Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | [1] | May 2, 1983
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $70,393 |
Singles | |
Career record | 139–140 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 319 (October 30, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 97–95 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 189 (May 25, 2009) |
Story Tweedie-Yates (born May 2, 1983) is an American former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 319, which she reached in October 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 189, set in May 2009.
Tweedie-Yates, who grew up in Redmond, Washington, studied psychology at Stanford University from 2001 to 2005. She then focused on a career as a tennis player. Overall, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2011, she retired from professional tennis.
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 September 2004 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Melissa Torres Sandoval | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 14 June 2005 | Fort Worth, United States | Hard | Tara Snyder | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 June 2005 | Southlake, United States | Hard | Megan Bradley | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 4 September 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Mariana Duque Marino | 6–3, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 September 2005 | Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | Ana Cetnik | Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Paula Zabala | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 June 2006 | Fort Worth, United States | Hard | Maria Victoria Domina | Christina Fusano Nicole Kriz | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 July 2006 | Hamilton, Canada | Clay | Nicole Kriz | Soledad Esperón Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 6 August 2006 | Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | Nicole Kriz | Jennifer Magley Courtney Nagle | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 4 September 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Jodi Kenoyer | Karen Castiblanco Mariana Muci | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 Mar 2007 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard | Līga Dekmeijere | Chanelle Scheepers Robin Stephenson | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 June 2007 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay | Christina Wheeler | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 26 May 2008 | Carson Challenger, United States | Hard | Romana Tedjakusuma | Kimberly Couts Anna Tatishvili | 7–6(14–12), 4–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 5. | 23 June 2008 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Julie Coin | Estrella Cabeza Candela Sara del Barrio Aragón | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 12 July 2008 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Stefania Boffa Anna Fitzpatrick | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 January 2009 | Lutz, United States | Clay | Mashona Washington | Kimberly Couts Sharon Fichman | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 13 April 2009 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Lindsay Lee-Waters | Heidi El Tabakh Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
Runner-up | 6. | 15 June 2009 | Montpellier, France | Hard | Stefania Boffa | Yuliya Beygelzimer Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 19 July 2010 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | Bojana Bobusic Christina Fusano | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 27 September 2010 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Elizabeth Lumpkin | Alexandra Haney Kendal Woodard | 7–5, 6–4 |
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