Kelly Henry
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
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| Born | April 18, 1962 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | 3R (1979) |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
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Kelly Henry (born April 18, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Henry had a noted school career, winning three consecutive CIF Southern Section singles titles from 1977 to 1979, while attending Glendale High School in California.[1]
As a 17-year old she made the third round of the 1979 US Open, getting past Emilse Longo and 16th seed Betty Stöve.
Henry was runner-up to Kathy Horvath in the girls' singles at the 1980 French Open.[2]
From 1981 to 1984, Henry played college tennis for the USC Trojans. At the 1981 Summer Universiade in Bucharest, Henry won a bronze medal in the women's singles competition. She made a return to the US Open main draw in 1982 and had a first round win over former champion Virginia Wade, then lost in the second round to Chris Evert, who went on to win the title. In 1983 she was a member of USC's NCAA Division I Championship winning team.
References
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players from Los Angeles County, California
- USC Trojans women's tennis players
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- Sportspeople from Glendale, California
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century American sportswomen