Lynn Baker

Lynn A. Baker is an American bridge player and legal academic. She has won 14 North American Bridge Championships and finished second in a World Championship. Professor Baker teaches law at the University of Texas in Austin.^[1]^[2]

Baker became a world champion and a World Women Grand Master at the World Bridge Federation (WBF) meet in October 2014 when her team won the quadrennial McConnell Cup.^[3] Team Baker won in a field of 26 women teams-of-four. She played with Karen McCallum of the United States and their teammates were Nicola Smith–Sally Brock of England and Marion Michielsen–Meike Wortel of the Netherlands.

Bridge accomplishments[]

Wins[]

North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 2003, 2007 ^[4]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1998, 2001, 2007 ^[5]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010 ^[6]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008 ^[7]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1999 ^[8]

Runners-up[]

Venice Cup (1) 2009 ^[9]
North American Bridge Championships
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1999, 2008 ^[5]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 2014 ^[6]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2002 ^[7]

References[]

^ "Lynn A. Baker". The UT Law Faculty. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
^ "Dinkin Team: ...". USBF. Retrieved 2015-02-19. Section "About the Players (information provided by Lynn Baker)".
^ "Players Whose WBF Titles Have Changed This Year".
"Player Master Point History: Lynn Baker". WBF Master Points (wbfmasterpoints.com). Retrieved 2015-02-19.
^ "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ ^a ^b "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ ^a ^b "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ ^a ^b "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ World Team Championship Winners

External links[]

"International record for Lynn Baker". World Bridge Federation.

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[UTA-1] "Lynn A. Baker". The UT Law Faculty. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2015-02-19.

[USBF-2] "Dinkin Team: ...". USBF. Retrieved 2015-02-19. Section "About the Players (information provided by Lynn Baker)".

[WBFMP-3] "Players Whose WBF Titles Have Changed This Year".
"Player Master Point History: Lynn Baker". WBF Master Points (wbfmasterpoints.com). Retrieved 2015-02-19.

[4] "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[Machlin_Swiss_Previous_Winners-5] "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[Wagar_Previous_Winners-6] "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[Women's_BAM_Winners-7] "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[8] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[9] World Team Championship Winners

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