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Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze medalist from the women's doubles and singles events, respectively, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She ...
Oct 26, 2022 · Garrison would go on to win 587 singles matches, 14 titles and collect more than $4 million in prize money in a career that ran from 1982-96. Her highest ranking was No.4 in 1989, the same year she defeated Chris Evert in the quarterfinals of the US Open, the last tournament of Evert’s career.
Sep 3, 2022 · We asked Zina Garrison to write a reflection on her nearly lifelong relationship with Serena Williams, and she obliged.
Feb 4, 2021 · Before Wimbledon and before the Olympics, Zina Garrison started playing tennis at Houston’s MacGregor Park. “For me, I didn’t really look at it as being a child prodigy,” Garrison...
Sep 30, 2021 · Tennis icon Zina Garrison talks mental health, making history and the future of tennis. Tonya Pendleton. September 30, 2021 · 8 min read. 1. EXCLUSIVE: The pioneering tennis star is the...
Zina Garrison upset Monica Seles and Steffi Graf to reach the 1990 Wimbledon finals, becoming the first African-American woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Althea Gibson in 1958.
Get the latest Player Stats on Zina Garrison including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website.
Dec 10, 2018 · When rains from Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, TX, in September 2017, Zina Garrison lost nearly everything. Her home completely flooded, she stayed with family until the water receded.
Zina Garrison played professional tennis from 1982-97, earning a career high world ranking of #4 in November 1989. Garrison won 14 singles titles during her career. She made the finals at Wimbledon in 1990, and the semi-finals of the US Open in 1988 and 1989.
The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in Tennis, Zina Garrison has been a trailblazer for black women in all sports. She even coached Venus and Serena Williams on their way to winning their own gold medal in doubles at the Beijing Olympics.
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