Steven Baldas

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Steven Baldas
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1974-06-18) 18 June 1974 (age 50)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$7,440
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 490 (9 August 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1993)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 265 (23 May 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1993)
Last updated on: 19 May 2022.

Steven Baldas (born 18 June 1974) is an Australian sports administrator and former professional tennis player.

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Baldas, a native of Adelaide, attended Saint Ignatius' College.

In 1992, Baldas partnered with Scott Draper to win the Wimbledon junior doubles championship, over Mahesh Bhupathi and Nitten Kirrtane in the final. He finished the year ranked three in the world junior doubles rankings. [1]

Baldas featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1993 Australian Open partnering Mark Draper. [2]

From 1995 to 1998, Baldas played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia, earning All-American honours in each on his four seasons. He won the 1997 ITA Clay Court Doubles Championships with John Roddick, the brother of Andy. [3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1992 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Draper Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Nitten Kirrtane 		6–1, 4–6, 9–7

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References

  1. ↑ "Off-court drama dominated the scene". The Canberra Times . 26 December 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 17 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "International". The Canberra Times . 21 January 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 17 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Okla. State's Kudrnac breezes in clay court collegiate finale". Baltimore Sun . 29 September 1997.
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