Full name | Aleke Joy Tsoubanos |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | April 27, 1982 |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $27,273 |
Singles | |
Career record | 32–45 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 431 (May 8, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 92–70 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 126 (April 23, 2007) |
Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.
Tsoubanos, the daughter of Greek-born parents, is originally from St. Louis and played collegiate tennis for Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the Vanderbilt team which finished runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Championships and was a three-time ITA doubles All-American. [1]
Graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2004, Tsoubanos competed on the professional tour until 2007, reaching career-high rankings of 431 in singles and 126 in doubles. She was a WTA Tour doubles quarterfinalist at Rabat and Quebec City in 2006. Her four titles on the ITF Women's Circuit all came as a doubles player.
In 2020, she was named as the new head coach of women's tennis at Vanderbilt University, where she had served as an assistant coach for the previous 13 years. [2]
Legend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | July 25, 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | Kelly Schmandt | Vania King Heidi El Tabakh | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | September 19, 2004 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Lauren Fisher | Tamara Encina Alison Ojeda | 6–3, 6–7(7), 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 1. | October 3, 2004 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | Sarah Riske | Natallia Dziamidzenka Līga Dekmeijere | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | May 28, 2005 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | Raquel Kops-Jones | Anda Perianu Kaysie Smashey | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | June 5, 2005 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Ansley Cargill | Shadisha Robinson Robin Stephenson | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | January 15, 2006 | ITF Tampa, United States | Hard | Chanelle Scheepers | Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | February 19, 2006 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Raquel Atawo | Alberta Brianti Giulia Casoni | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 5. | September 24, 2006 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Christina Fusano | Milagros Sequera Julie Ditty | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | October 15, 2006 | ITF San Francisco, United States | Hard | Christina Fusano | Laura Granville Carly Gullickson | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | November 19, 2006 | ITF Lawrenceville, United States | Hard | Christina Fusano | Leanne Baker Julie Ditty | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | December 3, 2006 | ITF San Diego, United States | Hard | Christina Fusano | Ivana Abramović Hana Šromová | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | May 19, 2007 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | Monique Adamczak | Estefanía Craciún Betina Jozami | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
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