Keirsten Alley

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Keirsten Alley
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1973-09-17) September 17, 1973 (age 50)
Prize money$18,486
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 276 (July 14, 1997)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (July 28, 1997)

Keirsten Alley (born September 17, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Alley, who comes from Melrose, Massachusetts, played college tennis for UC Berkeley. A four-time All-American, she won two Pac-10 doubles championships partnering Pam Nelson and with the same player was an NCAA doubles semi-finalist in 1995. [1]

From 1995 to 1997, Alley competed on the professional tour and reached a best singles ranking of 276, winning ITF titles in Curaçao and Santo Domingo. As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 1997 Stanford Classic with Laxmi Poruri. [2]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (2–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.October 28, 1996 Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aneta Soukup 6–3, 6–4
Win2.November 4, 1996 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Moore 6–4, 6–0
Loss1.November 25, 1996 São Paulo, BrazilHard Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 7–6(2), 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.December 2, 1996 São Paulo, BrazilHard Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 3–6, 1–6
Loss3.April 21, 1997 Guimarães, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (3–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.November 6, 1995 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicClay Flag of the United States.svg Angela Bernal Flag of Hungary.svg Nóra Köves
Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen 		6–2, 1–6, 3–6
Loss2.November 13, 1995 San Salvador, El SalvadorClay Flag of the United States.svg Angela Bernal Flag of Germany.svg Nina Nittinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Moore 		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win1.April 1, 1996 Moulins, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Moe Flag of France.svg Laurence Bois
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuela Brusati 		6–2, 7–5
Win2.October 28, 1996 Curaçao, Netherlands AntillesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Moe Flag of Hungary.svg Nóra Köves
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Moore 		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss3.December 9, 1996 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of the United States.svg Paige Yaroshuk Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Cianfagna 		4–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Loss4.January 20, 1997 San Antonio, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson Flag of the United States.svg Jane Chi
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Pace 		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss5.February 2, 1997 Mission, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson Flag of the United States.svg Keri Phebus
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Mall 		6–1, 1–6, 1–6
Win3.June 16, 1997 Mount Pleasant, United StatesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Liza Andriyani Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Augustus
Flag of Norway.svg Tina Samara 		2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss6.June 23, 1997 Greenwood, United StatesHard Flag of Norway.svg Tina Samara Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melissa Beadman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amy Jensen 		6–4, 2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Cal Women's Tennis Traditions". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. April 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Stanford - 21 July - 27 July 1997". itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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