Greer Stevens

Greer Stevens

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	15 February 1957 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Turned pro	1974
Retired	December 1980
Plays	Right-handed [1]
Singles
Career record	98–59
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 7 (7 July 1980)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1980)
Wimbledon	QF (1980)
US Open	4R (1979)
Doubles
Career record	93–48
Career titles	5
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1980)
Wimbledon	QF (1977, 1980)
US Open	SF (1977)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1977, 1979)
US Open	W (1979)

Greer "Cat" Stevens (born 15 February 1957) is a retired South African professional tennis player.

Career

Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. Together with Bob Hewitt she won the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1977 and 1979 and at the US Open in 1979.^[2] She also played for the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis. Greer retired in December 1980, after competing in the New South Wales Open, having had her career best year.^[3]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1977	Wimbledon	Grass	Bob Hewitt	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	1979	Wimbledon	Grass	Bob Hewitt	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	7–5, 7–6
Winner	1979	US Open	Hard	Bob Hewitt	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	6–3, 7–5

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 8 (5–3)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (1–2) Grass (3–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	6 January 1975	Durban	Hard	Linky Boshoff	0–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner	1.	26 May 1975	Surbiton	Grass	Patti Hogan	6–1, 6–4
Winner	2.	2 June 1975	Chichester	Grass	Terry Holladay	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	3.	9 June 1975	Beckenham	Grass	Patti Hogan	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	4.	25 January 1976	McAllen	Hard	JoAnne Russell	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	22 January 1979	Hollywood	Carpet (i)	Dianne Fromholtz	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	14 January 1980	Kansas City	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	14 July 1980	Montreal	Hard	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 17 (5–12)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–12)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–3) Grass (2–2) Clay (2–2) Carpet (1–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 June 1974	Manchester	Grass	Patti Hogan	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	6–1, 6–3
Winner	1.	10 June 1974	Beckenham	Grass	Rowena Whitehouse	Sally Greer Betsy Nagelsen	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	9 December 1974	Bloemfontein	Hard	Alison McMillan	Linky Boshoff Sharon Walsh	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	12 May 1975	Bournemouth	Clay	Linky Boshoff	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	6–3, 6–3
Winner	2.	19 May 1975	Guildford	Clay	Patti Hogan	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	6–0, 6–3
Winner	3.	26 May 1975	Surbiton	Grass	Patti Hogan	Lindsay Blachford Judy Tegart Dalton	7–9, 6–1, 9–7
Runner-up	4.	2 June 1975	Chichester	Grass	Patti Hogan	Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	18 August 1975	South Orange	Clay	Kristien Shaw	Kathleen Harter Kathy May	w/o
Runner-up	5.	25 January 1976	McAllen	Hard	Jenny Dimond	María-Isabel Fernández Mima Jaušovec	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	15 March 1976	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Marita Redondo	Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	28 February 1977	San Francisco	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	7.	7 March 1977	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Kerry Melville Reid	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	20 April 1978	Hilton Head Island	Clay	JoAnne Russell	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	9.	29 January 1979	Chicago	Carpet (i)	Ilana Kloss	Rosemary Casals Betty Ann Grubb Stuart	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	10.	28 January 1980	Seattle	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up	11.	11 February 1980	Oakland	Carpet (i)	Virginia Wade	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	14 July 1980	Montreal	Hard	Ann Kiyomura	Pam Shriver Anne Smith	6–0, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 1
French Open	A	A	A	A		A	A	A	0 / 0
Wimbledon	3R	3R	4R	4R		A	4R	QF	0 / 6
US Open	A	3R	2R	2R		A	4R	1R	0 / 5
SR	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2		0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 12
Year End Ranking		48	17	13		17	12	10

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

1. Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 250.
2. "Wimbledon players archive – Greer Stevens". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 376.

External links

• Greer Stevens at the Women's Tennis Association
• Greer Stevens at the International Tennis Federation
• Greer Stevens at the Fed Cup