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Daughter of whirlwind tennis impresario Gladys Heldman... Was 25 years old when she signed up as a dollar-bill contract pro in support of her mother’s trailblazing Virginia Slims Invitational tournament in Houston in September, 1970... Earned a BA from Stanford University in 1966... Playing career saw her win more than 20 singles titles, including the Italian Open in 1969, as well as gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympic demonstration event in Mexico City in 1968... Three-time Grand Slam singles semifinalist... Peaked at No.5 in the rankings... Member of two victorious US Fed Cup teams... After leaving the tour, became a respected tennis writer and commentator for major U.S. networks and earned a law degree from UCLA in 1981... Married businessman Bernie Weiss in 1981 and gave birth to daughter, Amy in 1987... Her memoir, Driven: A Daughter's Odyssey, was published in 2018... Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2021, as a member of the Original 9.