Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence |
Naples, Florida New York City, New York |
Born |
Queens, New York, U.S. |
March 15, 1957
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Turned pro | 1977 |
Retired | 1980 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 33 (January 1980) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1979) |
US Open | 1R (1977, 1979) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | QF (1977) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | W (1977) |
Wimbledon | QF (1977) |
Mary Carillo (born March 15, 1957) is an American sportscaster and former professional tennis player. She is a reporter for NBC Sports and NBC Olympics.
Carillo played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980. She was ranked as high as World No. 33, in the Women's Tennis Association Rankings, from January through March 1980, then retired due to knee injuries.
She won the 1977 French Open mixed-doubles title with partner and childhood friend John McEnroe. Carillo and McEnroe then made it to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, and later that year Carillo was a women's doubles quarter finalist at the US Open.
Carillo began her television career working for USA Network from 1980 through 1987, PBS from 1981 through 1986 and MSG from 1981 through 1988. She started with ESPN in 1988 and continued with them for nine years, returning in 2003. Her work on the U.S. Open for CBS Sports began in 1986, and continues to the present. In addition, Carillo worked as both a host and analyst on HBO's Wimbledon coverage from 1996 to 1999, and on Turner Sports' coverage of Wimbledon from 2000 to 2002. In May 2003, Carillo joined NBC Sports as an analyst on the network's French Open and Wimbledon coverage, having made her debut as an analyst on NBC for the 1996 Family Circle Cup tennis event.