Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host, The Dick Schaap Writing Award, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism
TV Shows
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, London 2012
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
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She has written two books: "Tennis My Way" with Martina Navratilova and Rick Elstein's "Tennis Kinetics"
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She played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980. She was ranked as high as No. 33 from January through March 1980, when she retired. She won the French Open mixed doubles title with partner John McEnroe in 1977 and was a doubles runner-up at the U.S. Clay Courts and a doubles quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open that year.
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Widely regarded as one of the most popular female sports commentators, she has worked as a tennis analyst and host on almost every major television network including ESPN, NBC, CBS, HBO, TNT, Bravo and CNBC. Has also served as a television analyst for several Olympic events and a variety of sports (both winter and summer Games)
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She won the Peabody Award for co-writing the HBO documentary "Dare To Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports" with Frank DeFord. Named "Broadcaster of the Year" by Women's Tennis Association (1981 and 1985), "Best Commentator" by World Tennis Magazine (1986), Toronto Star (1986), and by Tennis Magazine (1988-1991).
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Mother of two children
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Once partnered in mixed doubles with John McEnroe.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
2011
TV Movie documentary interviewer
Ted Williams
2009
TV Movie documentary interviewer / story editor
Barbaro
2008
TV Movie documentary story editor
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America
2000
TV Movie documentary consultant
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wimbledon
2004
Court Commentator Mary Carillo
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open
$5 Million
