| Stephen Alger | |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Turnedpro: | 1975 |
| Retired: | 1982 |
| Singlesrecord: | [1] |
| Singlestitles: | 3 |
Stephen R. Alger (born 28 July 1958) is a Bermudian tennis player[2] who competed for Bermuda at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] He is the only tennis player having represented Bermuda at an Olympic event. He was active from 1975 to 1982 and contested 4 career singles finals, winning 3 titles.[1]
He played his first tournament at the Cumberland Hard Court Championships in 1975.[1] He won his first singles title in 1979 at the Coral Beach Invitation against American player King Van Nostrand.[1] At the 1980 Wimbledon Championships he played in the qualifying rounds where he was defeated in the third round by Indian international Ramesh Krishnan.[4]
In 1979 he won the Bermuda Open against the Canadian player Harry Fauquier.[1] He won his final singles title at the Cumberland Hard Court Championships in 1982 against South African player Christo van Rensburg,[1] and played his final singles tournament the same year at the North of England Hard Court Championships.[1] Additionally he was a losing finalist at the East of England Championships in 1976 where he lost to Mark Farrell.[1]
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Clay – Outdoor (2) |
| Grass – Outdoor (0) |
| Hard – Outdoor (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1976 | East of England Championships | Felixstowe, England | Grass |  Mark Farrell | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1979 | Coral Beach Invitation | Warwick, Bermuda | Clay |  King Van Nostrand | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 1979 | Bermuda Open | Paget, Bermuda | Clay |  Harry Fauquier | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 1982 | Cumberland Hard Court Championships | London, England | Clay | Christo van Rensburg | 6–2, 7–5 |