Tracy Austin

Tracy Austin

The Worlds No. 1 tennis player from United States, Tracy Ann Austin Holt, started her career at very early age and as a Junior player won 21 age-group titles, including the U.S. national 12 and under title at the age of 10 (1972). She became famous as the youngest player to win a professional tournament at the age of 14 (1977). She was the one to become the youngest-ever U.S. Open Champion at the age of 16 (1979). In 1980 she broke the records of Chris Evert and Navratilova’s of being six year monopolization of the top spot. She continued with the same success and defeated again Evert at Toyota Series Championships (1981). In 1992, she became the youngest person to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. After her retirement from the game she worked as a commentator for NBC and the USA Network and now usually participates in the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage.