Paula Iversen

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Paula Iversen
Country (sports)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Residence Harare, Zimbabwe
Born (1970-02-17) 17 February 1970 (age 54)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,982
Singles
Career record1-2
Doubles
Career record26-16
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (31 January 1994)
Last updated on: 11 November 2017.

Paula Iversen (born 17 February 1970) is a former female tennis player from Zimbabwe.

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Iversen has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 217 achieved on 31 January 1994. Iversen has won 3 ITF doubles titles.

Iversen made her WTA main draw debut at the 1994 Japan Open Tennis Championships in the doubles event partnering Hiromi Nagano.

Playing for Zimbabwe at the Fed Cup, Iversen has accumulated a win–loss record of 11–17. [1] Iversen retirement from professional tennis in 1997.

ITF finals

Doubles (3–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.22 March 1993 Harare, ZimbabweHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kim Grant
6–1, 6–3
Win2.12 April 1993 Gaborone, BotswanaHard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Sessions Bailey Flag of the United States.svg Erica Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Story
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Win3.26 April 1993 Lee-on-Solent, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michele Mair Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colette Hall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
6–2, 6–4
Loss4.18 July 1994 Telford, United KingdomHard Flag of Namibia.svg Elizma Nortje Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alison Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Tse
6–4, 4–6, 4–6

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