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{{short description|American former tennis player (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Tracy Austin
| image = Austin 2009 US Open 02 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Austin in 2009<!-- Sept -->
| image_upright = .8
| country = [[United States]]
| residence = [[Rolling Hills, California]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]], California, U.S.<ref name="ithof">{{cite web |title=Hall of Famers – Tracy Austin |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/tracy-austin |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}</ref>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}
| turnedpro = October 23, 1978 (age 15)
| retired = July 1994 (age 31)
| plays = Right-handed<ref name="ithof"/><br>(two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = [[United States dollar|$]]2,092,380<ref name="Overview">{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10060/title/tracy-austin |title=Tracy Austin – Overview |work=WTA Tennis |date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
| tennishofyear = 1992
| tennishofid = tracy-austin
| coach = [[Pancho Segura]], [[Robert Lansdorp]], [[Vic Braden]]
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=335|lost=90}}
| singlestitles = 30<ref name="Overview"/>
| highestsinglesranking = [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (April 7, 1980)<ref name="Rank"/>
| AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[1981 Australian Open – Women's singles|1981]])
| FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[1982 French Open – Women's singles|1982]], [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|1983]])
| Wimbledonresult = SF ([[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1979]], [[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1980]])
| USOpenresult = '''W''' ([[1979 US Open – Women's singles|1979]], [[1981 US Open – Women's singles|1981]])
| Othertournaments = Yes
| WTAChampionshipsresult = '''W''' ([[1980 Avon Championships – Singles|1980]])
| doublesrecord = 13–16<ref name="Overview"/>
| doublestitles = 5<ref name="Overview"/>
| highestdoublesranking = No. 41 (August 14, 1989)<ref name="Rank">{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/10060/title/tracy-austin |title=Tracy Austin – Rankings History |work=WTA Tennis |date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1977]])
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF ([[1978 US Open – Women's doubles|1978]], [[1979 US Open – Women's doubles|1979]])
| Mixed = yes
| mixedrecord = 15–6
| mixedtitles = 1
| WimbledonMixedresult = '''W''' ([[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1980]])
| USOpenMixedresult = SF ([[1988 US Open – Mixed doubles|1988]])
| OthertournamentsMixedDoubles =
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = '''W''' ([[1978 Fed Cup|1978]], [[1979 Fed Cup|1979]], [[1980 Fed Cup|1980]])
|WightmanCupresult = '''W''' ([[1979 Wightman Cup|1979]], [[1981 Wightman Cup|1981]])
}}

'''Tracy Ann Austin Holt''' (born December 12, 1962) is an American former professional [[tennis]] player. She was ranked the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players|world No. 1]] in women's singles by the [[Women's Tennis Association]] (WTA) for 21 weeks. Austin won 30 [[WTA Tour]]-level singles titles, including two [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] titles at the [[1979 US Open – Women's singles|1979]] and [[1981 US Open – Women's singles|1981 US Open]]s, and five doubles titles, including the mixed doubles title at the [[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1980 Wimbledon Championships]], partnering her brother [[John Austin (tennis)|John]]. She won the [[1980 Avon Championships – Singles|1980 WTA Tour Championships]] and the year-ending [[1981 Toyota Series Championships|1981 Toyota Championships]], both in singles.

Austin remains<!-- 2024--> the youngest US Open women's singles champion<!-- in history--> (aged 16) and the youngest inductee into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]<!-- in history --> (aged 29). A series of injuries and a serious automobile accident in 1989 cut short her professional career.<ref name=prespyt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dWQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6672%2C1569464 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency= |title=Austin hurt in auto crash |date=August 4, 1989 |page=C2}}</ref><ref name=ahass>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5882%2C2110648 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho) |agency=The New York Times |title=Austin has surgery |date=August 8, 1989 |page=2B}}</ref>

==Early life==
Austin was born on 12 December 1962 in [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]], California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/tracy-austin|title=International Tennis Hall of Fame|website=www.tennisfame.com}}</ref> Her parents were George and Jeanne Austin.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/03/22/for-the-austins-its-tennis-everyone|title=FOR THE AUSTINS, IT'S 'TENNIS EVERYONE' |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Curry |date=March 22, 1976}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Tracy Austin playing in the Los Angeles Junior Tennis Tournament.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Austin playing in the Los Angeles Junior Tennis Tournament in 1972]]

