 Margaret
'Peggy' Michel
Among the finest players in intercollegiate
competition, Peggy Michel (b.1949) went on to international success
as a professional. Learning tennis on the public courts of Southern
California, Michel entered Arizona State Univeristy in 1968 and
was a collegiate singles an doubles finalist in her freshman
year. Under Hall of Fame coach Anne Pittman, she helped lead
the Sun Devils team to national titles in 1971 and 1972, and
captured the doubles title both years.
Turning pro after graduation, Michel
traveled to Australia where coach Vic Edwards paired her with
his longtime student, Evonne
Goolagong. The Michel-Goolagong
duo took the world by storm, winning three Grand Slam events
and heading up a championship Pittsburgh Triangles team in World
Team Tennis. Staying in the game ever since, Michel coached the
U.S. Young Cup senior team to four straight international victories
from 1995-1998.
Career Highlights
U.S. Collegiate Doubles Champion
1971, 1972
U.S. Collegiate Singles Finalist
1968, 1971; Doubles Finalist 1968
Team Member, U.S. Collegiate
Championship Team, Arizona State University 1971, 1972
Canadian Doubles Champion 1974,
Finalist 1969
Wimbledon Doubles Champion 1974,
Finalist 1969
Australian Doubles Champion 1974,
1975
Queensland Lawn Tennis Open Doubles
Champion 1974-1975
New Zealand Hard Court Doubles
Champion 1974-1975
Australian Hard Court Doubles
Champion 1974-1975
New South Wales Hard Court Doubles
Champion 1974-1975
Western Austrlaian Doubles Champion
1974-1975
Team Member, Pittsburgh Triangles,
World Team Tennis 1974-1975; Championship Winners 1975
Team Captain, USTA Young Cup
Team 1995-1998 (international competition for women 40 and over);
Championship Winners 1995-1998
B.A.'72 Arizona State University
(Education)
Inducted into the Arizona State
University Sun Devils Hall of Fame 1975
Outstanding Female Athlete, Dapper
Dan Award, Pittsburgh 1975
Twila Chilcott Memorial Volunteer
of the Year Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
1974
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