Wendy Fix
Full name | Wendy Fix Shpiz |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | January 31, 1975 |
Prize money | $29,822 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 250 (July 24, 2000) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2000) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 163 (February 28, 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2000) |
Wendy Fix Shpiz (born January 31, 1975) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography[]
Fix, who grew up in Winnetka, was the 1992 Illinois state singles champion. Prior to turning professional she played college tennis at Duke University and earned All-American honors in 1997.[1][2]
On the professional tour, Fix reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the Kuala Lumpur WTA Tour tournament in 1999. She featured in both the singles and doubles qualifying draws for the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.[3] Retiring from the tour in 2000, she later took up the sport of paddle tennis.[4]
ITF Circuit finals[]
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1–1)[]
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | September 6, 1998 | Vila do Conde, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | September 13, 1998 | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3–1)[]
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | November 23, 1997 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | June 13, 1999 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | June 20, 1999 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Winner | June 11, 2000 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
References[]
- ^ Armour, Terry (October 9, 1992). "With Attitude Fixed, Fix Takes Off". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Kuc, Chris (December 8, 2001). "When Playing Days Are Over, Athletes May Be In For A Shock". Greensboro News and Record.
- ^ "Tennis - Tuesday's results". ESPN. June 20, 2000.
- ^ "A Hot Bed for Paddle". Daily North Shore. March 19, 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis people from Illinois
- People from Winnetka, Illinois
- Duke Blue Devils women's tennis players