===1977 to 1980===
In January 1977, a month after turning fourteen, Austin won her first professional singles title, defeating [[Stacy Margolin]] at the Avon Futures in Portland.<ref name="wot1978">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook|year=1978|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090391|pages=184, 305|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref><ref name="collins2016">{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|author-link=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2016|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0|page=579 |edition=3rd}}</ref> As an amateur she could not accept the prize money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tracy Austin beats Margolis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/383559268/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 17, 1977 |page=2 (part III) |url-access=limited |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="wot1978"/> At her [[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon debut in 1977]] she reached the third round but lost to top-seeded [[Chris Evert]]. In September, she made her US Open debut and reached the quarterfinal but lost to fifth-seeded [[Betty Stöve]].<ref name="usopen1979">{{cite web |last=Flink |first=Steve |title=That Championship Season: Tracy Austin, 1979 |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2021-06-24/pride_spotlight_michael_fiur_shapes_vision_of_us_open_entertainment.html |website=US Open |date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>

Less than two months before her sixteenth birthday, Austin turned professional in October 1978.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202%2C1738524 |title=Tracy Austin now a pro |work=[[The Montreal Gazette]] |date=October 20, 1978 |agency=[[Reuters]] |page=21 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> In the same month, she won her first professional singles title, defeating Betty Stöve in the final of the [[1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in Filderstadt, West Germany.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ellison |first=Jack |title=Tracy Austin plans to play at East Lake |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rs5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5403%2C3827664 |work=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=October 20, 1978 |page=3C |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref name="dolan2011">{{cite book |last=Dolan |first=John |title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide |year=2011 |publisher=Remous |pages=292, 307}}</ref>

Austin followed up with tournament wins in Tokyo and [[1979 Avon Championships of Washington|Washington]], defeating [[Martina Navratilova]] in both finals.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alexandre Sokolovski |title=January 7, 1979: The day Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova to win the Avon Championships |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/january-7-1981-the-day-tracy-austin-beat-martina-navratilova-to-win-the-avon-championships-314719.html |website=Tennis Majors |date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> She defeated 35-year-old [[Billie Jean King]] in the quarterfinals of the [[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1979 Wimbledon Championships]], then lost to eventual champion Navratilova in straight sets in the semifinals. In September, Austin became the youngest-ever [[1979 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] champion, aged 16 years and 9 months, by defeating second-seeded Navratilova in the semifinals and top seed Chris Evert in the final.<ref name="tignor2008"/><ref name="usopen1979"/> Evert had been attempting to win the title for the fifth consecutive year.<ref name="usopen1979"/> Earlier that year, Austin ended Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay by beating her in three sets in a semifinal of the [[1979 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]].<ref name="wtarome">{{cite web |author=Courtney Nguyen |title=WTA moments: Austin snaps Evert's streak in Rome |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1668058/wta-moments-austin-snaps-evert-s-streak-in-rome |publisher=Women's Tennis Association (WTA) |date=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="tignor2008"/>

The [[Associated Press]] named Austin its [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Female Athlete of the Year]] for 1979.<ref name="woolum1998">{{cite book |last=Woolum |first=Janet |title=Outstanding Women Athletes |date=1998 |publisher=Oryx Press |location=Phoenix, AZ |isbn=978-1573561204 |pages=85–86 |edition=2nd}}</ref>

Austin lost in the semifinals of both Grand Slam tournaments she played in 1980. [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]], seeded fourth and the eventual champion, defeated Austin at the [[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon Championships]]. As the top seed and defending champion at the [[1980 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], Austin was expected to extend her five-match winning streak against third-ranked Evert. Austin took a 4–0 lead in the first set before Evert won 16 of the final 20 games to win the match. Evert went on to defeat [[Hana Mandlíková]] in the final. Austin was ranked the world No. 1 singles player in 1980 for two weeks (April 7–20) and then for 19 weeks (July 7–November 17), partly because she captured the two tour-ending events. Austin defeated Navratilova to win the [[1980 Avon Championships|Avon Championships]] in March, and [[Andrea Jaeger]] to capture the [[1980 Colgate Series Championships]] in January 1981. In 1980, Austin won the [[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|Wimbledon mixed doubles title]] with her brother [[John Austin (tennis)|John]], becoming the first brother-and-sister team to win a Grand Slam title together.<ref name="ithof"/>

