Stella Sampras

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Stella Sampras
Full nameStella Sampras-Webster
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1969-03-09) 9 March 1969 (age 56)
Potomac, Maryland, US
Prize money$17,237
Singles
Career record26–12
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 248 (July 27, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (1992)
Doubles
Career record11–8
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (November 9, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q3 (1992)
US Open 2R (1992)

Stella Sampras-Webster (born March 9, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Born in Potomac, Maryland to Greek-American parents, Sampras (Greek : Σάμπρα, romanized: Sampra) is one of four siblings. Her younger brother is tennis player Pete Sampras. She grew up in Los Angeles and played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins from 1987 to 1991, earning All-American honors on four occasions. In her freshman year she teamed up with Allison Cooper to win the NCAA doubles championship. [1]

Sampras competed briefly on the professional tour, reaching a career best singles ranking of 248, with two ITF titles to her name. As a doubles player she twice appeared in the main draw of the US Open and was ranked as high as 142 in the world. [2]

Since 1996, she has been the head coach of UCLA women's tennis. [3]

Sampras is married to marketing executive Steve Webster, with whom she has twin daughters, born in 2005. [2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.January 26, 1992ITF New Braunfels, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ann Stephenson 6–1, 7–5
Winner2.January 19, 1992ITF Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claire Wegink 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-upAugust 20, 1989ITF Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jean Ceniza Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Foxworth 		3–6, 4–6
WinnerJanuary 12, 1992ITF Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Dreyer Flag of the United States.svg Dierdre Herman
Flag of the United States.svg Wendy Nelson		6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "Stella Performance by Sampras' Sister". Sun-Sentinel . March 11, 1992.
  2. 1 2 "This Sampras simply stellar at UCLA". Los Angeles Times . March 29, 2008.
  3. ↑ "This Sampras Quickly Serves Notice That Things Have Changed at UCLA". Los Angeles Times . February 2, 1997.
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