Bonnie Gadusek (born September 11, 1963) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career Gadusek started a career in gymnastics, training for the 1980 Olympics, but fell from uneven parallel bars and landed on her neck, dislocating two vertebrae. While recovering from her injuries, she took up tennis as part of her therapy. She played in her first junior tournament wearing a brace. She was named Junior of the Year in 1980 and Player of the Year in 1981 by the Florida Tennis Association. She won the 1981 French Open girls’ singles championship.
Gadusek played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1987. She was named Rookie of the Year in 1982. She won five singles and three doubles titles before retiring. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on July 9, 1984 when she became the world No. 8. Her best Grand Slam finishes were two quarterfinals at the US Open in 1982 and 1986.
Gadusek had career wins over Billie Jean King, Andrea Jaeger, Sue Barker, Hana Mandlíková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, Gabriela Sabatini, Dianne Fromholtz, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Helena Suková, Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, Sylvia Hanika, Jo Durie, and Rosie Casals. During her career, she was coached by renowned Australian coach Harry Hopman.
Gadusek was a member of the 1986 Wightman Cup Team. She helped coach the 1987 Wightman Cup Team. She retired with a 169–95 win–loss record.
WTA career finals Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Championships (0–0)Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5–5)Titles by surfaceHard (1–1)Grass (0–0)Clay (2–3)Carpet (2–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1982 Tournoi de Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 0–2 May 1983 Italian Open Clay Andrea Temesvári 1–6, 0–6Loss 0–3 Nov 1983 Maybelline Classic, U.S. Hard Chris Evert-Lloyd 0–6, 4–6Win 1–3 Jan 1984 VS Marco Island, U.S. Clay Kathleen Horvath 3–6, 6–0, 6–4Loss 1–4 Mar 1984 VS Palm Beach Gardens, U.S. Clay Chris Evert-Lloyd 0–6, 1–6Win 2–4 Jan 1985 VS Marco Island, U.S. Hard Pam Casale 6–3, 6–4Win 3–4 May 1985 Swiss Open Clay Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–2Win 4–4 Sep 1985 VS Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Kathy Rinaldi 6–1, 6–3Win 5–4 Oct 1985 VS Indianapolis, U.S. Carpet (i) Pam Casale 6–0, 6–3Loss 5–5 Dec 1985 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Manuela Maleeva 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0)Virginia Slims (3–3)Titles by surfaceHard (1–2)Grass (0–0)Clay (1–0)Carpet (1–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1983 Tampa Open, U.S. Hard Wendy White Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 0–6, 1–6Win 1–1 Nov 1983 Deerfield Beach Classic, U.S. Hard Wendy White Pam Casale Mary-Lou Piatek 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Loss 1–2 Jan 1985 Marco Island Cup, U.S. Hard Camille Benjamin Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 3–6, 3–6Win 2–2 May 1985 Lugano Open, Switzerland Clay Helena Suková Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–2, 6–4Win 3–2 Oct 1985 VS Indianapolis, U.S. Carpet (i) Mary-Lou Piatek Penny Barg Sandy Collins 6–1, 6–0Loss 3–3 Feb 1986 Oakland Classic, U.S. Carpet (i) Helena Suková Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987Australian Open2RAAAANHAFrench Open1R3R1RA4RAA WimbledonAAAA2RAAUS OpenAQF4R4R3RQF1RYear-end ranking351818131013461
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