Christina Wheeler

Christina Wheeler

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Born	(1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 41) Korosten, Ukraine
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$357,140
Singles
Career record	221–208
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	147 (26 May 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2001, 2002, 2008)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	Q3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record	193–144
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	91 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2002, 2005, 2006)
French Open	1R (2002, 2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2002, 2004)
US Open	2R (2003)

Christina Wheeler (born 15 April 1982) is an Australian retired tennis player.

Her highest WTA singles ranking is 147, which she reached on 26 May 2003. Her career high in doubles is 91, achieved on 8 July 2002. Wheeler won three ITF singles titles and ten ITF doubles titles.

She retired from professional circuit in 2008.^{[ citation needed ]}

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0-1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Jan 2002	Hobart International, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Tathiana Garbin Rita Grande	2–6, 6–7(7–3)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (3–8)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–5) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	8 May 2000	ITF Swansea, United Kingdom	Clay	Dragana Zarić	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	2.	13 November 2000	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	26 February 2001	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win	4.	29 October 2001	ITF Mackay, Australia	Hard	Cindy Watson	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5.	5 May 2003	ITF Sea Island, United States	Hard	Maria Sharapova	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	13 May 2003	ITF Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Kristina Brandi	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	7.	18 February 2007	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Casey Dellacqua	3–6, 1–6
Loss	8.	17 June 2007	ITF Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Kira Nagy	2–6, 0–6
Loss	9.	12 November 2007	ITF Sunderland, England	Hard	Iryna Brémond	1–6, 0–6
Loss	10.	23 March 2008	ITF Sorrento, Italy	Hard	Melanie South	5–7, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Win	11.	21 April 2008	ITF Naples, Italy	Clay	Lisa Sabino	6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 27 (10–17)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–9) Clay (4–7) Grass (2–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	2 April 2000	ITF Corowa, Australia	Grass	Cindy Watson	Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken	6–3, 7–6(13–11)
Loss	2.	19 November 2001	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	Evie Dominikovic Samantha Stosur	1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win	3.	6 April 2002	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Gisela Dulko Milagros Sequera	6–2, 6–4
Win	4.	10 September 2002	Peachtree, United States	Hard	Jennifer Russell	Ally Baker Kristina Brandi	6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	5.	24 September 2002	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	Francesca Lubiani Milagros Sequera	6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Loss	6.	15 October 2002	Sedona, United States	Hard	Milagros Sequera	Jennifer Russell Mashona Washington	6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss	7.	15 April 2003	Jackson, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears	1–6, 3–6
Win	8.	22 April 2003	Dothan, United States	Clay	Milagros Sequera	Julie Ditty Varvara Lepchenko	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	9.	5 May 2003	Sea Island, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Jennifer Russell Jessica Lehnhoff	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10.	18 May 2003	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Julie Ditty	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lilia Osterloh	5–7, 1–6
Loss	11.	22 July 2003	Lexington, United States	Hard	Bryanne Stewart	Janet Lee Jessica Lehnhoff	3–6, 4–6
Win	12.	24 November 2003	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Jessica Lehnhoff	Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur	7–5, 6–2
Win	13.	4 May 2004	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Ansley Cargill	Marie-Ève Pelletier Anousjka Van Exel	6–4, 6–4
Loss	14.	17 August 2004	Bronx, United States	Hard	Jessica Lehnhoff	Li Na Liu Nannan	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	15.	10 May 2005	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Samantha Reeves	Ashley Harkleroad Lindsay Lee-Waters	4–6, 5–7
Win	16.	10 July 2006	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Trudi Musgrave	Sarah Borwell Jane O'Donoghue	6–2, 6–4
Win	17.	13 November 2006	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Daniella Jeflea Sophie Ferguson	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	18.	27 November 2006	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Natalie Grandin Raquel Kops-Jones	2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	19.	16 March 2007	Perth, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Casey Dellacqua Emily Hewson	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	20.	23 March 2007	Kalgoorlie, Australia	Hard	Emily Hewson	Vivien Silfany-Tony Lavinia Tananta	6–4, 6–3
Loss	21.	4 June 2007	Grado, Italy	Clay	Ana Veselinović	Stefania Chieppa Darya Kustova	5–7, 3–6
Loss	22.	11 June 2007	Campobasso, Italy	Clay	Story Tweedie-Yates	María José Argeri Letícia Sobral	5–7, 3–6
Loss	23.	5 November 2007	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Gabriela Dabrowski Sharon Fichman	3–6, 0–6
Loss	24.	7 February 2008	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Monique Adamczak	Marina Erakovic Nicole Kriz	4–6, 4–6
Win	25.	7 April 2008	ITF Biarritz, France	Clay	Martina Müller	Jorgelina Cravero Betina Jozami	7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	26.	16 May 2008	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Sophie Ferguson	Han Xinyun Xu Yifan	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss	27.	2 June 2008	ITF Grado, Italy	Hard	Marinne Giraud	Mariana Duque Mariño Melanie Klaffner	1–6, 2–6

Highest ranked player victories

No. 34 - Tatiana Panova, 2001 No. 43 - Amy Frazier, 2003 No. 54 - Anna Kournikova, 2002 No. 63 - Sara Errani, 2008 No. 64 - Chan Yung-jan, 2008

External links

• Christina Wheeler at the Women's Tennis Association
• Christina Wheeler at the International Tennis Federation
• Christina Wheeler at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Christina Wheeler at ESPN.com
• Christina Wheeler at Tennis Australia