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Mary Norwood

b. 1966

American tennis player

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Born 1966. Mary Norwood is an American tennis player.

Mary Norwood Rompf (born May 8, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.

Norwood, who was born and raised in Oklahoma, is the daughter of dermatologist O'Tar Norwood, who was considered a pioneer in the field of hair transplants. She never dropped a set during her high school tennis career and played collegiate tennis for the USC Trojans from 1985 to 1988. A two-time doubles All-American, Norwood was a member of USC's 1985 NCAA championship winning team, with the final against the Miami Hurricanes held on her home court in Oklahoma City.

Following her graduation from USC, Norwood competed on the professional tour and was ranked in the world's top 100 for doubles, peaking at 98 in 1989. As a singles player she had a best ranking of 297 and featured twice in the main draw of the Virginia Slims of Oklahoma, as well as the qualifiers of the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.

Her ex husband, Bill Rompf, was her childhood coach.

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Doubles: 2 (1–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. July 25, 1988 Caserta, Italy Clay Allison Cooper Simona Isidori Cristina Casini 1–6, 7–6, 6–1Loss 2. August 8, 1988 Palermo, Italy Clay Allison Cooper Janet Souto Rosa Bielsa 3–6, 6–2, 5–7

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University of Southern California
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Mary Norwood Rompf

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Who is Mary Norwood?

American tennis player

When was Mary Norwood born?

Mary Norwood was born on 8 May 1966 in Oklahoma City.

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Mary Norwood is a tennis player.

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Mary Norwood is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mary Norwood

· Wikidata: Q106090103

· DBpedia: Mary Norwood (tennis)

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