Molly Van Nostrand


Molly Van Nostrand is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Van Nostrand turned professional in 1983. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1985. She had career wins over Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, Manuela Maleeva, Wendy Turnbull, and Dianne Fromholtz. She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 37 in 1986. She retired in 1989. She is the younger sister of the late John Van Nostrand, who was also a professional tennis player. Van Nostrand was coached by her father, Kingdon Van Nostrand.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.August 18, 1986MahwahHard

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.March 4, 1985IndianapolisCarpet|1928

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1983198419851986198719881989Career SR
Australian OpenAQ21RNH1RAQ10 / 2
French OpenA1RAA1RAA0 / 2
WimbledonAQ1QF1R1RQ21R0 / 4
US OpenAQ12R2R1RA1R0 / 4
SR0 / 00 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 40 / 00 / 20 / 12
Year End RankingNR1124462142239111-