Lea Antonoplis

Lea Antonoplis (born January 20, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.[3]

Lea Antonoplis

Country (sports)	USA
Born	(1959-01-20) January 20, 1959 West Covina, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro	1979[1]
Retired	1991
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	78–96
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 50 (December 31, 1981)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1988)
French Open	1R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon	4R (1977)
US Open	3R (1976)
Wimbledon Junior	W (1977)
Doubles
Career record	99–110
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 55 (September 14, 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1982, 1984)
French Open	3R (1983, 1987)
Wimbledon	3R (1978, 1979, 1983)
US Open	3R (1977)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	1R (1987)
Wimbledon	2R (1979, 1987)
US Open	1R (1979)

Early life

Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1974 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California. In 1974, she played an exhibition in Claremont, CA at the Roadway Inn Tennis Club with Elgin Baylor, Lawrence Mc Cutcheon, and Tracy Austin, arranged by Dale Jensen.[4]

Tennis career

In 1974, Antonoplis played her first Grand Slam match in the US Open, losing to Sue Mappin in three sets. In the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, she lost to Natasha Chmyreva in the quarterfinals of the girls' singles. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the girls' singles, beating compatriot Peanut Louie-Harper in the final in straight sets.[5]

In 1979, she won her first WTA doubles title in the Player's Canadian Open with Diane Evers, winning the final against Chris O'Neil and Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. In 1983, she won two doubles titles with Barbara Jordan. In Indianapolis, they beat Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 in the final, and in Hershey they beat Sherry Acker and Ann Henricksson 6–3, 6–4. In 1986, she won her fourth and last WTA doubles title with Barbara Gerken, beating Gigi Fernández and Susan Leo 6–1, 6–2 in the final.[3]

Antonoplis also acquired some notability at a 1976 satellite tournament in South Orange, New Jersey when she won a three-set semifinal match against Renée Richards. This was the first tournament in which Richards competed after it was revealed that she had undergone a sex-change procedure.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 10 (3–7)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by Surface Hard 2 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 1

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	February 14, 1983	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Winner	2.	February 20, 1983	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	November 13, 1983	Ginny Championships, USA	Carpet	Barbara Jordan	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	August 5, 1984	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	Grass	Beverly Mould	Anna-Maria Fernandez Peanut Louie	5–7, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	December 15, 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Adriana Villagrán	Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds	1–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	October 12, 1986	Taipei	Carpet	Barbara Gerken	Gigi Fernández Susan Leo	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	August 2, 1987	Aptos, California, USA	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Kathy Jordan Robin White	1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	8.	November 8, 1987	Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	April 17, 1988	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Gigi Fernández Robin White	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	July 24, 1988	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Cammy MacGregor	Ann Henricksson Julie Richardson	3–6, 6–3, 5–7

References

1. LinkedIn profile page
2. Womens International computer rankings as of Dec. 31, 1981
3. "Antonoplis, Lea (USA)". Players – Biography. ITF. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
4. Emery, David (1983). Who's who in international tennis. New York: Facts on File Publications. ISBN 0-87196-789-8.
5. Jim Bainbridge (1978). 1978 Colgate Series Media Guide. New York: H.O. Zimman Inc. p. 23.

External links

• Lea Antonoplis at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lea Antonoplis at the International Tennis Federation