Kirsten Dreyer

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Kirsten Dreyer
Country (sports) United States
Born (1969-03-27) March 27, 1969 (age 52)
Prize money$28,567
Singles
Career record85–65
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 263 (September 14, 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ1 (1985)
WimbledonQ1 (1985)
US OpenQ1 (1985)
Doubles
Career record41–30
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 229 (February 3, 1992)

Kirsten Dreyer (born March 27, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography[]

Raised in Connecticut, Dreyer was the national 16 and under indoor champion in 1983 and started out on the professional tour the following year as a 15 year old.[1]

Dreyer qualified for her first Virginia Slims main draw in 1985 and featured that season in the qualifiers of three grand slam tournaments.

From 1988 to 1991 she played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins.[2]

In 1992, her final year on tour, she made the second round at Indian Wells, with an opening round win over world number 53 Mariaan de Swardt.

ITF finals[]

Singles: 6 (3–3)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. November 26, 1984 Darlington, United Kingdom Hard Sweden Elisabeth Ekblom 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 2. December 3, 1984 Hull, United Kingdom Hard Sweden Elisabeth Ekblom 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. December 31, 1984 Chicago, United States Hard France Isabelle Demongeot 6–1, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. November 2, 1986 Kailua-Kona, United States Hard United States Kathrin Keil 5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up 3. June 21, 1987 Birmingham, United States Hard United States Tammy Whittington 6–2, 1–6, 1–6
Winner 3. May 26, 1991 Aguascalientes, Mexico Hard Cuba Rita Pichardo 7–6(4), 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3–2)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. November 18, 1984 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard United States Holly Danforth United Kingdom Elizabeth Jones
United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 1. August 19, 1990 Chatham, United States Hard Republic of Ireland Siobhán Nicholson United States Kathy Foxworth
United States Shannan McCarthy
2–6, 6–7(6)
Winner 2. July 29, 1991 Haifa, Israel Hard South Africa Tessa Price South Africa Janine Humphreys
Namibia Elizma Nortje
6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 2. August 12, 1991 Ashkelon, Israel Hard South Africa Tessa Price Israel Ilana Berger
South Africa Robyn Field
w/o
Winner 3. January 12, 1992 Woodlands, United States Hard United States Stella Sampras United States Dierdre Herman
United States Wendy Nelson
6–3, 6–4

References[]

  1. ^ Friedman, Charles (March 11, 1984). "A Young Tennis Star Strives for the Top". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Garcia, Irene (May 8, 1988). "UCLA's South Bay Connection Key to Tennis Team's Success". Los Angeles Times.

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