Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | March 25, 1956 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977, 1978) |
US Open | 3R (1978) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1977, 1978) |
US Open | 2R (1976, 1978) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977) |
US Open | 1R (1976) |
Medal record |
Stephanie Tolleson (born March 25, 1956) is an American former sports executive and professional tennis player.
Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Tolleson was a two-time All-American at Trinity University and claimed the NCAA national collegiate singles championship in 1975. She won a gold medal in women's doubles at the 1975 Pan American Games, with Trinity teammate Sandy Stap as her partner. [1]
After college she competed on the professional tour, with highlights including an upset win over Sue Barker at the 1978 Eastbourne International and a third round appearance at the 1978 US Open. [2]
Once she finished her playing career, Tolleson began a 25-year career as a sports executive at IMG. She ran the men's and women's tennis division and her client roster included four # 1 ranked tennis players in the world - Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Monica Seles, and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. [3] Tolleson also handled the worldwide title sponsorship sales on behalf of the WTA Tour. [4] Additionally, she oversaw IMG's worldwide events division which included tennis, golf, skating, winter sports, skating and lifestyle and fashion events.
In 2005, Sports Business Journal named her the #4 Most Influential Women in Sports.
Tolleson is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Hawken School, a K-12 co-ed independent school in Gates Mills, Ohio. For the past three years, Hawken has been rated the #1 Academic school in Ohio.
Tolleson is married to former sports executive Peter Johnson. [5]
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