South African tennis player
Greer Stevens Country (sports) South AfricaBorn (1957-02-15 ) 15 February 1957 (age 68) Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[ 1] Turned pro 1974 Retired December 1980 Plays Right-handed[ 1] Singles Career record 98–59 Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 7 (7 July 1980) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open QF (1980) Wimbledon QF (1980) US Open 4R (1979) Doubles Career record 93–48 Career titles 5 Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (1980) Wimbledon QF (1977, 1980) US Open SF (1977) Grand Slam mixed doubles results Wimbledon W (1977, 1979)US Open W (1979)
Greer Stevens (born 15 February 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.
Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 7 and theWimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. WithBob 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 theBoston Lobsters ofWorld TeamTennis . She retired in December 1980 after competing in theNew South Wales Open , having had her career best year.[ 3]
Mixed doubles: 3 (3 titles)[ edit ] 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 , UKGrass Patti Hogan 6–1, 6–4 Win 2–0 Jun 1975 Chichester , UKGrass Terry Holladay 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Win 3–0 Jun 1975 Beckenham , UKGrass Patti Hogan4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 4–0 Jan 1979 Hollywood , USCarpet (i) Dianne Fromholtz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 Loss 4–1 Jan 1980 Kansas City , USCarpet (i) Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2 Loss 4–2 Jul 1980 Montreal , CanadaHard Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–1
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. Jun 1974 Manchester Grass Patti Hogan Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–1, 6–3 Win 1. Jun 1974 Beckenham Grass Rowena Whitehouse Sally Greer Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 6–4 Loss 2. Dec 1974 Bloemfontein Hard Alison McMillan Linky Boshoff Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–3 Loss 3. May 1975 Bournemouth Clay Linky Boshoff Lesley Charles Sue Mappin6–3, 6–3 Win 2. May 1975 Guildford Clay Patti Hogan Lesley Charles Sue Mappin6–0, 6–3 Win 3. May 1975 Surbiton Grass Patti HoganLindsay Blachford Judy Tegart Dalton 7–9, 6–1, 9–7 Loss 4. Jun 1975 Chichester Grass Patti HoganKaren Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Win 4. Aug 1975 South Orange Clay Kristien Shaw Kathleen Harter Kathy May w/o Loss 5. Jan 1976 McAllen, Texas Hard Jenny Dimond Isabel Fernández de Soto Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2 Loss 6. Mar 1976 Dallas Carpet (i) Marita Redondo Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Win 5. Feb 1977 San Francisco Carpet (i) Kerry Reid Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura6–3, 6–1 Loss 7. Mar 1977 Dallas Carpet (i) Kerry ReidMartina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4 Loss 8. Apr 1978 Hilton Head Island Clay JoAnne Russell Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova6–3, 7–5 Loss 9. Jan 1979 Chicago Carpet (i) Ilana Kloss Rosemary Casals Betty Ann Grubb Stuart 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 Loss 10. Jan 1980 Seattle Carpet (i) Virginia Wade Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 Loss 11. Feb 1980 Oakland Carpet (i) Virginia Wade Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura6–0, 6–4 Loss 12. Jul 1980 Montreal Hard Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver Anne Smith 6–0, 6–4
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline [ edit ] (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.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.