Sherry Acker

Sherry Acker (born June 16, 1959) is a former tennis player from the U.S. who was active in the late 1970s and first half of the 1980s.

Sherry Acker

Country (sports)	US
Born	June 16, 1959 Kalamazoo, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro	1978
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	0–2
Highest ranking	27 (31 December 1980)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1981, 1982, 1983)
French Open	2R (1979)
Wimbledon	3R (1980, 1981)
US Open	4R (1979)
Doubles
Career record	1–1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1981, 1983)
French Open	QF (1979)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	SF (1979)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	2R (1979)
Wimbledon	SF (1981)
US Open	QF (1983)

Acker was taught tennis by her father who was the coach at Kalamazoo College. In 1971, she won the girls' national singles and doubles title for 12-year-olds. She attended Kalamazoo Central High School and played on the varsity boys' tennis team. She attended the University of Florida and turned pro in 1978.[2]

In the doubles competition, her best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the semifinals at the 1979 US Open with Julie Anthony, losing to Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova. At the same tournament, she reached the fourth round of the singles event in which she was beaten in three sets by top-seed Chris Evert. In the mixed doubles, partnering Larry Leeds, she reached the semifinals of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, losing to second-seeds and eventual champions Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan.[3]

In 1980, she reached the final of the singles event at the Women's Stuttgart Open as an unseeded player, losing in straight sets to top-seed and defending champion Tracy Austin.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	November 3, 1980	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Tracy Austin	2–6, 5–7

Doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	February 14, 1983	Philadelphia, Colorado, USA	Hard	Ann Henricksson	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Jordan	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	January 9, 1984	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Mary-Lou Daniels Paula Smith	5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	2.	January 12, 1984	Denver, Colorado, USA	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Anne Hobbs Marcella Mesker	2–6, 3–6

References

1. WTA ranking list 1980
2. Emery, David, ed. (1983). Who's Who in International Tennis. London: Sphere. p. 6. ISBN 9780722133200.
3. "Wimbledon players archive – Sherry Acker". AELTC.
4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 375.

External links

• Sherry Acker at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sherry Acker at the International Tennis Federation