Zina Garrison

Tennis Player Zina Garrison

Profession: Tennis Player

Nationality:
United States of America
American

Biography: Best known for making the Wimbledon finals in 1990. She was also a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Born: November 16, 1963
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Age: 60 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Scorpio

Married Life

  • 1989-09-23 American tennis ace Zina Garrison (25) weds American businessman Willard Jackson (25) at the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas; divorce in 1997

Historical Events

  • 1989-09-05 Chris Evert's final US Open tennis match; defeated by Zina Garrison 7-6, 6-2 in the quarter finals
  • 1990-07-05 Steffi Graf's record run of 13 consecutive tennis Grand Slam singles finals ends, beaten in Wimbledon semi-finals 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 by American Zina Garrison
  • 1990-07-07 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her record 9th Wimbledon singles title beating American Zina Garrison 6-4, 6-1
  • 1990-07-29 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Norcross, Georgia: US retains title with 2-1 victory over Soviet Union; Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson clinch final with 6-4, 6-3 win against Larisa Neiland & Natasha Zvereva
  • 1991-07-28 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Nottingham, England: Spain wins first title with 2-1 victory over US; Conchita Martínez & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinch final 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 against Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson

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