Wendy Fix

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Wendy Fix
Full nameWendy Fix Shpiz
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 (age 49)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
College Duke University
Prize money$29,822
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (July 24, 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2000)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 163 (February 28, 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2000)

Wendy Fix Shpiz (born January 31, 1975) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Fix, who grew up in Winnetka, IL, was the 1992 Illinois state singles champion. Prior to turning professional she played college tennis at Duke University and earned All-American honors in 1997. [1] [2]

On the professional tour, Fix reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the Kuala Lumpur WTA Tour tournament in 1999. She featured in both the singles and doubles qualifying draws for the 2000 Wimbledon Championships. [3] Retiring from the tour in 2000, she later took up the sport of paddle tennis. [4]

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
WinSeptember 6, 1998 Vila do Conde, PortugalHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Darina Mecova6–2, 6–2
LossSeptember 13, 1998 Póvoa de Varzim, PortugalHard Flag of Spain.svg Marta Marrero 0–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinNovember 23, 1997 Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of the United States.svg Katie Schlukebir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Moore
Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7
LossJune 13, 1999 Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb
Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Buth
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
WinJune 20, 1999 Mount Pleasant, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Hopkins
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
WinJune 11, 2000 Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of India.svg Manisha Malhotra Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera
Flag of Slovakia.svg Gabriela Voleková
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

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References

  1. Armour, Terry (October 9, 1992). "With Attitude Fixed, Fix Takes Off". Chicago Tribune .
  2. Kuc, Chris (December 8, 2001). "When Playing Days Are Over, Athletes May Be In For A Shock". Greensboro News and Record .
  3. "Tennis - Tuesday's results". ESPN . June 20, 2000.
  4. "A Hot Bed for Paddle". Daily North Shore. March 19, 2015.