Grace_Kim_(tennis)

Grace Kim (tennis)

Grace Kim (tennis)

American tennis player

Grace Kim (born April 16, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Kim grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey but was born in South Korea.[1] She twice made the third round of the US Open, the first time in 1983 was as a 15-year old. Turning professional in 1984, she was a quarter-finalist that year at the Canadian Open, which included a win over Kathy Horvath. At the 1985 US Open she reached the third round again by beating Bettina Bunge and Mary-Lou Piatek, before falling to top seed Chris Evert.[2] One of her biggest wins came in 1986 when she defeated Gabriela Sabatini en route to the quarter-finals in Zurich.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kiamesha Lake, N.Y." United Press International. November 28, 1982. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    Sarni, Jim (September 1, 1985). "Evert Walks Over Kim At Open 'Home'". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Kim upsets Sabatini". Del Rio News-Herald . October 9, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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