Aleke Tsoubanos

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Aleke Tsoubanos
Full nameAleke Joy Tsoubanos
Country (sports) United States
Born (1982-04-27) April 27, 1982 (age 42)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$27,273
Singles
Career record32–45
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 431 (May 8, 2006)
Doubles
Career record92–70
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 126 (April 23, 2007)

Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.

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 United States Kelly Schmandt United States Vania King
Egypt Heidi El Tabakh
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. September 19, 2004 ITF Matamoros, Mexico Hard United States Lauren Fisher United States Tamara Encina
United States Alison Ojeda
6–3, 6–7(7), 7–6(5)
Runner-up 1. October 3, 2004 ITF Pelham, United States Clay United States Sarah Riske Belarus Natallia Dziamidzenka
Latvia Līga Dekmeijere
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. May 28, 2005 ITF Houston, United States Hard United States Raquel Kops-Jones Romania Anda Perianu
United States Kaysie Smashey
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. June 5, 2005 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Ansley Cargill United States Shadisha Robinson
United States Robin Stephenson
3–6, 5–7
Winner 3. January 15, 2006 ITF Tampa, United States Hard South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–3
Runner-up 4. February 19, 2006 ITF Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) United States Raquel Atawo Italy Alberta Brianti
Italy Giulia Casoni
6–4, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 5. September 24, 2006 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard United States Christina Fusano Venezuela Milagros Sequera
United States Julie Ditty
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. October 15, 2006 ITF San Francisco, United States Hard United States Christina Fusano United States Laura Granville
United States Carly Gullickson
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. November 19, 2006 ITF Lawrenceville, United States Hard United States Christina Fusano New Zealand Leanne Baker
United States Julie Ditty
6–7(5), 4–6
Runner-up 8. December 3, 2006 ITF San Diego, United States Hard United States Christina Fusano Croatia Ivana Abramović
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
4–6, 3–6
Winner 4. May 19, 2007 ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay Australia Monique Adamczak Uruguay Estefania Craciún
Argentina Betina Jozami
7–5, 2–6, 6–3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aleke Tsoubanos". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mike (July 6, 2020). "Vanderbilt restructures women's tennis staff, names Aleke Tsoubanos head coach". The Tennessean.

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