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Terry Holladay

Terry Holladay (born November 28, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings.

Country (sports)
Leucadia, Encinitas, California, U.S.
(1955-11-28) November 28, 1955Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
1974
1988
Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
$241,905
84–186
0
Top 10
1R (1985, 1987)
1R (1985, 1986, 1987)
4R (1977, 1980)
4R (1976)
32–38
2
No. 54
2R (1975)
2R (1978)

Terry Holladay (born November 28, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, whose tennis career is particularly remembered for her pregnancy and its impact on protected rankings.

Holladay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up in La Jolla, San Diego, California, attending and graduating from La Jolla High School. Following her retirement from tennis, Holladay became a realtor. In 2000, she survived breast cancer. She married Dr. Philip Arthur Higginbottom, with whom she founded the Dina Humanitarian Foundation.

She turned professional in 1974 and regards 1976 as her best year. She represented the United States in the 1976 Wightman Cup, beating Glynis Coles 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in her only match in this competition. In 1982, she gave birth to a daughter Tasha, and was awarded special entry to six tournaments in 1983 by the WTA introducing a new rule.

She was inducted into the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.

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W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	May 1975	Bournemouth, UK	Clay	Janet Newberry	7–9, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	Mar 1977	Dallas, Texas, US	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	Sep 1980	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Billie Jean King	7–5, 6–4
Loss	Sep 1984	Salt Lake City, US	Carpet (i)	Yvonne Vermaak	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	Dec 1984	Port St. Lucie, US	Carpet (i)	Catarina Lindqvist	6–2, 2–6, 6–2

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Sep 1984	San Diego, US	Hard	Iwona Kuczyńska	Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith	2–6, 4–6
Win	Jun 1985	Birmingham, UK	Grass	Sharon Walsh	Elise Burgin Alycia Moulton	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Win	Jul 1986	Newport, US	Grass	Heather Ludloff	Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers	6–1, 6–7, 6–3

Terry Holladay at the Women's Tennis Association
Terry Holladay at the International Tennis Federation

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