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Angela Lettiere Simon (born April 4, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Full name | Angela Lettiere Simon |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | April 4, 1972
College | Georgia (1991–94) |
Prize money | $76,016 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 220 (February 20, 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (December 23, 1996) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
French Open | 1R (1996) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1996) |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Medal record |
Lettiere was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, before moving to Sunrise, Florida in 1990 to train at the local tennis academy.[1] She finished her schooling at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
She went on to attend the University of Georgia.[2] 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.[3] While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1994.[4][5]
On her WTA Tour main draw debut in 1994, Lettiere upset world number 32 Katerina Maleeva at Stratton Mountain.[6] She received a wildcard to compete in the 1994 US Open, where she fell in the first round to Argentine qualifier María José Gaidano.[7]
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.[8]
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 |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
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(9–7), 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | February 17, 1996 | Midland, United States | Hard | Corina Morariu | Katrina Adams Debbie Graham |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) |
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 |
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