Stella Sampras
| Full name | Stella Sampras-Webster |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | 9 March 1969 Potomac, Maryland, US |
| Prize money | $17,237 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–12 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (July 27, 1992) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–8 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (November 9, 1992) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1992) |
| US Open | 2R (1992) |
Stella Sampras-Webster (born March 9, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Potomac, Maryland to Greek-American parents, Sampras (Greek: Σάμπρα, romanized: Sampra) is one of four siblings. Her younger brother is tennis player Pete Sampras. She grew up in Los Angeles and played college tennis for the UCLA Bruins from 1987 to 1991, earning All-American honors on four occasions. In her freshman year she teamed up with Allison Cooper to win the NCAA doubles championship.[1]
Sampras competed briefly on the professional tour, reaching a career best singles ranking of 248, with two ITF titles to her name. As a doubles player she twice appeared in the main draw of the US Open and was ranked as high as 142 in the world.[2]
Since 1996, she has been the head coach of UCLA women's tennis.[3]
Sampras is married to marketing executive Steve Webster, with whom she has twin daughters, born in 2005.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | January 26, 1992 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | Hard |  Ann Stephenson
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | January 19, 1992 | ITF Woodlands, United States | Hard |  Claire Wegink
|
6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | August 20, 1989 | ITF Chatham, United States | Hard | Jean Ceniza
|
Vincenza Procacci Kathy Foxworth
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | January 12, 1992 | ITF Woodlands, United States | Hard | Kirsten Dreyer
|
Dierdre Herman Wendy Nelson
|
6–3, 6–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stella Performance by Sampras' Sister". Sun-Sentinel. March 11, 1992.
- ^ a b "This Sampras simply stellar at UCLA". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 2008.
- ^ "This Sampras Quickly Serves Notice That Things Have Changed at UCLA". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1997.
External links
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- Living people
- American female tennis players
- UCLA Bruins women's tennis players
- UCLA Bruins coaches
- American people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Tennis players from California
- People from Potomac, Maryland
- Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland
- College tennis coaches in the United States
- Tennis coaches from California
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