Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) is an American former professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.

Wendy Overton
Country (sports) United States
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947 (age 77)
Glen Cove, New York, USA
Singles
Career record18–28
Doubles
Career record16–25
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 4 (1975)

She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.

She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.

She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.

An arm injury ended her career.

After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the US Open senior event in 1997.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by surface
Hard 1
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 2
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. February 20. 1972 Washington, D.C., US Carpet   Valerie Ziegenfuss   Judy Tegart Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–2
Win 2. April 11, 1972 St. Petersburg, Florida, US Clay   Karen Krantzcke   Judy Tegart Dalton
  Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–4
Loss 3. June 5, 1972 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Valerie Ziegenfuss   Helga Masthoff
  Heide Orth
6–3, 6–2, 0–6
Win 4. September 25, 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, US Hard   Rosie Casals   Françoise Dürr
  Betty Stöve
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 5. January 15, 1973 San Francisco, California, US Hard   Valerie Ziegenfuss   Margaret Court
  Lesley Hunt
1–6, 5–7
Win 6. September 30, 1974 Houston, Texas, US Carpet   Janet Newberry   Sue Stap
  Virginia Wade
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 7. October 13, 1975 Orlando, Florida, US Clay   Rosie Casals   Chris Evert
  Martina Navratilova
W/O
Loss 8. January 19, 1976 Washington, D.C., US Hard   Mona Guerrant   Olga Morozova
  Virginia Wade
7–6(5–2), 6–2
Loss 9. August 8, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay   Mary Carillo   Linky Boshoff
  Ilana Kloss
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
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