Patty Fendick (born March 31, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player and the former women's tennis program head coach at University of Texas and head coach at University of Washington.

Born in Sacramento, California, she played at the collegiate level at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA team title three times. In 1987, she was named ITA Player of the Year, when on the Stanford tennis team she had a 57-match winning streak. She won two NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1987. Her playing accomplishments, as a collegiate and professional player, has elevated her being inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame and also recognized as the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the first 25 years of NCAA women's tennis.

Fendick remains active in the sport of tennis as a coach and by serving on numerous committees with ITA and USTA. She was previously a tennis coach with the Washington Huskies.

Grand Slam finals Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1988 US Open Hard Jill Hetherington Gigi Fernández Robin White 4–6, 1–6Loss 1989 Australian Open Hard Jill Hetherington Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Loss 1990 Australian Open Hard Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)Win 1991 Australian Open Hard Mary Joe Fernández Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4), 6–1Loss 1994 Australian Open Hard Meredith McGrath Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

WTA career finals Doubles: 40 (24–16) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jill Hetherington Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor 6–2, 6–1Win 2–0 Feb 1988 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Jill Hetherington Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 6–3, 6–3Win 3–0 Apr 1988 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Ann Henricksson Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 6–2, 2–6, 6–2Loss 2–1 Jul 1988 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Jill Hetherington Ronni Reis Lise Gregory 3–6, 4–6Win 3–1 Aug 1988 San Diego, U.S. Hard Jill Hetherington Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg 7–6(10), 6–4Win 4–1 Aug 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Jill Hetherington Gigi Fernández Robin White 7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4Loss 4–2 Aug 1988 US Open Hard Jill Hetherington Gigi Fernández Robin White 4–6, 1–6Win 5–2 Oct 1988 Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard Jill Hetherington Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 6–2Loss 5–3 Jan 1989 Brisbane, Australia Hard Jill Hetherington Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6Loss 5–4 Jan 1989 Australian Open Hard Jill Hetherington Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Win 6–4 Feb 1989 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jill Hetherington Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson 6–4, 6–4Win 7–4 Feb 1989 Connecticut, U.S. Carpet (i) Jill Hetherington Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–2Loss 7–5 Feb 1989 New Haven, U.S. Hard Jill Hetherington Katrina Adams Pam Shriver 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Loss 7–6 Jan 1990 Australian Open Hard Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná Helena Suková 6–7(5), 6–7(3)Loss 7–7 Jun 1990 Eastbourne, UK Grass Zina Garrison Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Natalia Zvereva 4–6, 3–6Win 8–7 Aug 1990 San Diego, U.S. Hard Zina Garrison Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 7–6(5)Win 9–7 Nov 1990 San Jose, U.S. Hard Meredith McGrath Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington 6–1, 6–1Win 10–7 Jan 1991 Australian Open Hard Mary Joe Fernández Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 7–6(4), 6–1Win 11–7 Jan 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Larisa Neiland Jo-Anne Faull Julie Richardson 6–3, 6–3Win 12–7 Mar 1991 San Jose, U.S. Hard Monica Seles Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi 7–6(2), 6–2Loss 12–8 Apr 1991 Houston, U.S. Clay Mary Joe Fernández Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi 1–6, 6–2, 1–6Win 13–8 Nov 1991 Oakland, U.S. Carpet Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–4, 7–5Win 14–8 Nov 1991 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Gigi Fernández Katrina Adams Mercedes Paz 6–4, 6–2Loss 14–9 Mar 1992 US Hard Court Championships Hard Andrea Strnadová Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 2–6, 6–7Win 15–9 Apr 1992 Houston, US Clay Gigi Fernández Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi 7–5, 6–4Win 16–9 May 1992 Strasbourg, France Clay Andrea Strnadová Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz 6–3, 6–4Loss 16–10 Oct 1992 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Andrea Strnadová Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–7Win 17–10 Feb 1993 U.S. National Indoors Hard (i) Zina Garrison Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–2Loss 17–11 Apr 1993 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Meredith McGrath Cammy Macgregor Catherine Suire 3–6, 6–7Win 18–11 Apr 1993 Malaysia Open Hard Meredith McGrath Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford 6–4, 7–6Loss 18–12 Oct 1993 Filderstad, Germany Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva 6–7, 4–6Win 19–12 Nov 1993 San Jose, U.S. Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui 6–2, 6–0Win 20–12 Jan 1994 Sydney, Australia Hard Meredith McGrath Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–3Loss 20–13 Jan 1994 Australian Open Hard Meredith McGrath Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 3–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 21–13 Feb 1994 National Indoors, U.S. Hard (i) Meredith McGrath Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf 7–6, 6–2Loss 21–14 Mar 1994 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard Meredith McGrath Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 3–6, 1–6Win 22–14 Apr 1994 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Meredith McGrath Yayuk Basuki Nana Miyagi 7–6, 3–6, 6–3Win 23–14 Apr 1994 Singapore Hard Meredith McGrath Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford 6–4, 6–1Win 24–14 Oct 1994 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–4Loss 24–15 Oct 1994 Zurich, Switzerland Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova 6–7, 1–6Loss 24–16 Jan 1995 Sydney, Australia Hard Mary Joe Fernández Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–2, 4–6

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