Keri Phebus

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Keri Phebus
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1974-05-01) May 1, 1974 (age 49)
College UCLA
Prize money$46,895
Singles
Career record54–53
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (December 8, 1997)
Doubles
Career record39–32
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking147 (January 5, 1998)
Last updated on: June 13, 2016.

Keri Phebus (born May 1, 1974) is a professional tennis player from the United States. [1] During her pro career from 1991 to 1998, she won five titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, received a wildcard entry and won her first round match at the 1995 US Open. Phebus is the most decorated player in the history of UCLA women's tennis.

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Early career

While a student at Corona del Mar High School, Phebus was the nation's top-ranked girl in juniors for multiple seasons. [2]

College

While at UCLA, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1995. [3] [4] In 1995, she was the first UCLA player ever to win the national singles championship and became the second woman in history to win both the NCAA singles and doubles titles in the same year. [5] Phebus was the first women's tennis player inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. No other player has been so decorated in the history of women's tennis at UCLA. [2]

Professional career

In professional tennis, on December 8, 1997, Phebus reached her highest singles ranking: world number 186. [1] Her highest doubles ranking came on January 5, 1998, when she became world number 147. [1] In her career, she won US $46,895. [1]

ITF Women's Singles

Phebus defeated Sweden's Kristina Triska to win the singles title at the ITF $25,000 Woodlands, Texas, on March 23, 1997. [6]

ITF Women's Doubles

In 1997, Phebus partnered with Anne Mall to win the doubles title at the ITF $25,000 Mission, Texas tournament. [7]

In June 1998, at the ITF $25,000 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Phebus partnered with Canadian Vanessa Webb to win the doubles title. [8] The pair were runners-up at July's ITF $25,000 tournament in Peachtree, Georgia. The following week, they won the doubles title at the ITF $25,000 Winnipeg. [9]

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles finals

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-upFebruary 2, 1997 Mission, United StatesHard (O) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black 3–6, 3–6
WinnerMarch 23, 1997 Woodlands, United StatesHard (O) Flag of Sweden.svg Kristina Triska 6–1, 7–5

Doubles finals

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinnerJanuary 19, 1997 Delray Beach, United StatesHard (O) Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb 		6–7, 6–2, 6–2
WinnerFebruary 2, 1997 Mission, United StatesHard (O) Flag of the United States.svg Anne Mall Flag of the United States.svg Keirsten Alley
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson 		1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-upJuly 6, 1997 Flushing, United StatesHard (O) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li Flag of the United States.svg Janet Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee 		2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-upJanuary 18, 1998 Delray Beach, United StatesHard (O) Flag of the United States.svg Jean Okada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic 		6–7, 4–6
WinnerJune 21, 1998 Mount Pleasant, United StatesHard (O) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb Flag of the United States.svg Adria Engel
Flag of Mexico.svg Karin Palme 		6–2, 6–1
Runner-upJuly 26, 1998 Peachtree City, United StatesHard (O) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe 		6–3, 2–6, 4–6
WinnerAugust 2, 1998 Winnipeg, CanadaHard (O) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin 		4–6, 6–4, 7–6

Personal life

Phebus is married to Steve Olsen, has three children, and lives in California. [2] After her playing days she became a school teacher for several years, but has taught tennis at "The Edge Tennis Academy" in Newport Beach since 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WTA Players: Keri Phebus". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Matt Szabo (January 19, 2013). "Phebus Olson returns to court". Los Angeles Times . Newport Beach, CA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "UCLA Hall Of Fame To Add Eight New Members". Pac-12. October 30, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dunn, Richard (June 9, 2016). "Former tennis great Phebus now a sub-3 hour marathon runner". Anaheim, CA: Orange County Register. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Woodlands - 17 March - 23 March 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Mission - 27 January - 02 February 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Mount Pleasant - 15 June - 21 June 1998". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $25,000 Winnipeg - 27 July - 02 August 1998". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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