===1981 to 1983===
During the first four months of 1981, Austin played only two events because of chronic injuries. On [[Grass court|grass]], she defended her singles title at the [[Eastbourne International]] in the United Kingdom in June without losing a set. After Wimbledon, Austin won 26 consecutive matches and four consecutive tournaments.<ref name="tignor2008"/> She defeated Pam Shriver in the final of the [[Southern California Open|Wells Fargo Open]] in San Diego, and three weeks later, she beat both Navratilova and Evert in straight sets to win the [[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canadian Open]] in Toronto. As the third-seeded player at the [[1981 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], Austin defeated fourth-seeded Navratilova in a three-set final. Navratilova, however, ended Austin's winning streak in the final of the [[US Indoors|U.S. Indoor Championships]]. In Europe during the autumn, Austin lost to [[Sue Barker]] in the quarterfinals of the [[Brighton International]] in Brighton, United Kingdom, but recovered the following week to defeat Navratilova in the final of the [[1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in Stuttgart, West Germany. At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, Austin was seeded second but lost to sixth-seeded Shriver in the [[1981 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] quarterfinals. The 1981 year-ending [[1981 Toyota Series Championships|Toyota Series Championships]] featured two matches against Evert and one against Navratilova. Evert won her round-robin match with Austin, then Austin defeated Evert in their semifinal. Austin won the tournament with a three-set defeat of Navratilova.<ref name="si1981">{{cite magazine |last=Deford |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Deford |title=She Won, But Is She No. 1? |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1981/12/28/826383/she-won-but-is-she-no-1-tracy-austin-was-indeed-driven-as-she-won-the-toyota-championships-to-stake-her-claim-to-the-top-spot-in-womens-tennis |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=December 28, 1981 |volume=55 |issue=27 |pages=28–31}}</ref> The Associated Press named Austin its 1981 Female Athlete of the Year for the second time.<ref name="wapo1982">{{cite news |author=Ron Rosen |title=Fanfare '81 Austin's, Tennis' Year |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/01/14/fanfare-81-austins-tennis-year/e8462a9c-7969-46aa-b289-0dfaf1689e54/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 14, 1982}}</ref>

Austin was the first opponent of [[Steffi Graf]] when the German made her professional debut at the [[1982 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in Stuttgart. Austin defeated the 13-year-old Graf 6–4, 6–0.

Back injuries and recurring [[sciatica]] then began to impair Austin's effectiveness and sidelined her for long stretches. Billie Jean King, seeded twelfth, upset third-seeded Austin in the [[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1982 Wimbledon]] quarterfinals. Several weeks later, however, Austin won her 30th and final top-level singles title in San Diego. She had a good showing at the 1982 season-ending Toyota Series Championships, in which she defeated Jaeger, the world No. 3, in straight sets to reach the semifinals—in which, however, unable to repeat her victory of 1981, she lost to Evert.

In 1983, Austin was the runner-up at the [[Charleston Open|Family Circle Cup]], losing the final to Navratilova in three sets. She also reached the quarterfinals of the [[1983 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]].

===1984 to 1989===
Austin played sporadically from 1984 to 1987 and tried yet another comeback on the tour in 1988, when she played in seven doubles tournaments, and in 1989, when she played in one doubles and two singles tournaments. A highlight of this comeback included a semifinal showing in the 1988 [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] [[Mixed doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles]] with partner [[Ken Flach]].<ref name="ITF profile">{{cite web | last=Statistics | title=Tracy Austin | url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=20002127 | publisher=International Tennis Federation | access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref> This comeback was ended by a near-fatal motor vehicle accident in [[Millburn, New Jersey]], on August 3, 1989. A van coming from the opposite direction at 60mph crashed into her vehicle's driver side, and she suffered a bruised heart, a bruised spleen, a sprained back and a shattered knee.<ref name=ahass/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-lifestyle/grand-slam-ended-tracy-austins-career/news-story/9f3769c55f74e1f5341b7be8ac5c46ce|title=Grand Slam ended Tracy Austin's career|website=The Advertiser|author=Jesper Fjeldstad|date=December 6, 2013}}</ref> Following surgery and leaving the hospital, Austin was in a wheelchair for a few months, and she wasn't able to walk without crutches until December 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/02/25/Austin-ousted-in-Evert-Cup/8853730616400/#:~:text=She%20retired%20due%20to%20injuries%20in%201983,tournaments%20to%20Nicole%20Provis%20and%20Halle%20Cioffi.|title=Austin ousted in Evert Cup|website=UPI|date=February 25, 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf0cxXW5zuo|title=What Was Tracy Austin's Car Accident Like?|website=Youtube|author=The Racket Xpert|date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>

