Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Walnut Creek, California | August 25, 1970
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Stanford |
Prize money | $862,123 |
Singles | |
Career record | 175–60 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (January 6, 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1993, 1994) |
French Open | 3R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1990, 1991, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 206–163 |
Career titles | 5 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (January 31, 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1994, 2000) |
French Open | 3R (1993, 1998) |
Wimbledon | SF (1998) |
US Open | 3R (1993, 1998) |
Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer (born August 25, 1970) is a retired tennis player from the United States.
She was awarded the "Most Impressive Newcomer" by WTA in 1992. [1] She was a "High Performance Coach" for women with the USTA at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California.
She is the director of Little Aces Tennis, where she is teaching children to play tennis with low compression balls, smaller rackets, and smaller nets. [2]
Graham played college tennis for Stanford University. [3] She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1990. [4] [5] She was inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame in 1997 for winning NCAAA singles her sophomore year and only losing one match on an undefeated team.
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Grand Slam | |
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Tier III | |
Tier IV & V |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Brenda Schultz | 6–7, 2–6 |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Sandra Birch | Michelle Jaggard Hu Na | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | May 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Brenda Schultz | Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz | 6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | May 1993 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Brenda Schultz | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Aug 1993 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Ann Grossman | Gigi Fernández Rennae Stubbs | 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1993 | Hong Kong | Hard | Marianne Werdel | Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan | 6–1, 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1996 | Oklahoma City, United States | Hard (i) | Katrina Adams | Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | May 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Katrina Adams | Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | Oct 1996 | Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Brenda Schultz | Amy Frazier Kimberly Po | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | May 1997 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay | Kerry-Anne Guse | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 6–3, 6–4 |
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