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Zenda Liess (born December 12, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography [ edit ]
Tennis career [ edit ]
Liess competed as a junior in Florida, where she attended Spruce Creek High School .[1] Orange Bowl titles for the 16s and Under in 1973 and 1974.[2]
As a 16-year old she was a quarter-finalist at the 1976 US Open , one of few occasions the tournament had been played on clay, a surface Liess was strong on.[3]
In 1977 she won the state championships while at Spruce Creek, then upon graduating played on the professional circuit for three years.[3]
She made the US Open third round in both 1977 and 1978, but could not repeat her earlier success.
On the WTA Tour her best performance was a semi-final appearance at the 1978 Rothmans Canadian Open .[4]
Later life [ edit ]
Liess ran a hotdog stand with first husband Byron on Daytona Beach for 10 years.[3]
With a master's degree in accounting from the University of Florida , Liess eventually settled in Greensboro, North Carolina , where she still lives.[3]
Only working as an accountant for a short period of time, she instead became a pilot with Atlantic Southeast Airlines . In 1998 she became a designated pilot examiner. Her second husband, Pat, was once her flight instructor.[3]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Lewis, Michael (April 19, 2011). "Ex-tennis great Zenda Liess still flying high" . The Daytona Beach News-Journal . Retrieved 12 May 2018 .
^ "Lewis upsets Ramirez" . The Ottawa Journal 17 . Retrieved 12 May 2018 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zenda_Liess&oldid=1218511634 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 5 9 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● A m e r i c a n f e m a l e t e n n i s p l a y e r s ● T e n n i s p l a y e r s f r o m F l o r i d a ● S p o r t s p e o p l e f r o m V o l u s i a C o u n t y , F l o r i d a ● U n i v e r s i t y o f F l o r i d a a l u m n i ● A m e r i c a n w o m e n c o m m e r c i a l a v i a t o r s ● A m e r i c a n c o m m e r c i a l a v i a t o r s ● A v i a t o r s f r o m F l o r i d a ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w o m e n H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● I T F t e m p l a t e u s i n g W i k i d a t a p r o p e r t y P 8 6 1 8
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