	Janet Newberry	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	July 2, 1977	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Helen Gourlay	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3.	October 16, 1977	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Helen Cawley	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	1–6, 5–7
Loss	4.	February 5, 1978	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Rosie Casals	Betty Stöve Evonne Cawley	1–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	October 22, 1978	Brighton, England	Carpet	Ilana Kloss	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	0–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	March 28, 1980	Carlsbad, California, USA	Hard	Rosie Casals	Laura duPont Pam Shriver	7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	7.	September 14, 1980	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Virginia Ruzici Pam Teeguarden	4–6, 5–7
Loss	8.	November 16, 1980	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Mima Jaušovec	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Loss	9.	March 22, 1981	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Virginia Ruzici	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	10.	April 26, 1981	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win	11.	August 9, 1981	U.S. Clay Court Championships, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Paula Smith	6–2, 6–2
Loss	12.	April 11, 1982	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	1–6, 2–6
Loss	13.	May 16, 1982	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2–6, 4–6
Loss	14.	August 8, 1982	U.S. Clay Court Championships, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Ivanna Madruga Catherine Tanvier	5–7, 6–7
Loss	15.	December 12, 1982	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	3–6, 4–6
Loss	16.	August 11, 1984	U.S. Clay Court Championships, USA	Clay	Elise Burgin	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	2–6, 5–7
Win	17.	September 30, 1984	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Hard	Elizabeth Minter	Jennifer Mundel Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win	18.	March 31, 1985	Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Clay	Anne Smith	Laura Gildemeister Gabriela Sabatini	1–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	19.	September 22, 1985	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Elise Burgin	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Loss	20.	January 26, 1986	Wichita, Kansas, USA	Carpet	Anne Smith	Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	21.	May 11, 1986	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Elise Burgin	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	September 13, 1981	US Open, USA	Hard	Steve Denton	Kevin Curren Anne Smith	3–6, 6–7

References

1. "JOANNE RUSSELL". ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
2. "WTA player profile". WTA.
3. "Wimbledon players archive – Joanne Russell". AELTC.

External links

• JoAnne Russell at the Women's Tennis Association
• JoAnne Russell at the International Tennis Federation