Full name | Angela Lettiere Simon | ||||||||
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Country (sports) | United States | ||||||||
Born | (1972-04-04) April 4, 1972 (age 52) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
College | Georgia (1991–94) | ||||||||
Prize money | $76,016 | ||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 220 (February 20, 1995) | ||||||||
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Australian Open | 1R (1994) | ||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 40 (December 23, 1996) | ||||||||
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Australian Open | 1R (1997) | ||||||||
French Open | 1R (1996) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1996) | ||||||||
US Open | 3R (1996) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Angela Lettiere Simon (born April 4, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Lettiere was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, before moving to Sunrise, Florida in 1990 to train at the local tennis academy. She finished her schooling at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
College
She went on to attend the University of Georgia. 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. While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1994.
Professional
On her WTA Tour main draw debut in 1994, Lettiere upset world number 32 Katerina Maleeva at Stratton Mountain. She received a wildcard to compete in the 1994 US Open, where she fell in the first round to Argentine qualifier María José Gaidano.
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.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (0-1)
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 3 November 1996 | Ameritech Cup, Chicago | Tier II | Carpet | Nana Miyagi | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
1–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | June 20, 1994 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Stacy Sheppard | Kristina Brandi Karin Miller |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1. | July 4, 1994 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Vera Vitels | Kristina Brandi Karin Miller |
2–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | August 14, 1995 | Fayetteville, United States | Hard | Karin Miller | Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece |
0–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 2. | December 4, 1995 | Cergy, France | Hard | Corina Morariu | Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | January 27, 1996 | Mission, United States | Hard | Corina Morariu | Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven |
7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | February 17, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard | Corina Morariu | Katrina Adams Debbie Graham |
7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | May 19, 1996 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Corina Morariu | Liezel Horn Christína Papadáki |
5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | October 7, 1996 | Sedona, United States | Hard | Shannan McCarthy | Katrina Adams Debbie Graham |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | December 8, 1996 | Cergy, France | Hard | Meilen Tu | Kirstin Freye Noëlle van Lottum |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | February 10, 1997 | Midland, United States | Hard | Nana Smith | Lindsay Lee-Waters Janet Lee |
6–3, 6–2 |
References
- "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. May 22, 1994.
- "UGA Honda Award Winners". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- "Results Plus". The New York Times. July 27, 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 June 25, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
External links
- Angela Lettiere at the Women's Tennis Association
- Angela Lettiere at the International Tennis Federation
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- 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