Story Tweedie-Yates

Story Tweedie-Yates
2008 in Albuquerque
Country (sports) United States
Born (1983-05-02) May 2, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Turned pro2004
Retired2011
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$70,393
Singles
Career record139–140
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (October 30, 2006)
Doubles
Career record97–95
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 189 (May 25, 2009)

Story Tweedie-Yates (born May 2, 1983) is an American former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 319, which she reached in October 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 189, set in May 2009.

Early life

Tweedie-Yates, who grew up in Redmond, Washington, studied psychology at Stanford University from 2001 to 2005. She then focused on a career as a tennis player. Overall, she won two singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2011, she retired from professional tennis.

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 13 September 2004 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Mexico Melissa Torres Sandoval 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 14 June 2005 Fort Worth, United States Hard United States Tara Snyder 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 27 June 2005 Southlake, United States Hard United States Megan Bradley 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 4 September 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Colombia Mariana Duque Marino 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (8–7)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 12 September 2005 Matamoros, Mexico Hard Serbia Ana Cetnik Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
Colombia Paula Zabala
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 25 June 2006 Fort Worth, United States Hard Argentina Maria Victoria Domina United States Christina Fusano
Australia Nicole Kriz
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 23 July 2006 Hamilton, Canada Clay Australia Nicole Kriz Argentina Soledad Esperón
Canada Aleksandra Wozniak
6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 6 August 2006 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Australia Nicole Kriz United States Jennifer Magley
United States Courtney Nagle
7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 4 September 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Hard United States Jodi Kenoyer Colombia Karen Castiblanco
Venezuela Mariana Muci
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 20 Mar 2007 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Latvia Līga Dekmeijere South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
United States Robin Stephenson
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 11 June 2007 Campobasso, Italy Clay Australia Christina Wheeler Argentina María José Argeri
Brazil Letícia Sobral
5–7, 3–6
Winner 8. 26 May 2008 Carson Challenger, United States Hard Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma United States Kimberly Couts
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
7–6(14–12), 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 5. 23 June 2008 Getxo, Spain Clay France Julie Coin Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Spain Sara del Barrio Aragón
6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. 12 July 2008 Valladolid, Spain Hard Canada Heidi El Tabakh Switzerland Stefania Boffa
United Kingdom Anna Fitzpatrick
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 19 January 2009 Lutz, United States Clay United States Mashona Washington United States Kimberly Couts
Canada Sharon Fichman
4–6, 5–7
Winner 7. 13 April 2009 Osprey, United States Clay United States Lindsay Lee-Waters Canada Heidi El Tabakh
Austria Melanie Klaffner
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10]
Runner-up 6. 15 June 2009 Montpellier, France Hard Switzerland Stefania Boffa Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Germany Laura Siegemund
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 19 July 2010 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Cako Australia Bojana Bobusic
United States Christina Fusano
4–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 27 September 2010 Amelia Island, United States Clay United States Elizabeth Lumpkin United States Alexandra Haney
United States Kendal Woodard
7–5, 6–4

References

  1. ^ a b "Story Tweedie-Yates". gofrogs.com. Texas Christian University. Retrieved June 19, 2015.