Andrea Leand

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Andrea Leand
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1964-01-18) January 18, 1964 (age 59)
Baltimore, USA
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1982
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed
College Princeton University
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School
Singles
Career record142–151
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 12 (May, 1982), holds the WTA record for best first time appearance on the WTA rankings at No.18
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1982, 1984)
French Open 4R (1982)
Wimbledon 3R (1983, 1990)
US Open 4R (1981, 1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record57–89
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1990)
French Open 3R (1985)
Wimbledon QF (1983)
US Open 2R (1981, 1983, 1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 3R (1985)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Israel Women's singles

Andrea Leand (born January 18, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. Leand was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and the No. 2 ranked junior in the World in 1981. She won a gold medal in singles at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Leand rose to a career high ranking of No. 12. Leand was ranked in the top 10 of the world doubles rankings reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983. Leand represented the United States at the Federation Cup in 1982 and the Olympics in 1984.

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Early life

Leand is the first child of Paul Leand, a chest and throat surgeon who in college played tennis for Yale University, and Barbara Goldberg Leand, who once had a tennis ranking in the Middle Atlantic region. [1]

Education

In 1988, Leand graduated from Princeton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She also earned an MBA degree from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School in 2002.

Career in sports

Andrea Leand was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and the No. 2 ranked junior in the World in 1981. She won a gold medal in women's singles at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel. [2]

She turned pro in 1982 and appeared on the WTA pro rankings for the first time at No.18, a record for the highest first-time appearance in the pro tennis rankings that she still holds today. Leand rose to a career high No. 12. Leand was ranked in the top 10 of the world doubles rankings reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983. [3]

Leand represented the United States at the Federation Cup in 1982 and the Olympics in 1984. She competed on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She won a singles title at the Pittsburgh Open in 1984 after a three-sets victory in the final against Pascale Paradis. Leand reached the fourth round of the US Open on three occasions, at Wimbledon once, and the French Open once. She upset second-seeded Andrea Jaeger at the 1981 U.S. Open. [4]

Later career

After 15 years on the pro tour, Leand pursued careers in journalism and broadcasting, as contributor to multiple publications including USA Today , The New York Times , and The Baltimore Sun and TennisMatch Magazine. [5] She also was a lead commentator for ESPN/STAR television for 10 years. She later became certified as an investment advisor for Morgan Stanley. Leand was named publisher of Tennis Week Magazine in 2007.

WTA career finals

Doubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (0–0)
Virginia Slims (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1984 Boston, Massachusetts, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Piatek Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
6–7, 0–6
Loss0–2May 1984 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Beverly Mould
1–6, 2–6
Win1–2Oct 1984 Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Temesvári Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–3

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References

  1. Vecsey, George (September 7, 1981). "Andrea Leand Is Suddenly a Celebrity". The New York Times.
  2. "Olympedia – Andrea Leand". www.olympedia.org.
  3. "Wimbledon players archive – Andrea Land". AELTC.
  4. David Emery, ed. (1983). Who's Who in International Tennis. London: Sphere. p. 67. ISBN   978-0722133200.
  5. TennisMatch Magazine, Sept/Oct 1993, pages 39-41, "How the US Open Changed My Career" by Andrea Leand, Contributing Editor