Lea Antonoplis

Lea Antonoplis

Country (sports)	USA
Born	(1959-01-20) January 20, 1959 (age 65) West Covina, California, 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)

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]

Early life

Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1974 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California.

Tennis career

In 1974, Lea played an exhibition match arranged by Dale Jensen in Claremont, Ca with Tracy Austin, Lawrence McCutcheon, and Elgin Baylor.

Also in 1974, Antonoplis played in her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, losing to Sue Mappin in three sets. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the junior singles, beating compatriot Peanut Louie-Harper in the final in straight sets.[4] In 1979, she won her first WTA doubles title in the Player's Canadian Open with Diane Evers, defeating 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

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Feb 1983	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win	2.	Feb 1983	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA	Hard	Barbara Jordan	Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3.	Nov 1983	Ginny Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Barbara Jordan	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	4.	Aug 1984	Newport, Rhode Island, US	Grass	Beverly Mould	Anna-Maria Fernandez Peanut Louie	5–7, 6–7
Loss	5.	Dec 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Adriana Villagrán	Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds	1–6, 3–6
Win	6.	Oct 1986	Taipei	Carpet (i)	Barbara Gerken	Gigi Fernández Susan Leo	6–1, 6–2
Loss	7.	Aug 1987	Aptos, California, US	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Kathy Jordan Robin White	1–6, 0–6
Loss	8.	Nov 1987	Little Rock, Arkansas, US	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White	2–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	Apr 1988	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Barbara Gerken	Gigi Fernández Robin White	1–6, 4–6
Loss	10.	Jul 1988	Schenectady, New York, US	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. 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