Wendy Barlow

Wendy Barlow-Pattenden (born May 7, 1960) is a Canadian All-American-ranked retired professional tennis player and coach. She played six years of professional tennis, including The Championships, Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Playing career She began playing at the age of 10, participating in the Victoria (British Columbia) Parks program.

At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada.

Barlow competed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia.

In 1979, she lost to Chris Evert at the Dallas Women's Professional Tournament.

Barlow won the Canadian National Championship in 1980, and the number one ranking in Canada.

Her career record in the WTA was one win and eight losses.

Awards and honors Barlow was recognized as the Victoria, BC "Female Athlete-of-the-Year" in 1978, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Personal Her father, Bob Barlow, played in 77 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA games with the Phoenix Roadrunners, with 26 points.

Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden, was an ice hockey goaltender with the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program and held the NCAA all-time career wins title for 415 days in 2011–2013.