Full name | Elizabeth Ann Schmidt |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | August 23, 1977
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Prize money | $33,258 |
Singles | |
Career record | 46–95 |
Highest ranking | No. 380 (February 4, 2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 75–92 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 137 (January 27, 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2003) |
Elizabeth Ann Schmidt (born August 23, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.
Schmidt, who was raised in Austin, played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins from 1996–97 to 1999–00, earning All-American honors for doubles as a freshman.
Graduating in 2000, Schmidt spent the next four years on the professional tour and reached a best singles ranking of 380 in the world. As a doubles player she was ranked as high as 137, with her doubles highlights including a WTA Tour semi-final appearance at Québec City in 2002 and participation in Wimbledon qualifying in 2003. [1]
Since 2008 she has served as the head coach of women's tennis at Rice University. [2]
Legend |
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$50,000 tournaments |
$40,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 18, 1999 | Evansville, United States | Hard | Amanda Augustus | Amanda Johnson Andrea Nathan | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | July 2, 2000 | Springfield, United States | Hard | Abigail Spears | Lauren Barnikow Erin Burdette | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2) |
Runner-up | 3. | September 24, 2000 | Greenville, U.S. | Clay | Kristy Blumberg | Evgenia Subbotina Nicole Kriz | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | March 18, 2001 | Monterrey, Mexico | Clay | Anousjka van Exel | Bianca Kamper Isabella Mitterlehner | 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 29, 2001 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Annica Cooper | Kaori Aoyama Miho Saeki | 7–5, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | January 26, 2003 | Fullerton, United States | Hard | Anousjka van Exel | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Shenay Perry | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | November 2, 2003 | Dalby, Australia | Hard | Anousjka van Exel | Casey Dellacqua Evie Dominikovic | 7–6(6), 2–6, 1–6 |
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