Wendy Turnbull

Wendy Turnbull
MBE

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Sandgate, Queensland, Australia
Born	(1952-11-26) 26 November 1952 (age 72) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1989
Plays	Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,769,024
Singles
Career record	478–250
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 3 (7 January 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1980)
French Open	F (1979)
Wimbledon	QF (1979, 1980, 1981)
US Open	F (1977)
Doubles
Career record	653–225
Career titles	55
Highest ranking	No. 5 (19 January 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1983, 1988)
French Open	W (1979)
Wimbledon	W (1978)
US Open	W (1979, 1982)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1986Mar)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	5
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	W (1979, 1982)
Wimbledon	W (1983, 1984)
US Open	W (1980)
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Women's doubles

Wendy Turnbull, MBE (born 26 November 1952) is an Australian retired tennis player. During her career, she won nine Grand Slam titles, four of them in women's doubles and five of them in mixed doubles. She also was a three-time Grand Slam runner-up in singles and won 11 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.

Turnbull turned professional in 1975. Her career high rankings were third in singles and fifth in doubles. She was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for 10 consecutive years (1977 through 1986) and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years from 1977 to 1984. She was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her foot speed around the court.

Turnbull was a singles runner-up at the 1977 US Open, the 1979 French Open, and the 1980 Australian Open. She won four women's doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles at Grand Slam events.

She was a 12-time runner-up in Grand Slam doubles events: 11 times in women's doubles and one time in mixed doubles. Nine of her 11 women's doubles losses were to teams that included Martina Navratilova.

Turnbull teamed with Elizabeth Smylie to win the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She is one of very few players to have a winning record against Steffi Graf (2–1 in head-to-head matches).

Turnbull was a member of Australia's Fed Cup team from 1977 through 1988, compiling a 46–16 overall win–loss record (17–8 in singles and 29–8 in doubles). She was the captain or coach of the team from 1985 to 1993.

In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Turnbull's name and picture.^[1]

Turnbull was appointed to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Olympic Committee in 1991, the only player appointed to the committee. She also serves on the ITF's Fed Cup Committee.

Wendy Turnbull was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1984. In December 1993, the city of Brisbane named a public park in her honour. She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.^[2]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1977	US Open	Clay	Chris Evert	7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss	1979	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–2, 6–0
Loss	1980	Australian Open	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	6–0, 7–5

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3
Loss	1978	US Open	Hard	Kerry Melville Reid	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7–6, 6–4
Win	1979	French Open	Clay	Betty Stöve	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win	1979	US Open	Hard	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1980	Wimbledon	Grass	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	1981	US Open	Hard	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1982	French Open	Clay	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	6–3, 6–4
Win	1982	US Open	Hard	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1983	Wimbledon	Grass	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1983	Australian Open	Grass	Anne Hobbs	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Loss	1984	US Open	Hard	Anne Hobbs	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1986	US Open	Hard	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	1988	Australian Open	Hard	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–0, 7–5

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1979	French Open	Clay	Bob Hewitt	Virginia Ruzici Ion Țiriac	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win	1980	US Open	Hard	Marty Riessen	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	7–5, 6–2
Win	1982	French Open	Clay	John Lloyd	Cláudia Monteiro Cássio Motta	6–2, 7–6
Loss	1982	Wimbledon	Grass	John Lloyd	Anne Smith Kevin Curren	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	1983	Wimbledon	Grass	John Lloyd	Billie Jean King Steve Denton	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win	1984	Wimbledon	Grass	John Lloyd	Kathy Jordan Steve Denton	6–3, 6–3

Result	Year	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Bronze	1988	Seoul	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Tied	DNP

Smylie and Turnbull lost in the semifinals to Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play off match, both beaten semifinal pairs received bronze medals.

