1. Linda Tuero won six USJunior Titles and three US Women's Titles.
12 Facts About Linda Tuero
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Linda Tuero reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972.
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Linda Tuero represented the United States in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973.
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Linda Tuero started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by Emmett Pare throughout her career.
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Linda Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team and the first woman to win a varsity Green Wave letter.
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In 1972, playing her first year as a professional, Linda Tuero won the Italian Open.
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Linda Tuero won the first International Tournament of Madrid and was a semifinalist in the US Open Clay Courts, Canadian Open, WTA German Open, and Cincinnati with losses to Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, and Margaret Court.
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Linda Tuero represented the US in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973, serving as the Federation Cup captain in 1973.
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Linda Tuero has been inducted into the Halls of Fame of Tulane University, Louisiana Tennis Tennis Hall of Fame, and USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Linda Tuero appeared in The Ninth Configuration, which he wrote.
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Linda Tuero is married to Dr William Lindsley who is a former business consultant and former dean and professor at Boston College, Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management, and Belmont University Graduate School of Business.
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In 2000, Linda Tuero enrolled in the Tulane Graduate School, and in 2004, she graduated with a master's degree in anthropology, specializing in the field of paleoanthropology.