Debbie Graham
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 25, 1970 Walnut Creek, CA, United States |
| 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.[3] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | May 2, 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Brenda Schultz |
6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles 9 (5–4)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | July 30, 1989 | Schenectady, New York, USA | Hard | Sandra Birch |
 Michelle Jaggard Hu Na |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | May 2, 1993 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Brenda Schultz |
 Petra Langrová  Mercedes Paz |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | May 16, 1993 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Brenda Schultz |
Gigi Fernández  Natalia Zvereva |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | August 1, 1993 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Ann Grossman |
Gigi Fernández Rennae Stubbs |
5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | September 19, 1993 | Hong Kong | Hard | Marianne Werdel |
 Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan |
6–1, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | February 25, 1996 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Hard | Katrina Adams |
Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | May 12, 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Katrina Adams |
Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | October 27, 1996 | Québec, Canada | Carpet | Brenda Schultz |
Amy Frazier Kimberly Po |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | May 18, 1997 | Cardiff, Wales | Clay | Kerry-Anne Guse |
 Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe |
6–3, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ "WTA Awards".
- ↑ "USTA Debbie Graham bio".
- ↑ Araton, Harvey (1 September 1991). "In Women's Tennis, She's Over the Hill at 21". New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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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