American tennis player
Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
Career
Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985.[1] She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player. Van Nostrand was coached by her father, Kingdon Van Nostrand.[2]
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Winner — Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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Virginia Slims (0–1)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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August 18, 1986
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Mahwah
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Hard
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Steffi Graf
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7–5, 6–1
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Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Winner - Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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Virginia Slims (0–1)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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