Erica Adams

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Erica Adams

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1969-07-16) July 16, 1969 (age 52)
Prize money	$34,603
Singles
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 215 (March 13, 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1995)
US Open	Q2 (1994)
Doubles
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 203 (May 9, 1994)

Erica Adams (born July 16, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography[]

Born in 1969, she is the daughter of basketball player Bunk Adams, who was a Pan American Games gold medalist with the national team. She played college tennis for Purdue University from 1988 and 1991, earning All-Big Ten honors on four occasions.^[1]

Adams joined the professional tour in 1992 and went on to reach a best singles ranking of 215 in the world, appearing in the qualifying draws for both Wimbledon and the US Open. She played in the main draw of the Quebec WTA Tour tournament in 1994 and won two ITF titles. As a doubles player she won a further four ITF tournaments.^[1]

ITF finals[]

Singles: 3 (2–1)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	March 22, 1993	Harare, Zimbabwe	Hard	Cara Black	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	March 29, 1993	Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Rene Mentz	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	2.	January 8, 1996	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Kelly Pace	6–3, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 7 (4–3)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	April 12, 1993	Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Kelly Story	Paula Iversen Claire Sessions Bailey	7–5, 1–6, 5–7
Winner	1.	January 31, 1994	Midland, United States	Hard	Jeri Ingram	Tracey Rodgers Vickie Paynter	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	January 15, 1996	Woodlands, United States	Hard	Claire Sessions Bailey	Nóra Köves Kelly Pace	5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	2.	June 23, 1996	Peachtree, United States	Hard	Nino Louarsabishvili	Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea	6–3, 7–6(4)
Runner-up	3.	June 8, 1997	Little Rock, United States	Hard	Tina Samara	Amy Jensen Samantha Reeves	0–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	October 20, 1997	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Katie Schlukebir	Gülberk Gültekin Clara Udofa	6–3, 6–4
Winner	4.	November 9, 1997	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Rebecca Jensen	Milagros Sequera Jacquelyn Rosen	6–3, 6–3

References[]

External links[]

• Erica Adams at the Women's Tennis Association
• Erica Adams at the International Tennis Federation