Lynn Baker

Lynn 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.

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. 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
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1998, 2001, 2007
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1999

Runners-up

• Venice Cup (1) 2009
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1999, 2008
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 2014
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2002