Deeann Hansel Explained

Deeann Hansel
Birth Date:11 June 1962
Careerprizemoney:$44,577
Highestsinglesranking:No. 152 (August 3, 1987)
Australianopenresult:1R (1985, 1988)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (1987)
Usopenresult:1R (1986)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 122 (July 20, 1987)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1988)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1987)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1987)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1987)

Deeann Hansel (born June 11, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Hansel competed on the professional tour during the 1980s, reaching a career high singles ranking of 152 in the world.[2]

Hansel qualified for her first grand slam main draw at the 1985 Australian Open and faced second seed Martina Navratilova in the first round, who won in straight sets and went on to win the title.[3] She also qualified for the US Open in 1986 and as a doubles player featured in all four grand slam events.

Her best performances on the WTA Tour came at the Newport tournament, where she had an upset win over world number 21 Melissa Gurney in 1987, then in 1988 defeated Pam Casale in the first round.

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (0–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.October 17, 1983Newcastle, AustraliaGrass Belinda Cordwell1–6, 2–6
Loss2.October 31, 1983Tanglewood, AustraliaHard Karen Smith3–6, 3–6
Loss3.August 11, 1985Freehold, United StatesHard Caroline Kuhlman6–3, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.October 9, 1983Bendigo, AustraliaGrass Jaime Kaplan Lisa Dodson
Lani Wilcox
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.September 29, 1985Baltimore, United StatesHard Carol Watson Mary Dailey
Monica Reinach
5–7, 4–6
Win1.July 27, 1986Pittsburgh, United StatesHard Gretchen Magers Stephanie London
Ronni Reis
6–1, 6–0
Loss3.January 18, 1987Miami, United StatesHard Renata Baranski Cheryl Jones
Rochelle Morrisson
5–7, 6–7

Notes and References

  1. News: Crowe . Jerry . Satellite Events Serve to Put Tennis Careers in Orbit . . January 31, 1987.
  2. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Dee Ann Hansel WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. News: Australian Open; Lendl, Navratilova Advance . . January 13, 1988.