Alexandra Stevenson
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
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| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Born |
December 15, 1980 La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | June 1999 |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,450,883 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 387–409 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (October 28, 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 629 (August 1, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2001, 2003) |
| French Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1999) |
| US Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–75 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (July 7, 2003) |
| Current ranking | No. 1247 (August 1, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
| French Open | 1R (2001, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2003) |
| US Open | 2R (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 8–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
| US Open | SF (1999) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Pan American Games | ||
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Winnipeg 1999 | Women's Singles |
Alexandra Winfield Stevenson (born December 15, 1980) is a professional tennis player from the United States. She is a former top-20 player in singles.
Stevenson made her professional tennis debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks after graduating from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the semi-finals. It was her second time at Wimbledon, having competed the year before in the Junior Wimbledon Championships. In 1999, Stevenson qualified to the quarterfinals at Birmingham, a grass warmup to Wimbledon, before withdrawing to Magüi Serna because of a stomach muscle pull. The next week Stevenson was the number one seed during qualifying at Roehampton—and did not drop a set in three rounds as she moved into the main draw at Wimbledon. Stevenson beat number eleven seed Julie Halard in the third round. In the fourth round, she saved one match point against Lisa Raymond in a 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 win. She then beat Jelena Dokić in three sets in the quarter-finals, before losing to the eventual champion, third seed Lindsay Davenport. Stevenson had 57 aces during the fortnight, her serve speed over 120 mph. It was the beginning of Stevenson being known for the fastest second serve in the women's game [citation needed]. Stevenson's second serve was 105 mph – 115 mph. Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike flew to London to personally sign Stevenson to a three-year contract.
During the months following her dramatic run at Wimbledon, Stevenson was named rookie of the year by Tennis Magazine and named Most Fascinating by People Magazine.[citation needed] She was interviewed by Barbara Walters for a Barbara Walters Special and was featured in a variety of national and international media. Nike flew a dozen flags with Stevenson's name in bold print during her first visit to the iconic campus. Stevenson moved from California to train with Nick Bollettieri at IMG Academy from 1999–2002. In 2000 and 2001 Stevenson, often pitted against top 20 players – including Nathalie Tauziat, Mary Pierce, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Amanda Coetzer, Lisa Raymond, Dominique Van Roost, Julie Halard, Jennifer Capriati, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams – worked on her aggressive all-court playing style as she found her way in the professional game.
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