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Amy Holton

b. 1965

American tennis player

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Born 1965. Amy Holton is an American tennis player.

Amy Holton Lyons (born April 5, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography Holton, one of four children to Richard and Marcy, spent her early years in Dayton, Ohio before moving to Sarasota, Florida in the late 1970s. She attended Riverview High School and won a state title with the team in 1980, as well as national titles in doubles during this time with elder sister Kathy. The pair also played together professionally, including at the French Open and Wimbledon.

As a singles player, Holton was a semi-finalist at the 1983 Pittsburgh Open and twice made the French Open third round, in 1983 and 1984. At the 1984 Wimbledon Championships she played her most high-profile match when she lost in the second round to top seed Martina Navratilova.

In 1986 she was runner-up at two Virginia Slims doubles tournaments, in Perugia and Berkeley.

WTA Tour finals Doubles (0–2) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1986 Perugia, Italy Clay Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman 4–6, 4–6Loss 0–2 Jul 1986 Berkeley, United States Hard Elna Reinach Beth Herr Alycia Moulton 1–6, 2–6

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Riverview High School
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Amy Holton Lyons

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American tennis player

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Amy Holton was born on 5 April 1965.

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· Wikipedia: Amy Holton

· Wikidata: Q62089222

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