Julie Shiflet

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Julie Shiflet
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1972-10-07) October 7, 1972 (age 52)
Prize money$51,493
Singles
Career record79–107
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 212 (February 22, 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (1990)
Doubles
Career record3–20
Highest rankingNo. 524 (October 15, 1990)

Julie Shiflet (born October 7, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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A native of Virginia Beach, Shiflet grew up in a tennis involved family, which owned the Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club. [2] She played collegiate tennis for William & Mary and was a singles All-American in 1992, as a freshman. [3]

Shiflet, who reached a career high singles ranking of 212 in the world, featured in the qualifying draw for the 1990 US Open. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at the 1991 Colorado Tennis Classic, where she had a first round win over Heather Ludloff, then took the eventual champion Lori McNeil to three sets in the round of 16. [4]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinnerAugust 5, 1990 Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Albano 6–1, 6–2

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  2. Sarni, Jim (April 20, 1987). "Success is Relative to 14s Champ Shiflet". Sun-Sentinel .
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