Tina Samara
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1974 Oslo, Norway |
| Prize money | $11,944 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 572 (August 11, 1997) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (1994, 1995) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 223 (September 28, 1998) |
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Tina Samara (born July 26, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Samara was born in Oslo, to a Norwegian mother and Sri Lankan father, before later settling in Laurel Hollow, New York.[1]
From 1992 to 1996, Samara attended the University of Georgia, where she was a two-time All-American in tennis. She was a member of Georgia's NCAA championship winning team in 1994, partnering with Stacy Sheppard to win the title deciding doubles match.[2] She and Sheppard became college tennis' top ranked doubles pairing in 1995.[3]
Samara represented her birth country Norway in the Fed Cup, appearing in a total of 12 ties between 1996 and 1998. As a professional player she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 223 and one ITF title. She twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the US Open.
An experienced coach in college tennis, since 2008 she has been a head coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, West Virginia University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of the Pacific.[4]
ITF finals
[edit | edit source]| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 7 (1–6)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | February 10, 1992 | Swindon, Great Britain | Carpet | United States Jacqueline Geller | United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe United Kingdom Julie Pullin |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | June 19, 1995 | Peachtree, United States | Hard | United States Stacy Sheppard | Australia Melissa Beadman Australia Nicole Oomens |
6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | June 26, 1995 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard | United States Stacy Sheppard | United States Jane Chi Chinese Taipei Stephanie Chi |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1. | April 14, 1997 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Canada Aneta Soukup | Brazil Miriam D'Agostini Spain Alicia Ortuño |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | June 8, 1997 | Little Rock, United States | Hard | United States Erica Adams | Australia Amy Jensen United States Samantha Reeves |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | June 16, 1997 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | United States Amanda Augustus | United States Keirsten Alley Indonesia Liza Andriyani |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | June 23, 1997 | Greenwood, United States | Hard | United States Keirsten Alley | Australia Melissa Beadman Australia Amy Jensen |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tina Samara at the Women's Tennis AssociationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Tina Samara at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Tina Samara at the Billie Jean King CupLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Norwegian female tennis players
- Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players
- Tennis coaches from New York (state)
- People from Laurel Hollow, New York
- Tennis players from Nassau County, New York
- American people of Sri Lankan descent
- American people of Norwegian descent
- Norwegian people of Sri Lankan descent
- Tennis players from Oslo
- Sportspeople of Sri Lankan descent