Patricia Lynn Bostrom (born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player. She is better known as Trish Bostrom, and after tennis, she became a lawyer in Washington.
Bostrom grew up in West Seattle, and she attended the University of Washington, winning the Pac-8 singles title in 1972. While at the university she was an advocate for gender equality in collegiate sports and successfully sued to be able to try out for a spot on the men's tennis team.
Graduating from the University of Washington in 1972, Bostrom competed on the professional tour for the remainder of the 1970s and played five seasons of World TeamTennis. She was a women's doubles semifinalist at the Australian Open and a mixed doubles semifinalist at the French Open.
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 3 (0-3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Mar, 1973 Akron,<br/ >United States Carpet Michèle Gurdal Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh 5–7, 4–6Loss 2. Nov, 1977 Melbourne, Australia Grass Kym Ruddell Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve 3–6, 0–6Loss 3. Feb, 1978 Seattle,<br/ >United States Carpet Marita Redondo Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 2–6, 3–6
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