Lea Antonoplis

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Lea Antonoplis
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg USA
Born (1959-01-20) January 20, 1959 (age 66)
West Covina, California, United States
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro1979 [1]
Retired1991
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record78–96
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 50 (December 31, 1981) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1988)
French Open 1R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 4R (1977)
US Open 3R (1976)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (1977)
Doubles
Career record99–110
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 55 (September 14, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1982, 1984)
French Open 3R (1983, 1987)
Wimbledon 3R (1978, 1979, 1983)
US Open 3R (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (1987)
Wimbledon 2R (1979, 1987)
US Open 1R (1979)

Lea Antonoplis (born January 20, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles. [3]

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Early life

Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1974 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California.

Tennis career

In 1974, Lea played an exhibition match arranged by Dale Jensen in Claremont, Ca with Tracy Austin, Lawrence McCutcheon, and Elgin Baylor.

Also in 1974, Antonoplis played in her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, losing to Sue Mappin in three sets. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the junior singles, beating compatriot Peanut Louie-Harper in the final in straight sets. [4] In 1979, she won her first WTA doubles title in the Player's Canadian Open with Diane Evers, defeating Chris O'Neil and Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. In 1983, she won two doubles titles with Barbara Jordan. In Indianapolis, they beat Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 in the final, and in Hershey, they beat Sherry Acker and Ann Henricksson 6–3, 6–4. In 1986, she won her fourth and last WTA doubles title with Barbara Gerken, beating Gigi Fernández and Susan Leo 6–1, 6–2 in the final. [3]

Antonoplis also acquired some notability at a 1976 satellite tournament in South Orange, New Jersey when she won a three-set semifinal match against Renée Richards. This was the first tournament in which Richards competed after it was revealed that she had undergone a sex-change procedure.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 10 (3–7)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Titles by surface
Hard2
Clay0
Grass0
Carpet1
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Feb 1983Indianapolis, Indiana, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win2.Feb 1983Hershey, Pennsylvania, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan Flag of the United States.svg Sherry Acker
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson
6–3, 6–4
Loss3.Nov 1983 Ginny Championships, USCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss4.Aug 1984Newport, Rhode Island, USGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Beverly Mould Flag of the United States.svg Anna-Maria Fernandez
Flag of the United States.svg Peanut Louie
5–7, 6–7
Loss5.Dec 1985Auckland, New ZealandGrass Flag of Argentina.svg Adriana Villagrán Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Hobbs
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds
1–6, 3–6
Win6.Oct 1986TaipeiCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Susan Leo
6–1, 6–2
Loss7.Aug 1987Aptos, California, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
1–6, 0–6
Loss8.Nov 1987Little Rock, Arkansas, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Lou Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
2–6, 4–6
Loss9.Apr 1988 Tokyo Outdoor, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States.svg Robin White
1–6, 4–6
Loss10.Jul 1988Schenectady, New York, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Cammy MacGregor Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
3–6, 6–3, 5–7

References

  1. LinkedIn profile page
  2. Womens International computer rankings as of Dec. 31, 1981
  3. 1 2 "Antonoplis, Lea (USA)". Players – Biography. ITF. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  4. Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 23.