Kay McDaniel

Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, McDaniel was a three-time All-American tennis player at Louisiana State University in the late 1970s.

McDaniel had her best run in a grand slam tournament at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships, with wins over Katja Ebbinghaus and Marie Pinterová, before losing in the third round to 15th seed Betty Stöve in three sets.^[3]

In 1980, she achieved a rare feat when she won an Avon Futures title in Atlanta as a lucky loser.

She achieved her highest year end ranking in 1979, where she finished at 53.

McDaniel was a professor at Lee University, where she taught health science. She annually ran a free summer camp for kids on the university grounds.^[4]

• Kay McDaniel at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kay McDaniel at the International Tennis Federation