Alix Creek

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Alix Creek
Full nameAlixandra Creek Chesno
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1972-10-22) October 22, 1972 (age 51)
Prize money$43,244
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 205 (Aug 29, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1995)
US Open Q1 (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 284 (May 1, 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1993)

Alixandra Creek Chesno (born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Raised in Rochester, New York, Creek trained at Florida's Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and played collegiate tennis for the University of Arizona in the early 1990s. She won two Pac-10 singles championships and was the NCAA Division I doubles champion in 1993, partnering Michelle Oldham. [1]

Creek reached a best singles ranking of 205 on the professional tour and won two titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She featured in the women's doubles main draw of the 1993 US Open as a wildcard pairing with collegiate partner Michelle Oldham. [2] Her best doubles ranking was 284 in the world. [3]

ITF finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Oct 1988 ITF Montevideo, UruguayClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federica Haumüller 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss2.Jun 1992 ITF Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Lihini Weerasuriya0–6, 2–6
Win3.Apr 1995 ITF Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Ninfa Marra 6–4, 5–7, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 1988 ITF Montevideo, UruguayClay Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marielle Rooimans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicolette Rooimans 		2–6, 2–6
Win2.Apr 1995 ITF Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Kurth Flag of Venezuela.svg María Virginia Francesa
Flag of Venezuela.svg Ninfa Marra 		6–2, 2–6, 6–0

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References

  1. ↑ "2. Alixandra Creek". Arizona Daily Star . June 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Laid-back Wilander advances". Tampa Bay Times . September 2, 1993.
  3. ↑ "Tennis Abstract: Alix Creek Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
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