Jessica Steck

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Jessica Steck
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1978-08-06) 6 August 1978 (age 45)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 187,867
Singles
Career record177–115 (60.6%)
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 140 (16 March 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1998, 1999)
US Open Q1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record121–106 (53.3%)
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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  JuniorW (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]

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Career

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.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossFeb 1999 U.S. National Indoor Championships Hard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Amanda Coetzer Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 4–6
WinSep 2002 Tournoi de Québec, CanadaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
Flag of Colombia.svg Fabiola Zuluaga
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

ITF finals

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

Singles: 9 (5–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.2 March 1996ITF Pretoria, South AfricaHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Angela Bürgis 6–3, 6–2
Winner2.4 May 1996 Hatfield, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up3.17 November 1996 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Romania.svg Alina Tecșor 6–7, 5–0 ret.
Winner4.11 May 1997 Lee-on-the-Solent, United KingdomClay Flag of France.svg Magalie Lamarre 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up5.19 May 1997 Sochi, RussiaHard Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up6.2 March 1998 Rockford, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Argentina.svg Nicole Pratt 2–6, 3–6
Winner7.21 May 2000 Jackson, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Buth 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up8.30 July 2000 Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(19)
Winner9.13 May 2001ITF Midlothian, United StatesClay Flag of Algeria.svg Feriel Esseghir 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (4–11)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.17 November 1996ITF Cairo, EgyptHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andrea van den Hurk
w/o
Runner-up2.4 May 1997 Hatfield, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucie Ahl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.23 November 1997 Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
4–6, 3–6
Winner4.17 May 1998 Haines City, United StatesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up5.24 May 1998 Spartanburg, United StatesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ishida
Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Nagatomi
3–6, 5–7
Winner6.16 May 1999 Midlothian, United StatesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up7.31 October 1999 Dallas, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.7 February 2000 Rockford, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Buth
Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen
6–7(4), 5–7
Runner-up9.27 March 2000 Norcross, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of Germany.svg Julia Abe
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
7–5, 6–7(7), 4–6
Runner-up10.7 May 2000 Virginia Beach, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Buth
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(2)
Runner-up11.21 May 2000 Jackson, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller Flag of Brazil.svg Joana Cortez
Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini
4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Runner-up12.30 July 2000 Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
w/o
Winner13.14 October 2001 Hallandale Beach, United StatesClay Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova Flag of Argentina.svg Erica Krauth
Flag of Argentina.svg Vanesa Krauth
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up14.23 April 2002 Dothan, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Palaveršić
3–6, 0–6
Winner15.19 May 2002ITF Charlottesville, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone Flag of the United States.svg Teryn Ashley
Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Schlukebir
6–2, 2–6, 7–5

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SRW–L
Australian Open A 2R 1R AA 2R 0 / 32–3
French Open A 2R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 41–4
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R Q1 2R A0 / 41–4
US Open Q1 2R AA 1R A0 / 21–2
Win–loss0–13–40–30–01–31–20 / 135–13

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1999 2000 SRW–L
Australian Open AA0 / 00–0
French Open 1R 2R 0 / 20–2
Wimbledon 2R A0 / 11–1
US Open AA0 / 00–0
Win–loss1–20–10 / 31–3

WTA year-end rankings

Singles

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Rank266Increase2.svg187Decrease2.svg 192Decrease2.svg 230Increase2.svg 213Decrease2.svg 245Decrease2.svg 361

Doubles

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Rank347Increase2.svg 232Increase2.svg 159Increase2.svg80Decrease2.svg 125Decrease2.svg 190Increase2.svg 88Decrease2.svg 134

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