Jessica Steck
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1978 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 187,867 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 177–115 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (16 March 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1998, 1999) |
| US Open | Q1 (1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 121–106 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (3 March 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999, 2003) |
| French Open | 2R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002) |
| US Open | 2R (1999) |
| US Open Junior | W (1996) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 4–3 (2003) |
Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African former tennis player.[1] During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title[2][3] and won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[4] Steck also won first-round doubles matches in all four Grand Slam events.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]She reached the singles world ranking of 140th in the world on 16 March 1998, and the 56th in doubles on 3 March 2003.
During her career, she won a WTA tournament in doubles.
WTA career finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Feb 1999 | U.S. National Indoor Championships | Hard (i) | South Africa Amanda Coetzer | United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | Sep 2002 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | United States Samantha Reeves | Argentina María Emilia Salerni Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
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ITF finals
[edit | edit source]| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 9 (5–4)
[edit | edit source]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2 March 1996 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Switzerland Angela Bürgis | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 May 1996 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | United Kingdom Julie Pullin | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 November 1996 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Romania Alina Tecșor | 6–7, 5–0 ret. |
| Winner | 4. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | France Magalie Lamarre | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 May 1997 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2 March 1998 | Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | Argentina Nicole Pratt | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | United States Dawn Buth | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 30 July 2000 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | Indonesia Wynne Prakusya | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(19) |
| Winner | 9. | 13 May 2001 | ITF Midlothian, United States | Clay | Algeria Feriel Esseghir | 7–5, 6–3 |
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Doubles: 15 (4–11)
[edit | edit source]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 17 November 1996 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Hard | Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik | Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 May 1997 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | United Kingdom Lucie Ahl | United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall United Kingdom Joanne Ward |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 November 1997 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Poland Aleksandra Olsza | South Africa Nannie de Villiers Australia Lisa McShea |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 17 May 1998 | Haines City, United States | Clay | South Africa Nannie de Villiers | Canada Maureen Drake Canada Renata Kolbovic |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 24 May 1998 | Spartanburg, United States | Clay | Canada Renata Kolbovic | Japan Keiko Ishida Japan Keiko Nagatomi |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 6. | 16 May 1999 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | South Africa Nannie de Villiers | United States Erika deLone Australia Annabel Ellwood |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 31 October 1999 | Dallas, United States | Hard | United States Samantha Reeves | Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 February 2000 | Rockford, United States | Hard | Australia Annabel Ellwood | United States Dawn Buth United States Rebecca Jensen |
6–7(4), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 27 March 2000 | Norcross, United States | Hard | United States Lindsay Lee-Waters | Germany Julia Abe Israel Tzipora Obziler |
7–5, 6–7(7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 7 May 2000 | Virginia Beach, United States | Hard | Australia Lisa McShea | United States Dawn Buth United States Mashona Washington |
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(2) |
| Runner-up | 11. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | United States Karin Miller | Brazil Joana Cortez Brazil Miriam D'Agostini |
4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 30 July 2000 | Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | United States Samantha Reeves | Australia Lisa McShea Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina |
w/o |
| Winner | 13. | 14 October 2001 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay | Russia Alina Jidkova | Argentina Erica Krauth Argentina Vanesa Krauth |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 23 April 2002 | Dothan, United States | Clay | United States Samantha Reeves | Japan Rika Fujiwara Croatia Maja Palaveršić |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 19 May 2002 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | United States Erika deLone | United States Teryn Ashley United States Kristen Schlukebir |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
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Performance timelines
[edit | edit source]| 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.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 13 | 5–13 |
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
WTA year-end rankings
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Rank | 266 | File:Increase2.svg 187 | File:Decrease2.svg 192 | File:Decrease2.svg 230 | File:Increase2.svg 213 | File:Decrease2.svg 245 | File:Decrease2.svg 361 |
Doubles
[edit | edit source]| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Rank | 347 | File:Increase2.svg 232 | File:Increase2.svg 159 | File:Increase2.svg 80 | File:Decrease2.svg 125 | File:Decrease2.svg 190 | File:Increase2.svg 88 | File:Decrease2.svg 134 |
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External links
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