Julie Steven

Julie Steven

Full name	Julie Spalding-Steven
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1976-04-24) April 24, 1976
Height	165 cm
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$130,432
Singles
Career record	110-117
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 173 (August 1, 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	1R (1992, 1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record	64-59
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 101 (12 February 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1995)
Wimbledon	1R (1994)
US Open	2R (1994)

Julie Spalding-Steven (born April 24, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Tennis career

Steven grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and had a successful career in junior tennis, culminating in a US Open title. She had a win over Lindsay Davenport at the 1991 US Open, then lost to the same player in the girls' singles final the following year. At the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles, partnering Pam Nelson. Her US Open title came in 1993, with Nicole London in the girls' doubles and she also made the singles semifinals that year.

As a professional player, she reached a best singles ranking of 173 in the world and made three US Open appearances as a singles wildcard. In addition to the US Open, she also played in the women's doubles main draws at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. In 1993, she was a member of the Wichita Advantage team which won the World TeamTennis championship. Her best performances on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1994 Singapore Classic.

External links

• Julie Steven at the Women's Tennis Association
• Julie Steven at the International Tennis Federation