===1992 to 1994===
In 1992, Austin became the youngest person to be inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]], at the age of 29.<ref name="ithof"/> She attempted a second comeback in 1993 and 1994 but was not particularly successful. In 1993, Austin upset Rennae Stubbs and [[Katerina Maleeva]] at the [[BNP Paribas Open|Evert Cup]] in Indian Wells, California, then lost to [[Stephanie Rottier]]. At the WTA Manhattan Beach event, she upset [[Gigi Fernández]] and [[Elena Likhovtseva]], then lost to Gabriela Sabatini in the round of 16. Her wins over Maleeva, Fernandez, and Likhovtseva began a buzz that Austin might become at least a top 20 player again. However, in 1994, her results were not as promising and at the [[BNP Paribas Open|Evert Cup]] in Indian Wells, California, Austin lost in the second round with 0-6 0-6 to [[Steffi Graf]], and soon after that retired in June 1994.<ref name = ITF_profile>{{cite web|last=Statistics|title=Tracy Austin|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=20002127|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>

===Playing style===
Austin possessed a solid baseline game, with a strong flat-hit forehand and reliable two-handed backhand.<ref name="guardian2009">{{cite web |author1=Tracy Austin |title=Hitting from the baseline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/27/tennis-hitting-baseline |work=The Guardian |date=27 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="tignor2008"/> Her favorite shot was the backhand down the line and she considered her backhand to be more powerful and accurate than her forehand.<ref name="guardian2009"/>

She had excellent court coverage and struck the ball deep, with substantial pace, and with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="wot2000">{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000|year=2000|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002189460|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|page=393}}</ref><ref name="tignor2008">{{cite web |author1=Steve Tignor |title=The 50 greatest players of the Open Era (W): No. 18, Tracy Austin |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-50-greatest-players-of-the-open-era-w-no-18-tracy-austin |website=Tennis.com |date=February 7, 2018}}</ref>

Austin's first serve was a mid-paced high percentage shot that functioned well on all playing surfaces, and although her second serve has been described as lacking penetration, she rarely double faulted.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

==Post-tennis career==
Austin first worked as a pundit and commentator in March 1991, for [[CBS]], at the [[Connecticut_Open_(tennis)#Women's_singles|U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships]] in [[San Antonio]], a tournament which concluded with [[Steffi Graf]] recovering from a 1–4 deficit in the first set of the final to defeat [[Monica Seles]] 6–4, 6–3. Austin interviewed Graf on court after Graf's victory.

Since retiring as a player in 1994, Austin has worked as a pundit and commentator for [[NBC]], CBS and the [[USA Network]] for the French Open and the US Open. During the 2000s, she worked for the [[Seven Network]], which broadcast the Australian Open. She has worked for the BBC for many years. She began working for the [[Tennis Channel]] in 2010 and joined its US Open team and its [[Australian Open]] team in 2012. Austin has worked for Canadian television for its coverage of the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] since 2004.

==Personal life==
Austin is married to mortgage broker Scott Holt and is the mother of three sons: Sean, [[Brandon Holt|Brandon]], and Dylan. Brandon Holt is also a professional tennis player and was previously a member of the USC tennis team.

Austin's older sister [[Pam Austin|Pam]] and her brothers [[Jeff Austin (tennis)|Jeff]], Doug and [[John Austin (tennis)|John]] were professional tennis players. She is the sister-in-law of fitness author [[Denise Austin]], who is married to Jeff.

