1. Mallory Burdette was born on January 28,1991 and is an American former professional tennis player.
21 Facts About Mallory Burdette
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Mallory Burdette has two sisters, Erin and Lindsay, and a brother Andy, who all played tennis at the college-level.
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Mallory Burdette would have been a senior at Stanford University in the fall of 2012, but she gave up her final year of college eligibility to turn professional after her strong run at the 2012 US Open, when she reached the third round, falling to then-world No 3, Maria Sharapova.
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Mallory Burdette announced her retirement from professional tennis in October 2014, after being inactive for over a year due to a shoulder injury.
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Mallory Burdette made her debut at the US Open, as a wildcard, 2006 in the women's doubles event.
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Mallory Burdette partnered her sister Lindsay, and they were beaten by Michaella Krajicek and Corina Morariu in two sets.
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Mallory Burdette ended the year, after having competed in three events.
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In July 2008, Mallory Burdette entered her first tournament since 2006, an $10k event in Atlanta.
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Mallory Burdette made the quarterfinals in doubles, losing to Mallory Cecil and Melanie Oudin.
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Mallory Burdette was beaten in the first round by Soledad Esperon.
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Mallory Burdette made the quarterfinals in doubles though, falling in a tight match to Kimberly Couts and Sharon Fichman.
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Mallory Burdette received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2012 Stanford Classic in California.
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Mallory Burdette lost to Marion Bartoli in round two, after leading in the first set.
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Mallory Burdette defeated Sally Peers, Naomi Osaka, Bojana Bobusic, and Julia Elbaba, and reached her first final on the ITF Circuit.
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Mallory Burdette faced top seed Duan Yingying and won in two sets.
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Mallory Burdette defeated top seed Olivia Rogowska and took her winning streak to ten when she defeated Jessica Pegula, in straight sets.
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Mallory Burdette defeated lucky loser Sherazad Benamar, Olga Savchuk, Olivia Rogowska, and Chiara Scholl to secure her place in the final.
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Mallory Burdette's run came to an end in the third round, with a defeat by third-seeded Maria Sharapova.
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Mallory Burdette had a nagging shoulder injury which kept her out of play during the 2014 season.
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Mallory Burdette announced an official retirement from the sport in October 2014, citing the aforementioned injury the reason.
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Mallory Burdette's last match on the professional tour was a tight first-round loss to Marina Erakovic in Quebec City at the 2013 Challenge Bell, on September 9,2013.