Lisa Bonder-Kreiss
| Country |
 United States |
| Residence |
Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Born |
October 16, 1965 (1965-10-16) (age 46)
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Turned pro |
June 21, 1982 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$212,395 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
139–126 |
| Career titles |
4 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 9 (August 20, 1984) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2R (1985) |
| French Open |
QF (1984) |
| Wimbledon |
4R (1984) |
| US Open |
4R (1983, 1984) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
30–70 |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 158 (December 21, 1986) |
| Last updated on: December 5, 2011. |
Lisa Bonder-Kreiss (also known as Lisa Bonder Kerkorian), (born October 16, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American professional tennis player.
[edit] Career
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Bonder played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1991 and won four titles before retiring, the first in 1982 in Hamburg, West Germany and then three in a row in Tokyo in 1982 and 1983.[1] She reached the 4th round of the US Open in 1983 and 1984 and at Wimbledon in 1984. She also reached a quarterfinal at Roland Garros in 1984. Notable career victories include wins over Chris Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Virginia Ruzici, and Andrea Jaeger. According to TennisForum.com, Bonder reached a career high ranking of 9. [2] She retired with a 139–126 win/loss record.[3]
[edit] Daughter
Bonder was involved in a high-profile child support lawsuit with her ex-husband of 28 days, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian. Kerkorian, forty-eight years older than Bonder, suspected that Bonder's ex-boyfriend, Steve Bing, was the father of her daughter. Kerkorian hired "private-eye to the stars" Anthony Pellicano to take dental floss from Bing's trashcan to do DNA paternity testing. It was confirmed that Bing was the father and not Kerkorian.
Steve Bing was also involved in another high-profile paternity dispute. Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley dated Bing and announced she was pregnant with his child, something he denied. The relationship by then had ended. DNA tests later proved that he was also the father of this child, a son named Damian.[4]
[edit] Name of change
She married with her compatriot Tom on 10th January 1988, so her surname change to "Bonder-Kreiss" [5].
[edit] WTA Tour finals
[edit] Singles: 5 (4–1)
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
July 11, 1982 |
Hamburg, West Germany |
Clay |
 Renáta Tomanová |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
2. |
October 18, 1982 |
Tokyo, Japan (Borden Classic) |
Hard |
Shelley Solomon |
2–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner |
3. |
September 18, 1983 |
Tokyo, Japan (Queens Grand Prix) |
Carpet (I) |
Andrea Jaeger |
6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Winner |
4. |
October 16, 1983 |
Tokyo, Japan (Borden Classic) |
Hard |
 Laura Arraya |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
August 11, 1984 |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Clay |
 Manuela Maleeva |
6–4, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
[edit] References
- ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour". http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Info/0,,12781~435,00.html.
- ^ "TennisForum.com". http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=299240.
- ^ "ITF Lisa Bonder-Kreiss (USA)". http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=20002498. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Divorce And Dollars - Forbes.com". 2002-09-27. http://www.forbes.com/2002/09/27/0927divorce_3.html. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ See the paragraph "Biography" at her profile on WTA Tour
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bonder, Lisa |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1965-10-16 |
| Place of birth |
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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United States
Renáta Tomanová
Laura Arraya
Manuela Maleeva
Carling Bassett
Gabriela Sabatini
