Anne White

Anne White (born September 28, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player from Charleston, West Virginia. She is most famous for wearing a white body suit at Wimbledon in 1985.

Anne White

White at Wimbledon 1986
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born	(1961-09-28) September 28, 1961 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	109–115
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 19 (17 March 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1981 1983)
French Open	4R (1984)
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	4R (1983)
Doubles
Career record	136–108
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 9 (14 March 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1983, 1984)
French Open	SF (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1984, 1985)
US Open	SF (1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1982, 1985)

Early life

White attended John Adams Junior High School. She then graduated from George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia, and went on to become a two-time All-American tennis player at the University of Southern California.

Family background

Anne's father, Pete White, played basketball for Clendenin High School.

1985 Wimbledon Championships

White, who was playing fifth seed Pam Shriver in the first round at Wimbledon in 1985 on an outer court, warmed up in a tracksuit. When she took the tracksuit off to start play, she revealed that she was wearing a white, one-piece, lycra body suit, which attracted a lot of attention from the crowd and the photographers. With the match tied at one set all, play was stopped for the day because of bad light, and the tournament referee, Alan Mills, told her to wear more appropriate clothing the next day. She did so, and lost the third set, but the incident was widely reported. She was later quoted as saying, "I had no idea it would be so controversial."

Results

White won her only singles title at Phoenix, Arizona, on March 9, 1987, beating the top seeded Dianne Balestrat in the final. She reached the semifinals of the women's doubles in the 1984 U.S. Open and in 1985 in the French Open.

Career earnings and prize money

White claims that her career earnings are more than a million dollars (possibly including endorsements and other monies). According to official WTA records, her career prize money is $411,022 ranking her at 605th all time as of 8/1/2016.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	17 June 1984	Edgbaston Cup, United Kingdom	Grass	Pam Shriver	6–7, 3–6
Winner	2.	9 March 1987	Virginia Slims of Arizona, United States	Hard	Dianne Balestrat	6–2, 6–1

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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.

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	Career SR
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	A	NH	A	0 / 4
French Open	A	3R	3R	3R	4R	3R	1R	A	0 / 6
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 7
U.S. Open	2R	2R	2R	4R	3R	3R	1R	1R	0 / 8
SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 25

External links

• Anne White at the Women's Tennis Association
• Anne White at the International Tennis Federation
• Sunday Times article 18 April, 2010