Result	Year	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1980	New York	Carpet (i)	Rosemary Casals	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	1986	New York	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Claudia Kohde Helena Suková	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	28 May 1973	Surbiton	Grass	Ann Kiyomura	6–2, 6–0
Win	2.	12 July 1976	Kitzbühel	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Win	3.	1 November 1976	Tokyo	Clay	Michele Gurdal	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1.	31 August 1977	US Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	2.	10 October 1977	Phoenix	Hard	Billie Jean King	6–1, 1–6, 0–6
Loss	3.	21 November 1977	Melbourne	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	4–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	9 January 1978	Hollywood	Carpet (i)	Evonne Goolagong	2–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	18 December 1978	Sydney	Grass	Dianne Fromholtz	2–6, 5–7
Win	4.	19 February 1979	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win	5.	5 March 1979	Philadelphia	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	6.	28 May 1979	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	2–6, 0–6
Loss	7.	24 September 1979	Atlanta	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss	8.	26 November 1979	Melbourne	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	3–6, 2–6
Loss	9.	16 June 1980	Eastbourne	Grass	Tracy Austin	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	10.	28 July 1980	San Diego	Hard	Tracy Austin	1–6, 3–6
Loss	11.	22 September 1980	Atlanta	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	3–6, 5–7
Loss	12.	6 October 1980	Phoenix	Hard	Regina Maršíková	6–7, 6–7
Win	6.	3 November 1980	Hong Kong	Hard	Marcie Louie	6–0, 6–2
Loss	13.	24 November 1980	Australian Open	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	0–6, 5–7
Win	7.	1 December 1980	Sydney	Grass	Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Win	8.	2 November 1981	Hong Kong	Hard	Sabina Simmonds	6–3, 6–4
Loss	14.	25 January 1982	Chicago	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 1–6
Loss	15.	15 March 1982	Boston	Carpet (i)	Kathy Jordan	5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	16.	26 April 1982	Orlando	Clay	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 5–7
Win	9.	15 November 1982	Brisbane	Grass	Pam Shriver	6–3, 6–1
Win	10.	6 December 1982	Richmond	Carpet (i)	Tracy Austin	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
Win	11.	14 March 1983	Boston	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	17.	13 June 1983	Eastbourne	Grass	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 1–6
Loss	18.	14 November 1983	Brisbane	Grass	Pam Shriver	4–6, 5–7
Loss	19.	1 October 1984	Los Angeles	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	2–6, 3–6
Loss	20.	22 April 1985	San Diego	Hard	Annabel Croft	0–6, 6–7(5–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	7 May 1973	Bournemouth	Clay	Patricia Coleman	Evonne Goolagong Janet Young	7–5, 7–5
Win	2.	6 January 1975	Auckland	Grass	Evonne Goolagong	Laura duPont Ceci Martinez	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	23 February 1976	San Antonio	Clay	Patricia Bostrom	Julie Anthony Helen Gourlay	0–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	17 May 1976	Hamburg	Clay	Laura duPont	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Win	3.	5 July 1976	Gstaad	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Brigitte Cuypers Annette Du Plooy	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3.	9 August 1976	Indianapolis	Clay	Laura duPont	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	2–6, 3–6
Win	4.	7 March 1977	Pensacola	Clay	Ann Kiyomura	Carrie Meyer Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–2
Win	5.	17 October 1977	São Paulo	Hard	Kerry Melville Reid	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss	4.	2 January 1978	Washington	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	3–6, 5–7
Win	6.	9 January 1978	Hollywood	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6–2, 6–4
Win	7.	6 February 1978	Seattle	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Patricia Bostrom Marita Redondo	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5.	20 February 1978	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6.	27 February 1978	Kansas City	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	4–6, 4–6
Win	8.	20 March 1978	Philadelphia	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6–2, 7–5
Win	9.	26 June 1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3
Loss	7.	29 August 1978	US Open	Hard	Kerry Melville Reid	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–7, 4–6
Win	10.	9 October 1978	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Lesley Hunt Ilana Kloss	6–3, 6–3
