Julie Steven
Full name | Julie Spalding-Steven |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | April 24, 1976 |
Prize money | $130,432 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 173 (August 1, 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 1R (1992, 1993, 1994) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 101 (12 February, 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1995) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1994) |
US Open | 2R (1994) |
Julie Spalding-Steven (born April 24, 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Steven grew up in Wichita, Kansas. She and had a successful career in junior tennis, culminating in a US Open title. She had a win over Lindsay Davenport at the 1991 US Open, then lost to the same player in the girls's singles final the following year. At the 1992 Wimbledon Championships she was runner-up in the girls' doubles, partnering Pam Nelson. Her US Open title came in 1993, with Nicole London in the girls' doubles and she also made the singles semi-finals that year.
As a professional player she reached a best singles ranking of 173 in the world and made three US Open appearances as a women's singles wildcard. In addition to the US Open, she also played in the women's doubles main draws at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. In 1993 she was a member of Wichita Advantage team which won the World TeamTennis championship.[1] Her best performances on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1994 Singapore Classic.
Now living in Miami, Steven is in a same-sex relationship with life insurance agent Lindsay, who she married in 2015.[2]
References
- ^ Glier, Ray (9 August 1993). "Wichita Takes Advantage of Dukes to Claim WTT Title : Tennis: With the championship on the line, the team of Kronemann and Bollegraf lose for the first time in mixed doubles". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "A Glamorous Modern Waterfront Wedding at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, Florida". theknot.com.
External links
- Julie Steven at the Women's Tennis Association
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