Jessica Steck

Jessica Steck

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	6 August 1978 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 187,867
Singles
Career record	177–115
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	172 (17 August 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998, 1999)
US Open	Q1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record	121–106
Career titles	1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	56 (3 March 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1999, 2003)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	2R (2002)
US Open	2R (1999)
US Open Junior	W (1996)
Mixed doubles
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	2R (2000)
Wimbledon	2R (1999)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	4–3 (2003)
Last updated on: 9 July 2016.

Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African tennis player.^[1] During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title^[2][3] and won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.^[4] Steck has competed and won first-round doubles matches in all four Grand Slam events.^[1]

Career

She reached the singles world ranking of 140th in the world on 16 March 1998 and the 56th in doubles on 3 March 2003.

During her career, she won a WTA tournament in doubles.

Women's doubles

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; or (NH) tournament not held.

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	A	A	2R	0 / 3	2–3
French Open	A	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	0 / 4	1–4
Wimbledon	1R	1R	1R	Q1	2R	A	0 / 4	1–4
US Open	Q1	2R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 2	1–2
Win–Loss	0–1	3–4	0–3	0–0	1–3	1–2	0 / 13	5–13

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1999	2000	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	1R	2R	0 / 2	0–2
Wimbledon	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1
US Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Win–Loss	1–2	0–1	0 / 3	1–3

WTA ranking

Singles ranking at the end of the season

Year	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Rank	266	187	192	230	213	245	361

Doubles ranking at the end of the season

Year	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Rank	347	232	159	80	125	190	88	134

WTA Titles (1)

Doubles (1)

No.	Date	Partner	Tournament	Surface	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	22 September 2002	Samantha Reeves	Challenge Bell, Quebec City, Canada	Carpet (i)	María Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

ITF Titles (9)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	2 March 1996	Pretoria, South Africa	Hard	Angela Buergis	6–3, 6–2
2.	4 May 1996	Hatfield, United Kingdom	Clay	Julie Pullin	7–6, 7–6
3.	11 May 1997	Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Magali Lamarre	6–3, 6–2
4.	21 May 2000	Jackson, United States	Clay	Dawn Buth	6–1, 7–6
5.	13 May 2001	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Feriel Esseghir	7–5, 6–3

Doubles (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
1.	17 May 1998	Haines City, United States	Clay	Nannie de Villiers	Maureen Drake Renata Kolbovic	6–3, 6–2
2.	16 May 1999	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Nannie de Villiers	Erika de Lone Annabel Ellwood	6–4, 6–0
3.	14 October 2001	Hallandale Beach, United States	Clay	Alina Jidkova	Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
4.	19 May 2002	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Erika de Lone	Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir	6–2, 2–6, 7–5

References

1. "WTA Players: Jessica Steck". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. "ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - US Open Junior Championships - 01 September - 08 September 1996". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
3. Jen Fiers (12 January 2016). "Pass Club's Wetzel and returning champ Steck in Tennis Expo". bocabeacon.com. Boca Beacon. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
4. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - STECK, Jessica (RSA)". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

External links

• Jessica Steck at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jessica Steck at the International Tennis Federation
• Jessica Steck at the Fed Cup
  

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.