12 Facts About Wendy Turnbull

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Wendy Turnbull was a three-time Grand Slam runner-up in singles and won 11 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.

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Wendy Turnbull was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for 10 consecutive years and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years from 1977 to 1984.

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Wendy Turnbull was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her foot speed around the court.

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Wendy Turnbull won four women's doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles at Grand Slam events.

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Wendy Turnbull was a 12-time runner-up in Grand Slam doubles events: 11 times in women's doubles and one time in mixed doubles.

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Wendy Turnbull teamed with Elizabeth Smylie to win the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

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Wendy Turnbull is one of very few players to have a winning record against Steffi Graf.

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8.

Wendy Turnbull was the captain or coach of the team from 1985 to 1993.

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Wendy Turnbull was appointed to the International Tennis Federation Olympic Committee in 1991, the only player appointed to the committee.

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Wendy Turnbull was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1984.

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Wendy Turnbull was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Smylie and Wendy Turnbull lost in the semifinals to Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison.