Lea Antonoplis

Lea Antonoplis

Country	United States
Born	20 January 1959 (1959-01-20) (age 53) West Covina, California
Retired	1991
Singles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	66 (4 February 1985)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd r 1988
French Open	1st r 1983, 1984
Wimbledon	4th r 1977
Wimbledon Junior	W 1977
US Open	3rd r 1976
Doubles
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	55 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2nd r 1982, 1984
French Open	3rd r 1983, 1987
Wimbledon	3rd r 1978, 1979, 1983
US Open	3rd r 1977
Last updated on: 30 November 2010.

Lea Antonoplis (born 20 January 1959 in West Covina, California) is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Tennis career 3 WTA Tour finals 3.1 Doubles 10 (3–7) 4 References 5 External links

Early life

Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1973 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California.^[2]

Tennis career

In 1974, Antonoplis played her first Grand Slam match in the US Open, which Sue Mappin won 6–4 3–6 6–2. In the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, she lost to Natasha Chmyreva 2–6 6–2 6–2 in the quarter final of the Girls' Singles. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the Girls' Singles, beating compatriot Mareen Louie-Harper 7–5 6–1 in the final.

In 1979, she won her first WTA doubles title in the Player's Canadian Open partnering Diane Evers, winning the final against Chris O'Neil and Mimi Wikstedt 2–6 6–1 6–3. In 1983, she won two doubles titles partnering 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 partnering Barbara Gerken and beating Gigi Fernández and Susan Leo 6–1 6–2 in the final.^[1]

Antonoplis also acquired some notability at a 1976 satellite tournament in South Orange, New Jersey when she prevailed in a close three set semifinal match against transsexual player Renee Richards. This was the first tournament in which Richards competed after she was publicized as having undergone a sex change procedure. Prior to this, she had been an ophthalmologist practicing quietly in southern California while taking part in local tennis events. At the time of her match against Antonoplis, she was involved in lawsuits to obtain permission to take part in tennis tournaments for women, including one filed with officials at the United States Open, an event in which she would be allowed to participate in 1977.

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
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	2
Clay	0
Grass	0
Carpet	1

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

References

• Lea Antonoplis at the International Tennis Federation

External links

• Lea Antonoplis at the Women's Tennis Association

Wimbledon (Open Era) girls' singles champions 1968 Kristy Pigeon 1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu 1970 Sharon Walsh 1971 Marina Kroshina 1972 Ilana Kloss 1973 Ann Kiyomura 1974 Mima Jaušovec 1975 Natasha Chmyreva 1976 Natasha Chmyreva 1977 Lea Antonoplis 1978 Tracy Austin 1979 Mary Lou Piatek 1980 Debbie Freeman 1981 Zina Garrison 1982 Catherine Tanvier 1983 Pascale Paradis 1984 Annabel Croft 1985 Andrea Holíková 1986 Natalia Zvereva 1987 Natalia Zvereva 1988 Brenda Schultz 1989 Andrea Strnadová 1990 Andrea Strnadová 1991 Barbara Rittner 1992 Chanda Rubin 1993 Nancy Feber 1994 Martina Hingis 1995 Aleksandra Olsza 1996 Amélie Mauresmo 1997 Cara Black 1998 Katarina Srebotnik 1999 Iroda Tulyaganova 2000 María Emilia Salerni 2001 Angelique Widjaja 2002 Vera Dushevina 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Kateryna Bondarenko 2005 Agnieszka Radwańska 2006 Caroline Wozniacki 2007 Urszula Radwańska 2008 Laura Robson 2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 2010 Kristýna Plíšková 2011 Ashleigh Barty

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Name	Antonoplis, Lea
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Date of birth	20 January 1959
Place of birth	West Covina, California
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