==Major finals==

===Grand Slam finals===

====Singles: 2 (2 titles)====
{| class='sortable wikitable'
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:145px"|Opponent
!style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1979 US Open – Women's singles|1979]] || style="background:#ccccff;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] || Hard || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]] || 6–4, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1981 US Open – Women's singles|1981]] || style="background:#ccccff;"|US Open ||Hard || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] || 1–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>
|}

====Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)====
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:145px"|Partner
!style="width:145px"|Opponents
!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1980 || style="background:#ccffcc;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|John Austin]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dianne Fromholtz]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] || 4–6, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1981 ||style="background:#ccffcc;"|Wimbledon || Grass ||{{flagicon|USA}} John Austin || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] || 6–4, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, 3–6
|}

===Year-end championships finals===

====Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)====
{| class='sortable wikitable'
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px"|Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:145px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1979 Avon Championships|1979]] || New York City || Carpet (i) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]|| 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1980 Avon Championships|1980]] || New York City || Carpet (i) || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
|}

==WTA career finals==

===Singles: 44 (30–14)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam tournaments (2–0)
|-
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|WTA Tour Championships (1–1)
|-
| Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (27–13)
|}
|
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (11–3)
|-
|Grass (2–0)
|-
|Clay (3–2)
|-
|Carpet (14–9)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:40px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:180px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:200px"|Opponent
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| Jan 1977
| [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], US
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stacy Margolin]]
| 6–7, 6–3, 4–1 ret.
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1
| Mar 1978
| [[Virginia Slims of Dallas|Dallas]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evonne Goolagong|Evonne Goolagong Cawley]]
| 6–4, 0–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2
| Oct 1978
| [[Thunderbird Classic (tennis)|Phoenix]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2
| Oct 1978
| [[1978 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Filderstadt]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–2
| Nov 1978
| [[:fr:Classic du Japon|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–1, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–2
| Jan 1979
| [[1979 Avon Championships of Washington|Washington]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–3
| Jan 1979
| [[Ameritech Cup|Chicago]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 3–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–4
| Mar 1979
| [[WTA Tour Championships|Avon Championships]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–4
| Apr 1979
| [[1979 Family Circle Cup|Hilton Head Island]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Melville Reid]]
| 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6–4
| May 1979
|  [[1979 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Sylvia Hanika]]
| 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7–4
| Jul 1979
| [[Southern California Open|San Diego]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–4, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7–5
| Aug 1979
| [[WTA New Jersey|Mahwah]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert|Chris Evert-Lloyd]]
| 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 4–6, 1–6
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8–5
| Aug 1979
| [[1979 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9–5
| Nov 1979
| [[1979 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Filderstadt]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10–5
| Dec 1979
| [[Lion's Cup|Tokyo]], Japan
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10–6
| Jan 1980
| [[Toyota Championships|Landover]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 2–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11–6
| Jan 1980
| [[Avon Championships of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12–6
| Jan 1980
| [[1980 Avon Championships of Seattle|Seattle]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]
| 6–2, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12–7
| Feb 1980
| [[LA Women's Tennis Championships|Los Angeles]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 2–6, 0–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13–7
| Mar 1980
| [[1980 Avon Championships of Boston|Boston]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade
| 6–2, 6–1
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14–7
| Mar 1980
| Avon Championships, US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15–7
| Mar 1980
| [[:fr:Clairol Crown|Carlsbad]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 7–5, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16–7
| Apr 1980
| [[1980 Family Circle Cup|Hilton Head Island]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Regina Maršíková]]
| 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16–8
| Apr 1980
| [[United Airlines Tournament of Champions|Orlando]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17–8
| Jun 1980
| [[Aegon International|Eastbourne]], UK
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]]
| 7–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18–8
| Jul 1980
| San Diego, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19–8
| Sep 1980
| [[US Indoors|Minneapolis]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dianne Fromholtz]]
| 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20–8
| Nov 1980
| [[1980 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Filderstadt]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherry Acker]]
| 6–2, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20–9
| Nov 1980
| [[Eckerd Open|Tampa]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrea Jaeger]]
| w/o
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20–10
| Nov 1980
| [[Lion's Cup|Tokyo]], Japan
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21–10
| Dec 1980
| [[:fr:Tournoi de tennis de Tucson|Tucson]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peanut Louie Harper|Peanut Louie]]
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22–10
| Jan 1981
| [[Toyota Championships|Landover]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrea Jaeger]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 23–10
| Jun 1981
| Eastbourne, UK
| Grass
| {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 24–10
| Jul 1981
| San Diego, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]]
| 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 25–10
| Aug 1981
| [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Toronto]], Canada
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert-Lloyd
| 6–1, 6–4
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 26–10
| Sep 1981
| [[1981 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 1–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 27–10
| Sep 1981
| [[WTA Atlanta|Atlanta]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary-Lou Piatek]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 27–11
| Sep 1981
| [[US Indoors|Minneapolis]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 0–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 28–11
| Oct 1981
| Filderstadt, West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 29–11
| Dec 1981
| [[Toyota Championships|East Rutherford]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 30–11
| Jul 1982
| San Diego, US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy Rinaldi]]
| 7–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 30–12
| Oct 1982
| Filderstadt, West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 3–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 30–13
| Dec 1982
| [[Central Fidelity Banks International|Richmond]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull
| 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 30–14
| Apr 1983
| Hilton Head Island, US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova
| 7–5, 1–6, 0–6
|}

