# Kyle Copeland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Copeland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_Copeland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Copeland > Source revision: 1312738044 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American tennis player (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | image = | fullname = Kyle Copeland-Muse | country_represented = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|05|19}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $25,223 | singlesrecord = - | singlestitles = 0 | AustralianOpenresult = Q1 ([1988](/source/1988_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying)) | USOpenresult = Q2 ([1981](/source/1981_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying)) | doublesrecord = - | doublestitles = 1 WTA | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([1984](/source/1984_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([1984](/source/1984_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles), [1985](/source/1985_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([1985](/source/1985_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles)) }} '''Kyle Copeland-Muse''' (born May 19, 1961) is an American [tennis](/source/tennis) player. ==Biography== Copeland, a native of [Montclair, New Jersey](/source/Montclair%2C_New_Jersey), graduated from [Montclair High School](/source/Montclair_High_School_(New_Jersey)).Tober, Mark. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/516018210/ "Copeland Busy On The Road With Professional Tennis Tour"], ''The Montclair Times'', August 15, 1985. Accessed March 23, 2021, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "For players such as 24-year-old Kyle Copeland of Montclair, the pro tour provides a strong challenge and a possible avenue to other interests, including possible careers in television or modeling. Before her latest performance at Wimbledon in July, though, the former Montclair High tennis and. basketball standout had her doubts about continuing with the sport which has kept her busy since the age of 9."[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/495796326/ "Gramlich-Covello at WPC once again"], ''[The Record](/source/The_Record_(North_Jersey))'', September 14, 1987. Accessed March 23, 2021, via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). "Kyle Copeland, a graduate of Montclair High School and Pepperdine University, has been named women's tennis coach at William Paterson College. Copeland spent four years on the women's professional tennis tour, competing in Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the French Open." She is credited as the first black tennis player to appear for [Louisiana State University](/source/Louisiana_State_University) in the SEC.{{cite web |last1=Bembry |first1=Jerry |title=At 16, Coco Gauff's voice is already as strong as her serve |url=https://andscape.com/features/coco-gauff-voice-is-already-as-strong-as-her-serve/ |website=[Andscape](/source/Andscape) |date=June 23, 2020}} She completed her collegiate career at [Pepperdine University](/source/Pepperdine_University), graduating in 1982. In 1983, she won her biggest professional title when she partnered with [Lori McNeil](/source/Lori_McNeil) to win the $50,000 [Bakersfield Open](/source/1983_Bakersfield_Open), an event that was part of the WTA's Virginia Slims series.{{cite web |title=Bakersfield 1983 Tennis Tournament |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bakersfield/usa/1983/w-wt-usa-27a-1983/draws-and-results/ |website=itftennis.com}} Copeland featured in the doubles main draw of the [French Open](/source/French_Open), [Wimbledon](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon) and [US Open](/source/US_Open_(tennis)) during her career. Many sources mistakenly display her given name as Kylie. ==WTA Tour finals== ===Doubles: 2 (1-1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |- ! Result ! W-L ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1–0 | Sep 1983 | [Bakersfield](/source/1983_Bakersfield_Open), United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} [Lori McNeil](/source/Lori_McNeil) | {{flagicon|USA}} [Ann Henricksson](/source/Ann_Henricksson)
{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [Patricia Medrado](/source/Patricia_Medrado) | 6–4, 6–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1984 | [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Brasil_Tennis_Cup), Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} [Penny Mager](/source/Penny_Mager) | {{flagicon|CAN}} [Jill Hetherington](/source/Jill_Hetherington)
{{flagicon|CAN}} [Hélène Pelletier](/source/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Pelletier) | 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(7–9) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Copeland, Kyle}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:American female tennis players Category:African-American tennis players Category:Montclair High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:Tennis players from Essex County, New Jersey Category:Sportspeople from Montclair, New Jersey Category:LSU Lady Tigers tennis players Category:Pepperdine Waves women's tennis players Category:20th-century African-American sportswomen Category:20th-century American sportswomen Category:21st-century African-American sportswomen Category:21st-century American sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kyle Copeland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Copeland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Copeland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.