Jodi Appelbaum
| Full name | Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer | ||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 1956 | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||
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| US Open | 2R (1981) | ||||||||||
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Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer (born April 7, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]
Born and raised in Miami, Appelbaum earned All-American honors in each of her four years of varsity tennis at the University of Miami and was the USTA national collegiate doubles champion with Terry Salganik in 1977.
Appelbaum played on the professional tour after graduating in 1978 and qualified as a lucky loser for the 1981 US Open main draw, where she won her first round match against Elizabeth Smylie.[2]
A member of the UM Sports Hall of Fame, Appelbaum is the current Tournament Director of the Junior Orange Bowl.
Appelbaum is Jewish and represented the United States at the 1977 Maccabiah Games, winning two medals. Her daughter Julie was also a Maccabiah Games competitor, in the sport of golf.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "US Open 1981 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
- ^ Stephens, Lee (August 14, 2013). "Golfer Julie Steinbauer representing USA at the 19th Maccabiah Games". Kendall Gazette.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games
- Jewish tennis players
- Tennis players from Miami