Debbie Graham
Country (sports) |
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Born |
Walnut Creek, CA, USA | August 25, 1970
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 83–90 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (January 6, 1992) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1993, 1994) |
French Open | 3R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1992) |
US Open | 2R (1990, 1991, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 150–147 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (January 31, 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1994, 2000) |
French Open | 3R (1993, 1998) |
Wimbledon | SF (1998) |
US Open | 3R (1993, 1998) |
Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer (born August 25, 1970) is a retired women's tennis player from the United States. She was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1992.[1] She was a "High Performance Coach" for women with the USTA at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California.
She is the Director of Little Aces Tennis, where she is teaching children to play tennis with low compression balls, smaller rackets, and smaller nets.[2]
She played college tennis for Stanford University. She was inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame in 1997 for winning NCAAA singles her sophomore year and only losing one match on an undefeated team.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1
Legend | |
Grand Slam | 0 |
WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | May 2, 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles 9 (5–4)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 30, 1989 | Schenectady, New York, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | May 2, 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | May 16, 1993 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | August 1, 1993 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | September 19, 1993 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | February 25, 1996 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | May 12, 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | October 27, 1996 | Canadian Indoor, Canada | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | May 18, 1997 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Debbie Graham at the Women's Tennis Association
- Debbie Graham at the International Tennis Federation
Preceded by Andrea Strnadová |
WTA Newcomer of the Year 1992 |
Succeeded by Iva Majoli |
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