===Doubles: 7 (5–2)===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Legend
|-
|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
|-
|style="background:#ffffcc;"|WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
|-
| Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–2)
|}
|
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (3–1)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (2–1)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:40px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:160px"|Partner
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| Oct 1978
|  [[Thunderbird Classic (tennis)|Phoenix]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Betty Stöve]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anne Smith (tennis)|Anne Smith]]
| 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0
| Oct 1978
| [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Filderstadt]], West Germany
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Mima Jaušovec]] <br /> {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} [[Virginia Ruzici]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–1
| Nov 1978
| [[:fr:Classic du Japon|Tokyo]], Japan
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kathy May Fritz|Kathy May]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–2
| Jan 1979
| [[Bank of the West Classic|Oakland]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Casals]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–2
| Jan 1979
| [[Virginia Slims of Hollywood|Hollywood]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]]
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–2
| Aug 1979
| [[WTA New Jersey|Mahwah]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve
| {{flagicon|YUG}} Mima Jaušovec <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Regina Maršíková]]
| 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–2
| Jul 1980
| [[Southern California Open|San Diego]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ann Kiyomura]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
|}

==Grand Slam singles tournament timeline==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament !! colspan=2|[[1977 WTA Tour|1977]]!! [[1978 WTA Tour|1978]] !! [[1979 WTA Tour|1979]] !! [[1980 WTA Tour|1980]] !! [[1981 WTA Tour|1981]] !! [[1982 WTA Tour|1982]] !! [[1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series|1983]] !! 1984–93 !! [[1994 WTA Tour|1994]] !! SR
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1981 Australian Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]]
|align="center" colspan=2| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1982 French Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1983 French Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center"| A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 3'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" colspan=2|[[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1980 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
|align="center"| A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 6'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" colspan=2|[[1977 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1978 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[1979 US Open – Women's singles|W]]'''
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1980 US Open – Women's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''[[1981 US Open – Women's singles|W]]'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1982 US Open – Women's singles|QF]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''2 / 6'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" |SR
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" colspan=2|0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |1 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0 / 2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''2 / 17'''
|-
|align=left|Year End Ranking
|align="center" colspan=2|12
|align="center" bgcolor=EEE8AA|6
|align="center" bgcolor=99ccff|'''3'''
|align="center" bgcolor=D8BFD8|'''2'''
|align="center" bgcolor=D8BFD8|'''2'''
|align="center" bgcolor=EEE8AA|4
|align="center" bgcolor=EEE8AA|4
|align="center" |
|align="center" |NR
|align="center" |
|}

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

==See also==
* [[List of female tennis players]]
* [[List of Grand Slam women's singles champions]]
* [[Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)|Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Tracy Austin}}
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* [https://www.tennis-prose.com/articles/biofile-with-tracy-austin/ Tracy Austin bio interview]
* {{ITF}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
* {{Tennis Hall of Fame}}

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  | years = April 7, 1980 – April 20, 1980<br>July 1, 1980 – November 17, 1980
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