Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.
| Full name | Aleke Joy Tsoubanos |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | April 27, 1982 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $27,273 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 32–45 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 431 (May 8, 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 92–70 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 126 (April 23, 2007) |
Tsoubanos, the daughter of Greek-born parents, is originally from St. Louis and played collegiate tennis for Vanderbilt University. She was a member of the Vanderbilt team which finished runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Championships and was a three-time ITA doubles All-American.[1]
Graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2004, Tsoubanos competed on the professional tour until 2007, reaching career-high rankings of 431 in singles and 126 in doubles. She was a WTA Tour doubles quarterfinalist at Rabat and Quebec City in 2006. Her four titles on the ITF Women's Circuit all came as a doubles player.
In 2020, she was named as the new head coach of women's tennis at Vanderbilt University, where she had served as an assistant coach for the previous 13 years.[2]
ITF finals
edit| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 12 (4–8)
edit| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | July 25, 2004 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 2. | September 19, 2004 | ITF Matamoros, Mexico | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(7), 7–6(5) | ||
| Runner-up | 1. | October 3, 2004 | ITF Pelham, United States | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | May 28, 2005 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | June 5, 2005 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 3. | January 15, 2006 | ITF Tampa, United States | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | February 19, 2006 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–6(4) | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | September 24, 2006 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | October 15, 2006 | ITF San Francisco, United States | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | November 19, 2006 | ITF Lawrenceville, United States | Hard | 6–7(5), 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | December 3, 2006 | ITF San Diego, United States | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 4. | May 19, 2007 | ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Aleke Tsoubanos". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. May 13, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (July 6, 2020). "Vanderbilt restructures women's tennis staff, names Aleke Tsoubanos head coach". The Tennessean.