Loss	8.	6 November 1978	Clearwater	Hard	Kerry Melville Reid	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	6–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	14 November 1978	Palm Springs	Hard	Kerry Melville Reid	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	3–6, 4–6
Win	11.	4 December 1978	Sydney	Grass	Kerry Melville Reid	Judy Chaloner Anne Hobbs	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	10.	22 January 1979	Hollywood	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	12.	19 February 1979	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win	13.	12 March 1979	Boston	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–4, 6–2
Win	14.	7 May 1979	Rome	Clay	Betty Stöve	Evonne Goolagong Kerry Melville Reid	6–3, 6–4
Win	15.	21 May 1979	Berlin	Clay	Rosie Casals	Evonne Goolagong Kerry Melville Reid	6–2, 7–5
Win	16.	28 May 1979	French Open	Clay	Betty Stöve	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	17.	11 June 1979	Chichester	Grass	Greer Stevens	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Win	18.	18 June 1979	Eastbourne	Grass	Betty Stöve	Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart	6–2, 6–2
Loss	11.	25 June 1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win	19.	13 August 1979	Richmond	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–4
Win	20.	27 August 1979	US Open	Hard	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7–5, 6–3
Win	21.	24 September 1979	Atlanta	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith	6–2, 6–4
Loss	12.	1 October 1979	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	4–6, 6–7
Win	22.	8 October 1979	Phoenix	Hard	Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	6–4, 7–6
Win	23.	29 October 1979	Stockholm	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	7–5, 7–6
Loss	13.	5 November 1979	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	3–6, 3–6
Win	24.	26 November 1979	Melbourne	Grass	Billie Jean King	Dianne Fromholtz Anne Smith	6–3, 6–3
Win	25.	3 December 1979	Sydney	Grass	Billie Jean King	Sue Barker Pam Shriver	7–5, 6–4
Win	26.	28 January 1980	Seattle	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Loss	14.	25 February 1980	Houston	Carpet (i)	Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	15.	3 March 1980	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Win	27.	10 March 1980	Boston	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	6–4, 7–6
Loss	16.	19 March 1980	Avon Championships	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	17.	9 June 1980	Chichester	Grass	Rosie Casals	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4–6, 5–7
Loss	18.	23 June 1980	Wimbledon	Grass	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss	19.	28 July 1980	San Diego	Hard	Rosie Casals	Tracy Austin Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win	28.	3 November 1980	Hong Kong	Clay	Sharon Walsh	Penny Johnson Silvana Urroz	6–1, 6–2
Loss	20.	1 December 1980	Sydney	Grass	Rosie Casals	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	29.	7 January 1981	Washington	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Loss	21.	12 January 1981	Kansas City	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	30.	2 February 1981	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–4, 6–2
Win	31.	9 February 1981	Oakland	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade	6–1, 6–4
Win	32.	23 February 1981	Seattle	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–1, 6–4
Win	33.	6 April 1981	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Rosie Casals	Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver	7–5, 7–5
Loss	22.	27 April 1981	Orlando	Clay	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	1–6, 6–7(10–12)
Win	34.	24 August 1981	Mahwah	Hard	Rosie Casals	Candy Reynolds Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–1
Loss	23.	31 August 1981	US Open	Hard	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	3–6, 3–6
Loss	24.	28 September 1981	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 5–7
Win	35.	5 October 1981	Tampa	Hard	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	6–3, 6–4
Loss	25.	14 December 1981	East Rutherford	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 4–6
Win	36.	18 January 1982	Seattle	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	7–5, 6–4
Loss	26.	25 January 1982	Chicago	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	5–7, 4–6
Loss	27.	1 February 1982	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec	4–6, 0–6
Loss	28.	15 March 1982	Boston	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Win	37.	3 April 1982	Palm Beach Gardens	Clay	Rosie Casals	Evonne Goolagong Betty Stöve	6–1, 7–6
Win	38.	26 April 1982	Orlando	Clay	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–3, 6–3
Loss	29.	24 May 1982	French Open	Clay	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Anne Smith	3–6, 4–6
