the U.S. women's team at the 2008 Beijing Games tennis event where team members Venus and Serena Williams won a gold medal in doubles. After "piling on weight" in her 40s, Garrison participated in season 16 of the reality TV competition The Biggest Loser, titled The Biggest Loser: Glory Days, which premiered September 11, 2014 on NBC. Despite losing 8 lbs., she was the first person eliminated from the program. Playing style Garrison played an attacking style. It was common for her to slice her backhand and attack the net (a chip-and-charge tactic). Garrison had excellent volleys and overheads. She was able to rally when she wanted to but her main game plan was to get to the net so she could finish with the volley. Major finals Grand Slam tournaments Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Mixed doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) Olympics Singles: 1 bronze medal Garrison lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf 2–6, 0–6. In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match, both beaten semifinal players received bronze medals. Doubles: 1 gold medal WTA career finals Singles: 36 (14–22) Doubles: 46 (20–26) Grand Slam performance timelines Singles Doubles Mixed doubles References Bibliography A. P. Porter, Zina Garrison: Ace, First Ave. Editions, 1992 External links ESPN biography 1963 births African-American female tennis players American female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) champions Hopman Cup competitors Living people Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in tennis Olympic gold medalists for the United States in tennis Tennis commentators Tennis players from Houston Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wimbledon champions Wimbledon junior champions US Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people