Stephanie Savides

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Stephanie Savides
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1965-02-06) February 6, 1965 (age 60)
Prize money$17,075
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 263 (Feb 1, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon Q1 (1988)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 174 (Apr 25, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
French Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon Q2 (1988)

Stephanie Savides (born February 6, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Savides was raised in Los Altos Hills, California and is of Greek descent. She played varsity tennis for Stanford University, earning All-American honors in singles and doubles. A three-time member of an NCAA championship winning team, she was also an NCAA doubles finalist in 1986. [1]

On the professional tour, Savides reached a best singles world ranking of 263 and had a main draw appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, as a lucky loser from qualifying. She also featured at the 1988 French Open in the women's doubles and made a best doubles ranking of 174 in the world. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinnerNov 1987 ITF Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–1

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.Jul 1985 ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Deed Flag of the United States.svg Alison Winston
Flag of Brazil.svg Themis Zambrzycki
6–2, 6–2
Runner–up2.Oct 1987 ITF Kuroshio, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Scott Flag of the United States.svg Leigh-Anne Eldredge
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Smoller
3–6, 6–7
Runner–up3.Oct 1987 ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Scott Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suzanna Wibowo
3–6, 6–4, 0–6

References

  1. "NCAA Women's Tennis Championships : Stanford Wins Its Second Straight Title With 5-1 Victory Over Georgia". Los Angeles Times . May 18, 1987.
  2. "Tennis Abstract: Stephanie Savides Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.