| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-05-28)28 May 1964 (age 61) Middletown, Ohio[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1981 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 391,346 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 71–92 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (15 August 1983) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1983, 1984, 1989) |
| French Open | 3R (1982) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1987) |
| US Open | 3R (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–82 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (10 October 1988) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (1982) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1986) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1988) |
Beth Herr (born 28 May 1964) is an American tennis player fromCenterville, Ohio, who won four Junior Grand Slam titles, the NCAA singles and team titles and one professional tennis tournament. In her home state of Ohio, she was a two-time high school singles state champion (1980-1981). HerNCAA singles title came in 1983.[2]
Herr became the number-one junior tennis player in the world at the age of 16. Upon graduation fromCenterville High School, she was the No. 1 college recruit in 1982 and played for theUniversity of Southern California, where she won the NCAA singles title and team title in her first year. She beatClemson University'sGigi Fernández in the third-set tiebreak, having faced a match point, to win the NCAA singles final.[3]
In 1982, Herr won the1982 French Open girls' doubles championship withJanet Lagasse,[4] Herr also won the Wimbledon girls' doubles and US Open girls' doubles withPenny Barg and won the US Open girls' singles in the same year.
Herr cut short college and went directly into professional tennis after the NCAA Championship, and played on tour for 11 years, with wins overPam Shriver,Hana Mandlíková,Martina Navratilova,Virginia Wade, andMary Joe Fernández. In 1983, she lost a second-round singles match toBillie Jean King atWimbledon, 6–8 in the third set.[5] Commentators onHBO mentioned her ability to hit numerous swinging volleys for winners, something for which no female had previously been noted.
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tier I | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tier II | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tier III | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Tier IV & V | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1986 | Phoenix, US | Clay |  Ann Henricksson | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1983 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Gigi Fernández | Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1985 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Laura Arraya |  Belinda CordwellJulie Richardson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 1986 | Berkeley, U.S. | Hard | Alycia Moulton | Amy Holton Elna Reinach | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1986 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Alycia Moulton | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 1987 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Penny Barg | Mary-Lou PiatekAnne White | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 1988 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Candy Reynolds | Lindsay Bartlett Helen Kelesi | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1988 | New Orleans, US | Hard | Candy Reynolds | Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen | 6–4, 6–4 |
Beth was the winningest player in paddle tennis history winning virtually every event she ever played including the US Open and World Championships ofpaddle tennis With teammate, Scotty Freedman to become the greatest mixed-doubles team in the sports' history, as they were undefeated as a team from 2000 to 2007.[citation needed]
In her 2022 season, Beth finished #1 in singles, gender doubles and mixed doubles and won a gold medal in all 27 events that she played.[citation needed]
After tennis, she finished her undergraduate degree at UCLA and then went to law school at UCLA. She marriedTennis Channel founderSteve Bellamy[6] and after a short stint as a lawyer at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips.
