Linda Gates (born 1963) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography A native of Burlingame, California, Gates played college tennis for Stanford University in the early 1980s. She made history at the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships when she became the first woman to win consecutive doubles championships, as well as the first woman to win the singles and doubles championship in the same year. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1985.
Gates had her best performance in a grand slam tournament at the 1985 Australian Open, where she was a quarter-finalist in the women's doubles, partnering Alycia Moulton. Their run included a win over the eighth seeded Maleeva sisters (Katerina and Manuela).
Following her graduation from Stanford in 1985 she competed briefly on the professional tour. At the 1985 US Open, she won through to the third round, playing as a wildcard. She was runner-up to Gabriela Sabatini at the 1985 Japan Open, which was the Argentine's first WTA Tour title.
WTA Tour finals Singles (0-1) ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss October 14, 1985 Tokyo Hard Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 4–6
Doubles (0–1) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss March 24, 1986 Phoenix Hard Alycia Moulton Susan Mascarin Betsy Nagelsen 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
ITF finals Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles: 1 (1–0) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. July 7, 1985 Schenectady, United States Hard Jenni Goodling 6–1, 6–1
Doubles: 8 (5–3) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. July 23, 1983 Birmingham, United States Hard Caryn Copeland Cynthia MacGregor Gretchen Magers 5–7, 6–7Win 1. June 17, 1984 Freehold, United States Hard Linda Howell Louise Field Michelle Turk 4–6, 6–2, 6–1Win 2. July 22, 1984 Fayetteville, United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Rebecca Bryant Natalia Leipus 6–1, 7–6Loss 2. July 30, 1984 Delray Beach, United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Julie Richardson Belinda Cordwell 5–7, 0–6Win 3. August 18, 1984 Miramar, United States Hard Cynthia MacGregor Patty Fendick Linda Howell 6–2, 2–6, 6–4Win 4. June 23, 1985 Fayetteville, United States Hard Sonia Hahn Caroline Kuhlman Wendy Wood 6–4, 6–3Win 5. July 1, 1985 Schenectady, United States Hard Lynn Lewis Helena Manset Cecilia Fernandez-Parker 7–6, 6–4Loss 3. August 18, 1985 Roanoke, United States Hard Leigh-Anne Eldredge Louise Allen Ronni Reis 4–6, 4–6
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