Angela Lettiere
Full name | Angela Lettiere Simon |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | April 4, 1972
College | Georgia (1991–94) |
Prize money | $76,016 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 220 (February 20, 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (December 23, 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
French Open | 1R (1996) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1996) |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Medal record |
Angela Lettiere Simon (born April 4, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
[edit]Lettiere was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, before moving to Sunrise, Florida in 1990 to train at the local tennis academy.[1] She finished her schooling at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
College
[edit]She went on to attend the University of Georgia.[2] In 1994 she was a member of Georgia's NCAA championship winning team and claimed the NCAA singles championship, beating UCLA's Keri Phebus in the final.[3] While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1994.[4][5]
Professional
[edit]On her WTA Tour main draw debut in 1994, Lettiere upset world number 32 Katerina Maleeva at Stratton Mountain.[6] She received a wildcard to compete in the 1994 US Open, where she fell in the first round to Argentine qualifier María José Gaidano.[7]
It was as a doubles player that Lettiere had the most impact on the WTA Tour, reaching a best ranking of 40 in the world. In 1996 she teamed up with Nana Miyagi to a runner-up finish in Chicago's Ameritech Cup, which included a quarter-final win over second seeds Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez.[8]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles (0-1)
[edit]Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 3 November 1996 | Ameritech Cup, Chicago | Tier II | Carpet | 1–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
[edit]$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | June 20, 1994 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | July 4, 1994 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | August 14, 1995 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | 0–6, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 2. | December 4, 1995 | Cergy, France | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 3. | January 27, 1996 | Mission, United States | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | ||
Winner | 4. | February 17, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) | ||
Runner-up | 3. | May 19, 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | October 7, 1996 | Sedona, United States | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | December 8, 1996 | Cergy, France | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 6. | February 10, 1997 | Midland, United States | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lettiere Studying Her Options Tennis Isn't Dominant In Junior Standout's Life". Sun-Sentinel. January 19, 1990.
- ^ "Courting Success Lettiere Knows Tennis Will Be Important In Her Future". Sun-Sentinel. May 23, 1990.
- ^ "NCAA Women's Tennis Championships : Defeat Helps Phebus Focus on the Future". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 1994.
- ^ "UGA Honda Award Winners". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Results Plus". The New York Times. 27 July 1994.
- ^ McKee, Sandra (August 30, 1994). "No. 2 seed Ivanisevic bounced out of Open U.S. OPEN". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Chicago - 28 October - 03 November 1996". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1972 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Tennis players from Florida
- People from Vero Beach, Florida
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade