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Linda Tuero (born October 21, 1950) is an American tennis player and paleoanthropologist. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the Italian Open in 1972. She represented the United States in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973 and served as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973. Tuero was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten Women Singles for four years and in 1972 was ranked No. 10 in the World.

Linda Tuero
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Born (1950-10-21) October 21, 1950 (age 71)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Turned pro1972
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeTulane University [1]
Singles
Career recordunknown value
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1972)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1971)
Wimbledon3R (1971)
US Open3R (1968, 1971)
Doubles
Career recordunknown value
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1969)
Wimbledon2R (1972)
US OpenQF (1969)

Biography


Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by the legendary tennis coach Emmett Paré from the very start and throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the 1967 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, the 1968 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, and the 1968 National Interscholastic Championship.[2][3][4]

Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team, and the first woman to win a varsity Green Wave letter.[5][6]

While a member of the Tulane tennis team, she played on the women's professional tennis circuit but kept her amateur status. During this time she won three more national titles: the 1969 US Amateur Championship,[7] 1970 US Amateur Championship[7] and the 1970 US Open Clay Court Championship. In 1971 she was runner-up in the US Open Clay Courts, losing to Billie Jean King in the finals. During 1971 she also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open.

In 1971, while pursuing an active tennis career, she graduated cum laude from Tulane with a major in psychology.

In 1972, playing her first year as a professional, Linda won the Italian Open.[8] She also won the first International Tournament of Madrid (Madrid Open) and was a semifinalist in the US Open Clay Courts, Canadian Open, WTA German Open, and Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters),[9] with losses to Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, and Margaret Smith Court. In 1973 she had a win over Martina Navratilova in the Fort Lauderdale Classic.

Tuero represented the US in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1972 and 1973, serving as the Federation Cup Captain in 1973[10]

Her top career world rankings included No 1 in Women-Under-21 and No 10 in World (Women). She has been inducted into the Halls of Fame of Tulane University,[11] Louisiana Tennis Tennis Hall of Fame,[12] and USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.[13]


Personal life


In 1968 she graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana. In 1971, she graduated cum laude from Tulane with a major in psychology.[14]

In 1973, while working as an extra in The Exorcist, she met the author, William Peter Blatty. They were married in July 1975 and had two children, restaurant entrepreneur Billy and photojournalist J.T. Blatty.[15] She also appeared in another film, The Ninth Configuration, which he wrote.

After her divorce from Blatty, she married William Paul.[14] She had another son during this marriage. She is now married to Dr. William Lindsley who is a former business consultant and former dean and professor at Boston College, Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management, and Belmont University Graduate School of Business.[14]

In 2000, Tuero enrolled in the Tulane Graduate School and in 2004 graduated with a master's degree in anthropology, specializing in the field of paleoanthropology. In 2005, she was part of a Rutgers excavation in the Lake Turkana region of northern Kenya.[14] Her passions include golf, paleontology, and world travel. She makes frequent trips collecting fossils and enjoys identifying and scientifically cataloging her extensive collection.[14]


Career finals



Singles (5 titles, 6 runners-up)


Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jul 1968 Tri-State Tournament, Cincinnati, USA Hard Tory Fretz 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2. Jul 1969 U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis, USA Clay Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Aug 1970 U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis, USA Clay Gail Sherriff Chanfreau 7–5, 6–1
Loss 4. Aug 1971 Western Championships, Cincinnati, USA Hard Virginia Wade 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5. Aug, 1971 U.S. Clay Court Open, Indianapolis, USA Clay Billie Jean King 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6. Dec 1971 Border Championships, East London, South Africa [16] Clay Ilana Kloss 3–6, 2–6
Win 7. Jan 1972 Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, South Africa [16] Clay Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8. Jan 1972 Cape Province, Cape Town, South Africa [16] Clay Patricia Pretorius 3–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1972 Melia Trophy, Madrid, Spain Clay Alena Palmeova 6–3, 6–1
Win 10. May 1972 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay Olga Morozova 6–4, 6–3
Loss 11. Jun 1972 German Open, Hamburg, Germany Clay Helga Masthoff 3–6, 6–3, 6–8

Career highlights


As an Amateur:

As a Professional:


Awards and honors



Articles



References


  1. Blancher, Jake, the top ten Tulane athletics alumni of all time", The Tulane Hullabaloo, October 7, 2020
  2. "USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. "USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—GIRLS". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  4. "USTA Yearbook - Junior USTA Interscholastic Championships". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  5. "A First At tulane". The Southeast Missourian. June 26, 1968. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  6. "Tradition". OnlyAtTulane. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  7. "USTA ADULT & SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS—WOMEN". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  8. Douglas Perry (May 12, 2015). "Rome Masters: Meet the woman who shocked the Italian Open, then faced Hollywood shocks". OregonLive.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. Cincinnati Masters
  10. "USTA Yearbook - Fed Cup". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  11. "Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  12. "Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  13. "USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  14. Billy Crawford (September 11, 2011). "Linda Tuero". Greater New Orleans Tennis. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  15. "An Angel Made Blatty Marry". The Journal. NY State Historic Newspapers. AP. July 22, 1975. p. 16. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  16. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 328–329. ISBN 9780671216238.
  17. "USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  18. "Linda Tuero Captures Girls Tennis Crown". Reading Eagle. July 31, 1966. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  19. Cowan, Walter G. (1983). New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807127438. 0-8071-2743-4.
  20. Phillips, Caryl (June 1, 1999). "The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology". ISBN 9780307490179. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  21. "40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year". Tennis Grandstand. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  22. "1973 US Wightman Cup team". Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2013.




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