Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985. She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player. Van Nostrand was coached by her father, Kingdon Van Nostrand.
WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims (0–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Grass (0–0)Clay (0–0)Carpet (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. Aug 1986 Mahwah Hard Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–1
Doubles: 1 (0–1) Winner - LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims (0–1) Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (0–0)Carpet (0–1) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. March 4, 1985 Indianapolis Carpet Jennifer Mundel Elise Burgin Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–1
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Career SR Australian Open AQ21R NH1R AQ10 / 2 French Open A1R A A1R A A0 / 2 Wimbledon AQ1QF1R1RQ21R0 / 4 US Open AQ12R2R1R A1R0 / 4SR0 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 40 / 00 / 2 0 / 12Year End RankingNR1124462142239111
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