Tracey Hiete

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Tracey Hiete
Full nameTracey Hiete Smith
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1971-01-29) January 29, 1971 (age 52)
Prize money$16,674
Singles
Career record55–62
Highest rankingNo. 334 (August 18, 1997)
Doubles
Career record27–30
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 257 (July 24, 1995)

Tracey Hiete Smith (born January 29, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Hiete, who grew up in Pacific Palisades, played college tennis for Duke University. [1]

Graduating from Duke in 1993, Hiete played on the professional tour until 1998 and reached a career high singles ranking of 334 in the world. As a doubles player she made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 1996 Acura Classic and won three titles on the ITF Circuit, reaching a career best ranking of 257.

Hiete married Australian rugby league personality Jimmy Smith in 2009 and now lives in Sydney. [2]

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.January 30, 1995 Woodlands, United StatesHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jody Yin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michele Mair
Flag of South Africa.svg Karen van der Merwe
2–6, 4–6
Winner1.June 18, 1995 Morelia, MexicoHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of Colombia.svg Ximena Rodríguez
Flag of Namibia.svg Elizma Nortje
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up2.June 25, 1995 Toluca, MexicoHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Becerra
Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica Fernández
4–6, 4–6
Winner2.October 13, 1996 Mexico City MexicoHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of Slovakia.svg Alena Paulenková
Flag of Mexico.svg Karin Palme
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Winner3.October 20, 1996 Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of Mexico.svg Claudia Muciño
Flag of Ecuador.svg María Dolores Campana
6–3, 6–3

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  2. "Tracey Hiete, Jimmy Smith Celebrate June Wedding". Palisadian Post. July 16, 2009.