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Kris Kinney
Full nameKristin Kinney McDonald
Country (sports) United States
Born (1959-08-27) August 27, 1959 (age 65)
Prize money$71,994
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 117 (January 19, 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1986)
US Open1R (1986)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 167 (March 15, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1985, 1986)
Wimbledon2R (1984)

Kristin Kinney McDonald (born August 27, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Kinney grew up in Connecticut and attended Princeton University before turning professional.[1] In addition to tennis she also excelled at squash while at Princeton, earning All-Ivy selection for both sports.

On the professional tour, Kinney reached a highest singles ranking of 117 in the world. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1986 Northern California Open held in Berkeley. She made the third round of the 1986 Wimbledon Championships, before running into top seed Martina Navratilova.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Not-so-lucky Loser Kinney Draws Navratilova For Maybelline Opener". Sun Sentinel. October 1, 1985.
  2. ^ "Mecir Disposes Of No. 5 Edberg". Washington Post. June 29, 1986.
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