Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 6 August 1978
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 187,867 |
Singles | |
Career record | 177–115 (60.6%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 140 (16 March 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1998, 1999) |
US Open | Q1 (1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 121–106 (53.3%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 56 (3 March 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1999, 2003) |
French Open | 2R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2002) |
US Open | 2R (1999) |
US Open Junior | W (1996) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 4–3 (2003) |
Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African former tennis player. [1] During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title [2] [3] and won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. [4] Steck also won first-round doubles matches in all four Grand Slam events. [1]
She reached the singles world ranking of 140th in the world on 16 March 1998, and the 56th in doubles on 3 March 2003.
During her career, she won a WTA tournament in doubles.
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Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Feb 1999 | U.S. National Indoor Championships | Hard (i) | Amanda Coetzer | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | Sep 2002 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | Samantha Reeves | María Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2 March 1996 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Angela Bürgis | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 4 May 1996 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin | 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 November 1996 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Alina Tecșor | 6–7, 5–0 ret. |
Winner | 4. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | Magalie Lamarre | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 May 1997 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Nino Louarsabishvili | 5–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | Nicole Pratt | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Dawn Buth | 6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 July 2000 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(19) |
Winner | 9. | 13 May 2001 | ITF Midlothian, United States | Clay | Feriel Esseghir | 7–5, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 November 1996 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Maaike Koutstaal Andrea van den Hurk | w/o |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 May 1997 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | Lucie Ahl | Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 November 1997 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Aleksandra Olsza | Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 17 May 1998 | Haines City, United States | Clay | Nannie de Villiers | Maureen Drake Renata Kolbovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 May 1998 | Spartanburg, United States | Clay | Renata Kolbovic | Keiko Ishida Keiko Nagatomi | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 6. | 16 May 1999 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | Nannie de Villiers | Erika deLone Annabel Ellwood | 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 7. | 31 October 1999 | Dallas, United States | Hard | Samantha Reeves | Emmanuelle Gagliardi Irina Selyutina | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 7 February 2000 | Rockford, United States | Hard | Annabel Ellwood | Dawn Buth Rebecca Jensen | 6–7(4), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 27 March 2000 | Norcross, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Julia Abe Tzipora Obziler | 7–5, 6–7(7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 7 May 2000 | Virginia Beach, United States | Hard | Lisa McShea | Dawn Buth Mashona Washington | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(2) |
Runner-up | 11. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Karin Miller | Joana Cortez Miriam D'Agostini | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 30 July 2000 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Samantha Reeves | Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina | w/o |
Winner | 13. | 14 October 2001 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | Alina Jidkova | Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 23 April 2002 | Dothan, United States | Clay | Samantha Reeves | Rika Fujiwara Maja Palaveršić | 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 15. | 19 May 2002 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Erika deLone | Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
French Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
US Open | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 13 | 5–13 |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Wimbledon | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Rank | 266 | 187 | 192 | 230 | 213 | 245 | 361 |
Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Rank | 347 | 232 | 159 | 80 | 125 | 190 | 88 | 134 |
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