Loss	30.	7 June 1982	Birmingham	Grass	Rosie Casals	Jo Durie Anne Hobbs	3–6, 2–6
Loss	31.	23 August 1982	Mahwah	Hard	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	1–6, 4–6
Win	39.	30 August 1982	US Open	Hard	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–4, 6–4
Win	40.	27 September 1982	Philadelphia	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	32.	4 October 1982	Deerfield Beach	Hard	Rosie Casals	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss	33.	22 January 1983	Marco Island	Clay	Rosie Casals	Andrea Jaeger Mary Lou Piatek	5–7, 4–6
Loss	34.	21 February 1983	Oakland	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	35.	7 March 1983	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 2–6
Loss	36.	25 April 1983	Atlanta	Hard	Rosie Casals	Alycia Moulton Sharon Walsh	3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss	37.	20 June 1983	Wimbledon	Grass	Rosie Casals	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	2–6, 2–6
Loss	38.	3 October 1983	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Rosie Casals	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	4–6, 1–6
Win	41.	14 November 1983	Brisbane	Grass	Anne Hobbs	Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh	6–3, 6–4
Win	42.	21 November 1983	Sydney	Grass	Anne Hobbs	Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková	6–4, 6–3
Loss	39.	28 November 1983	Australian Open	Grass	Anne Hobbs	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	40.	23 April 1984	Orlando	Clay	Anne Hobbs	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková	0–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	41.	27 August 1984	US Open	Hard	Anne Hobbs	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	2–6, 4–6
Loss	42.	24 September 1984	New Orleans	Hard	Sharon Walsh	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 1–6
Win	43.	1 October 1984	Los Angeles	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–2, 6–4
Loss	43.	19 November 1984	Sydney	Grass	Sharon Walsh	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	44.	18 February 1985	Oakland	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win	45.	22 April 1985	San Diego	Hard	Candy Reynolds	Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo	6–4, 6–0
Win	46.	15 July 1985	Newport	Grass	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	44.	29 July 1985	Los Angeles	Hard	Hana Mandlíková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	4–6, 2–6
Win	47.	23 September 1985	New Orleans	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Mary Lou Piatek Anne White	6–1, 6–2
Win	48.	18 November 1985	Sydney	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	45.	10 February 1986	Boca West	Hard	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver Helena Suková	2–6, 3–6
Win	49.	24 February 1986	Oakland	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss	46.	10 March 1986	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	50.	17 March 1986	Virginia Slims Championships	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Win	51.	5 May 1986	Houston	Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell	6–2, 6–4
Loss	47.	9 June 1986	Birmingham	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	2–6, 4–6
Loss	48.	23 June 1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	1–6, 3–6
Loss	49.	25 August 1986	US Open	Hard	Hana Mandlíková	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	52.	29 December 1986	Brisbane	Grass	Hana Mandlíková	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Win	53.	9 February 1987	San Francisco	Carpet (i)	Hana Mandlíková	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	50.	13 April 1987	Amelia Island	Clay	Hana Mandlíková	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win	54.	27 April 1987	Tampa	Clay	Chris Evert	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	6–4, 6–3
Loss	51.	11 January 1988	Australian Open	Hard	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	0–6, 5–7
Loss	52.	9 January 1989	Sydney	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 3–6
Loss	53.	17 July 1989	Newport	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Win	55.	7 August 1989	Los Angeles	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Mary Joe Fernández Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	5–2 ret.
Loss	54.	15 September 1989	Tokyo	Carpet (i)	Elizabeth Smylie	Gigi Fernández Robin White	2–6, 2–6
Loss	55.	5 March 1990	Boca Raton	Hard	Elise Burgin	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	4–6, 2–6

• Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

• Wendy Turnbull at the Women's Tennis Association
• Wendy Turnbull at the International Tennis Federation
• Wendy Turnbull at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Wendy Turnbull at Tennis Australia