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South African tennis player
Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African tennis player.[1] During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title[2][3] and won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[4] Steck has competed and won first-round doubles matches in all four Grand Slam events.[1]
Career
She reached the singles world ranking of 140th in the world on 16 March 1998 and the 56th in doubles on 3 March 2003.
During her career, she won a WTA tournament in doubles.
WTA Finals
Doubles (1-1)
Winner — Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
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Tier I (0–0)
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Tier II (0–0)
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Tier III, IV & V / International (1–1)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Carpet (1–0)
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ITF Finals
$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles (5-4)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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2 March 1996
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Hard
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Angela Bürgis
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6–3, 6–2
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Winner
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2.
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4 May 1996
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Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Julie Pullin
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7–6, 7–6
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Runner-up
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3.
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17 November 1996
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Cairo, Egypt
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Clay
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Alina Tecșor
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6–7, 5–0, ret.
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Winner
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4.
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11 May 1997
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Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Magalie Lamarre
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6–3, 6–2
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Runner-up
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5.
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19 May 1997
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Sochi, Russia
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Hard
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Nino Louarsabishvili
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5–7, 0–6
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Runner-up
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6.
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2 March 1998
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Rockford, United States
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Hard (i)
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Nicole Pratt
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2–6, 3–6
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Winner
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7.
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21 May 2000
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Jackson, United States
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Clay
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Dawn Buth
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6–1, 7–6
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Runner-up
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8.
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30 July 2000
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Salt Lake City, United States
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Hard
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Wynne Prakusya
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(19–21)
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Winner
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9.
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13 May 2001
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Midlothian, United States
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Clay
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Feriel Esseghir
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7–5, 6–3
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Doubles (4-11)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponent
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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17 November 1996
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Cairo, Egypt
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Hard
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Katarina Srebotnik
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Maaike Koutstaal Andrea van den Hurk
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w/o
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Runner-up
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2.
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4 May 1997
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Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Lucie Ahl
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Shirli-Ann Siddall
Joanne Ward
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6–3, 4–6, 5–7
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Runner-up
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3.
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23 November 1997
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Port Pirie, Australia
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Hard
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Aleksandra Olsza
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Nannie de Villiers Lisa McShea
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4–6, 3–6
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Winner
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4.
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17 May 1998
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Haines City, United States
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Clay
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Nannie de Villiers
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Maureen Drake
Renata Kolbovic
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6–3, 6–2
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Runner-up
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5.
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24 May 1998
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Spartanburg, United States
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Clay
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Renata Kolbovic
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Keiko Ishida
Keiko Nagatomi
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3–6, 5–7
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Winner
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6.
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16 May 1999
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Midlothian, United States
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Clay
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Nannie de Villiers
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Erika deLone
Annabel Ellwood
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6–4, 6–0
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Runner-up
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7.
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31 October 1999
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Dallas, United States
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Hard
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Samantha Reeves
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Emmanuelle Gagliardi Irina Selyutina
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3–6, 3–6
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Runner-up
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8.
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7 February 2000
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Rockford, United States
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Hard
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Annabel Ellwood
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Dawn Buth Rebecca Jensen
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6–7(4–7), 5–7
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Runner-up
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9.
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27 March 2000
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Norcross, United States
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Hard
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Lindsay Lee-Waters
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Julia Abe Tzipora Obziler
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7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6
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Runner-up
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10.
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7 May 2000
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Virginia Beach, United States
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Hard
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Lisa McShea
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Dawn Buth Mashona Washington
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6–1, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
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Runner-up
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11.
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21 May 2000
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Jackson, United States
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Clay
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Karin Miller
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Joana Cortez Miriam D'Agostini
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4–6, 7–5, 1–6
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Runner-up
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12.
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30 July 2000
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Salt Lake City, United States
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Hard
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Samantha Reeves
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Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina
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W/O
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Winner
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13.
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14 October 2001
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Hallandale Beach, United States
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Clay
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Alina Jidkova
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Erica Krauth
Vanesa Krauth
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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Runner-up
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14.
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23 April 2002
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Dothan, United States
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Clay
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Samantha Reeves
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Rika Fujiwara Maja Palaveršić
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3–6, 0–6
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Winner
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15.
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19 May 2002
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Charlottesville, United States
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Clay
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Erika deLone
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Teryn Ashley
Kristen Schlukebir
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6–2, 2–6, 7–5
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Women's doubles
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Mixed doubles
Tournament |
1999 |
2000 |
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Australian Open
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A
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A
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0 / 0
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0–0
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French Open
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1R
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2R
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0 / 2
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0–2
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Wimbledon
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2R
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A
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0 / 1
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1–1
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US Open
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A
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A
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0 / 0
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0–0
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Win–Loss
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1–2
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0–1
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0 / 3
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1–3
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WTA ranking
Singles ranking at the end of the season
Doubles ranking at the end of the season
References
External links