Stephanie Savides (born February 6, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

Stephanie Savides
Country (sports) United States
Born (1965-02-06) February 6, 1965 (age 59)
Prize money$17,075
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 263 (Feb 1, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
WimbledonQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 174 (Apr 25, 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
French Open1R (1988)
WimbledonQ2 (1988)

Savides was raised in Los Altos Hills, California and is of Greek descent. She played varsity tennis for Stanford University, earning All-American honors in singles and doubles. A three-time member of an NCAA championship winning team, she was also a NCAA doubles finalist in 1986.[1]

On the professional tour, Savides reached a best singles world ranking of 263 and had a main draw appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, as a lucky loser from qualifying. She also featured at the 1988 French Open in the women's doubles and made a best doubles ranking of 174 in the world.[2]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 1 (1–0) edit

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner Nov 1987 ITF Saga, Japan Grass   Ei Iida 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–1

Doubles: 3 (1–2) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. Jul 1985 ITF Columbus, United States Hard   Karen Deed   Alison Winston
  Themis Zambrzycki
6–2, 6–2
Runner–up 2. Oct 1987 ITF Kuroshio, Japan Hard   Alison Scott   Leigh-Anne Eldredge
  Jill Smoller
3–6, 6–7
Runner–up 3. Oct 1987 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard   Alison Scott   Yayuk Basuki
  Suzanna Wibowo
3–6, 6–4, 0–6

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Women's Tennis Championships : Stanford Wins Its Second Straight Title With 5-1 Victory Over Georgia". Los Angeles Times. 18 May 1987.
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Stephanie Savides Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.

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