Aleke Tsoubanos

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Aleke Tsoubanos
Full nameAleke Joy Tsoubanos
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1982-04-27) April 27, 1982 (age 41)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$27,273
Singles
Career record32–45
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 431 (May 8, 2006)
Doubles
Career record92–70
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 126 (April 23, 2007)

Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.

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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]

ITF finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 12 (4–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.July 25, 2004ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Schmandt Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Egypt.svg Heidi El Tabakh
6–4, 6–4
Winner2.September 19, 2004ITF Matamoros, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Fisher Flag of the United States.svg Tamara Encina
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Ojeda
6–3, 6–7(7), 7–6(5)
Runner-up1.October 3, 2004ITF Pelham, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Riske Flag of Belarus.svg Natallia Dziamidzenka
Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.May 28, 2005ITF Houston, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones Flag of Romania.svg Anda Perianu
Flag of the United States.svg Kaysie Smashey
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.June 5, 2005ITF Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ansley Cargill Flag of the United States.svg Shadisha Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Stephenson
3–6, 5–7
Winner3.January 15, 2006ITF Tampa, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Wen-hsin
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–3
Runner-up4.February 19, 2006ITF Saguenay, CanadaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Atawo Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni
6–4, 7–6(4)
Runner-up5.September 24, 2006ITF Albuquerque, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.October 15, 2006ITF San Francisco, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up7.November 19, 2006ITF Lawrenceville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of New Zealand.svg Leanne Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
6–7(5), 4–6
Runner-up8.December 3, 2006ITF San Diego, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová
4–6, 3–6
Winner4.May 19, 2007ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak Flag of Uruguay.svg Estefania Craciún
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami
7–5, 2–6, 6–3

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References

  1. "Aleke Tsoubanos". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. May 13, 2019.
  2. Wilson, Mike (July 6, 2020). "Vanderbilt restructures women's tennis staff, names Aleke Tsoubanos head coach". The Tennessean .