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Mary Carillo (b. March 15, 1957 in Queens, New York) is an American
writer, sports commentator, and former tennis player.
Carillo played on the women's circuit in the 1970s and 1980s
being ranked as high as number 33 in the world. In 1977, she won the French
Open mixed doubles championship with childhood friend John McEnroe; however,
knee injuries forced Carillo to retire.
In 1980, Carillo began working as a reporter for CBS Sports'
coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. In 1986, Carillo joined CBS
Sports permanently as a tennis analyst. Later, she joined NBC Sports as an
analyst for tennis broadcasts of the French Open and Wimbledon. She also
covered tennis for the USA Network and ESPN.
Carillo has written two books: Tennis My Way with Martina
Navratilova and Rick Elstein's Tennis Kinetics.
Aside from her commentary duties, Carillo serves as a correspondent
for the HBO Sports magazine, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
Carillo lives in Naples, Florida with her two children.
Accomplishments
Won Peabody Award for co-writing (w/ Frank Deford) the HBO
documentary "Dare to Compete: The Struggle for Women in Sports
Twice named "Broadcaster of the Year" by Women's
Tennis Association (1981, 1985)
Named "Best Commentator" by World Tennis Magazine
(1986), Toronto Star (1986), and TENNIS Magazine (1988-91)[[Category:American
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