Linda Siegel (tennis)
American tennis player
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Linda Siegel (June 5, 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States,[1] known best for playing in a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the late 1970s.[2]
United States| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1961 Oakland, California |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1979) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1979) |
| US Open | 1R (1979) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1979) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1979) |
| US Open | 1R (1979) |
Biography
On June 5, 1961, Siegel was born.[clarification needed]
In 1978, Siegel defeated Ivanna Madruga, 6–4, 6–4, to win the US Open girls' singles championship. In the same year, she lost in the final of the South African Open women's singles championship.[citation needed]
1979 Wimbledon controversy
On June 27, 1979, having just turned 18 three weeks earlier, Siegel made headlines when she went braless in a low cut tennis dress during her second round match against Billie Jean King at Wimbledon. She was immediately pursued by several photographers, who followed her to her hotel room, asking her to pose in bathing suits and even in the nude. She refused and found the incident so embarrassing that she retired from tennis.[3][4]
