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Greer Stevens

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Greer Stevens
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1957-02-15) 15 February 1957 (age 67)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Turned pro1974
RetiredDecember 1980
PlaysRight-handed [1]
Singles
Career record98–59
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 7 (7 July 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1980)
WimbledonQF (1980)
US Open4R (1979)
Doubles
Career record93–48
Career titles5
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1980)
WimbledonQF (1977, 1980)
US OpenSF (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (1977, 1979)
US OpenW (1979)

Greer Stevens (born 15 February 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.

Career

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Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. With Bob Hewitt, she won the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1977 and 1979 and at the US Open in 1979.[2] She also played for the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis. She retired in December 1980 after competing in the New South Wales Open, having had her career best year.[3]

Grand Slam finals

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Mixed doubles: 3 (3 titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1977 Wimbledon Grass South Africa Bob Hewitt Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 1979 Wimbledon Grass South Africa Bob Hewitt Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 7–6
Win 1979 US Open Hard South Africa Bob Hewitt Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 6 (4–2)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (3–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1975 Surbiton Grass United States Patti Hogan 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 1975 Chichester Grass United States Terry Holladay 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jun 1975 Beckenham Grass United States Patti Hogan 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jan 1979 Hollywood Carpet (i) Australia Dianne Fromholtz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Jan 1980 Kansas City Carpet (i) United States Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Jul 1980 Montreal Hard United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 17 (5–12)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Grass (2–2)
Clay (2–2)
Carpet (1–5)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 3 June 1974 Manchester Grass United States Patti Hogan United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
6–1, 6–3
Win 1. 10 June 1974 Beckenham Grass South Africa Rowena Whitehouse United States Sally Greer
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2. 9 December 1974 Bloemfontein Hard South Africa Alison McMillan South Africa Linky Boshoff
United States Sharon Walsh
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3. 12 May 1975 Bournemouth Clay South Africa Linky Boshoff United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 19 May 1975 Guildford Clay United States Patti Hogan United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Sue Mappin
6–0, 6–3
Win 3. 26 May 1975 Surbiton Grass United States Patti Hogan United Kingdom Lindsay Blachford
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
7–9, 6–1, 9–7
Loss 4. 2 June 1975 Chichester Grass United States Patti Hogan Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 4. 18 August 1975 South Orange Clay United States Kristien Shaw United States Kathleen Harter
United States Kathy May
w/o
Loss 5. 25 January 1976 McAllen, Texas Hard Australia Jenny Dimond Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
6–1, 6–2
Loss 6. 15 March 1976 Dallas Carpet (i) United States Marita Redondo United States Mona Guerrant
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5. 28 February 1977 San Francisco Carpet (i) Australia Kerry Reid United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–1
Loss 7. 7 March 1977 Dallas Carpet (i) Australia Kerry Reid United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
Loss 8. 20 April 1978 Hilton Head Island Clay United States JoAnne Russell United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5
Loss 9. 29 January 1979 Chicago Carpet (i) South Africa Ilana Kloss United States Rosemary Casals
United States Betty Ann Grubb Stuart
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 10. 28 January 1980 Seattle Carpet (i) United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 11. 11 February 1980 Oakland Carpet (i) United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
6–0, 6–4
Loss 12. 14 July 1980 Montreal Hard United States Ann Kiyomura United States Pam Shriver
United States Anne Smith
6–0, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A QF 0 / 1
French Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0
Wimbledon 3R 3R 4R 4R A 4R QF 0 / 6
US Open A 3R 2R 2R A 4R 1R 0 / 5
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 12
Year End Ranking 48 17 13 17 12 10

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bostic, Stephanie, ed. (1979). USTA Player Records 1978. United States Tennis Association (USTA). p. 250.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Greer Stevens". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 376.
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