American tennis player
Molly Van Nostrand (born March 12, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player.
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]
Winner — Legend | Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | Virginia Slims (0–1) | | Titles by surface | Hard (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Clay (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | August 18, 1986 | Mahwah | Hard | Steffi Graf | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner - Legend | Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | WTA Tour Championships (0–0) | Virginia Slims (0–1) | | Titles by surface | Hard (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Clay (0–0) | Carpet (0–1) | |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
[edit] Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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.