Amy Holton

Amy Holton

Full name	Amy Holton Lyons
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1965-04-05) April 5, 1965 (age 59)
Prize money	$88,891
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon	2R (1984)
US Open	2R (1985)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1983, 1986)
Wimbledon	1R (1983, 1984, 1985)
US Open	3R (1985)

Amy Holton Lyons (born April 5, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Holton, one of four children to Richard and Marcy, spent her early years in Dayton, Ohio before moving to Sarasota, Florida in the late 1970s. She attended Riverview High School and won a state title with the team in 1980, as well as national titles in doubles during this time with elder sister Kathy. The pair also played together professionally, including at the French Open and Wimbledon.[1][2]

As a singles player, Holton was a semi-finalist at the 1983 Pittsburgh Open and twice made the French Open third round, in 1983 and 1984. At the 1984 Wimbledon Championships she played her most high-profile match when she lost in the second round to top seed Martina Navratilova.[3]

In 1986 she was runner-up at two Virginia Slims doubles tournaments, in Perugia and Berkeley.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–2)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1986	Perugia, Italy	Clay	Csilla Bartos-Cserepy	Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1986	Berkeley, United States	Hard	Elna Reinach	Beth Herr Alycia Moulton	1–6, 2–6

References

1. Klemesrud, Judy (September 8, 1982). "With Players' Parents on Tennis Circuit". The New York Times.
2. Huber, Mic (March 3, 2009). "Holton family serves area well". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
3. Gross, Jane (June 28, 1984). "Miss Navratilova Is Tested but Wins". The New York Times.

External links

• Amy Holton at the Women's Tennis Association
• Amy Holton at the International Tennis Federation