23 Facts About Zina Garrison

Zina Lynna Garrison was born on November 16,1963 and is an American former professional tennis player.

Zina Garrison reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 4 on 20 November 1989.

The youngest of seven children, Zina Garrison started playing tennis at the age of 10 and entered her first tournament at the age of 12.

Zina Garrison graduated from Sterling High School in Houston, Texas in 1982.

Zina Garrison began suffering from the eating disorder bulimia when she was 19, following the death of her mother.

Zina Garrison turned professional in 1982, and skipped her graduation at Ross Sterling High School to compete in the French Open, her first tournament as a professional, where she reached the quarterfinals.

Zina Garrison was awarded the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 1982.

Zina Garrison reached the Australian Open semifinals in 1983, her first full year on the tour, and finished the year ranked world No 10.

Zina Garrison won her first top-level singles titles in 1984 at the European Indoor Championships in Zurich.

Zina Garrison was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 1985, and in 1986, she won her first tour doubles at the Canadian Open.

At the Australian Open in 1987, Zina Garrison won the mixed doubles and finished runner-up in the women's doubles.

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Zina Garrison teamed with Pam Shriver to win the women's doubles gold medal for the United States, defeating Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova of Czechoslovakia in the final.

Zina Garrison defeated Shriver in the quarterfinals of the singles event, where she won a bronze medal.

Zina Garrison finished 1989 ranked a career-high world No 4 in singles.

Zina Garrison claimed her third mixed doubles title at Wimbledon that year.

In 1992, Zina Garrison finished runner-up in the Australian Open women's doubles.

Zina Garrison married Willard Jackson in September 1989; however, the marriage ended in divorce in 1997.

Since retiring from the tour, Zina Garrison has worked as a television commentator and maintained active roles in the community and in tennis.

Zina Garrison has served as a member of the United States President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Zina Garrison is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Zina Garrison has maintained a presence on the professional tennis scene, and was the captain for the US Federation Cup team.

Zina Garrison led the US women's team at the 2008 Beijing Games tennis event where team members Venus and Serena Williams won a gold medal in doubles.

Zina Garrison was able to rally when she wanted to but her main game plan was to get to the net so she could finish with the volley.