Debbie Graham

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Debbie Graham
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1970-08-25) August 25, 1970 (age 54)
Walnut Creek, California
PlaysRight-handed
College Stanford
Prize money$862,123
Singles
Career record175–60
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record206–163
Career titles5 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1–0May 1993 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 6–7, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
Grand Slam0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III1
Tier IV & V4
Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay3
Grass0
Carpet1
ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1989Schenectady, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Birch Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard
Flag of the United States.svg Hu Na 		3–6, 2–6
Win1–1May 1993 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 		6–0, 6–4
Loss1–2May 1993 Berlin, GermanyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Belarus.svg Natalia Zvereva 		1–6, 3–6
Win2–2Aug 1993 San Juan, Puerto RicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Ann Grossman Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 		5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Loss2–3Sep 1993 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Werdel Flag of Germany.svg Karin Kschwendt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 		6–1, 6–7, 2–6
Loss2–4Feb 1996 Oklahoma City, United StatesHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz		4–6, 3–6
Win3–4May 1996 Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Bobková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová 		6–3, 7–6
Win4–4Oct 1996 Québec, CanadaCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po 		6–1, 6–4
Win5–4May 1997 Cardiff, WalesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe 		6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "WTA Awards".
  2. ↑ "USTA Debbie Graham bio". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.
  3. ↑ Araton, Harvey (September 1, 1991). "In Women's Tennis, She's Over the Hill at 21". New York Times . Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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