Stephanie Savides Explained

Stephanie Savides
Birth Date:6 February 1965
Careerprizemoney:$17,075
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 263 (Feb 1, 1988)
Australianopenresult:1R (1988)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (1988)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 174 (Apr 25, 1988)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1988)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult:Q2 (1988)

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

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

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Karen Deed Alison Winston
Themis Zambrzycki
6–2, 6–2
Runner–up2.ITF Kuroshio, JapanHard Alison Scott Leigh-Anne Eldredge
Jill Smoller
3–6, 6–7
Runner–up3.ITF Ibaraki, JapanHard Alison Scott Yayuk Basuki
Suzanna Wibowo
3–6, 6–4, 0–6

Notes and References

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