- Marissa Irvin
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Marissa Irvin Country 
United StatesResidence Santa Monica, California, U.S. Born June 23, 1980
Santa Monica, California, U.S.Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 2000 Retired 2005 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money US$779,749 Singles Career record 246–167 Career titles 0 WTA, 8 ITF Highest ranking No. 51 (August 12, 2002) Grand Slam results Australian Open 2R (2000) French Open 3R (2003-2005) Wimbledon 2R (2005) US Open 2R (2000) Doubles Career record 34–44 Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 84 (March 18, 2002) Marissa Irvin (born June 23, 1980) is an American former tennis player. She reached her highest singles ranking on August 12, 2002, when she became No. 51 in the world. Her best result at a Grand Slam was the third round of the French Open, which she achieved three straight years from 2003 to 2005. Irvin competed in 22 Grand Slams during her 5 year career.
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Tennis career
Irvin was named the Southern California Female Junior Player of the Year in 1994 and 1995,[1] and won the Lee Carlson Award as her high school's most outstanding female athlete.[2] as well as the Block "S" Award at Stanford University as the most outstanding female athlete across all sports in the freshmen class. The highlight of Irvin's junior career was winning the 1997 U.S. Open title in girls' doubles, partnering Alexandra Stevenson as well as reaching a national ranking of #1 in the United States in both singles (1998) and doubles (1997). She reached her highest world junior ranking of No. 1 in doubles and No. 19 singles in 1997.[1]
She attended Stanford University, where she was named a Stanford Academic Scholar Athlete and a GTE Academic All-American.[1] She reached the individual finals at the NCAA Championships in 1999 and 2000, as well as winning it for her team in 1999.[1] She was named the 2000 Honda Award winner as the nation's top female collegiate tennis player, was a four-time NCAA All-American and two-time PAC-10 Player of the Year during her two years playing college tennis.
She turned professional in 2000, having already reached a WTA ranking in the top 80 in the world as an amateur. That year, she broke into the top 100 after qualifying for the Australian Open (while still a student at Stanford) and defeating Corina Morariu in the first round before falling to eventual champion, Lindsay Davenport in the second round. She also achieved solid results on the ITF Women's Circuit winning her first professional tournament in Florida. In 2001, she reached her highest year-end ranking of No. 64, and played her first WTA semifinal (upsetting Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario en route) during the Big Island Championships. She reached her highest ranking of No. 51 in August the following year, and beat Justine Henin at the Bank of the West Classic for her biggest career win. Her best results in her final years on Tour were the third round at the French Open in 2003, 2004 and 2005, the fourth round of the (then) Sony-Erricson Championships in Key Biscayne, FL in 2002 (l. eventual champion Serena Williams) and the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open in 2004. Irvin has professional wins over Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina, Anastasia Myskina, Meghann Shaughnessy, Elena Bovina, Amy Frazier, Gisela Dulko, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and Marion Bartoli,
Personal
Irvin started playing tennis at age 9. Her father, Richard, was a three-time All-American volleyball player at the University of California, Los Angeles, and led his team to three straight national titles.[2] She attended high school at Harvard-Westlake School, graduating with a 3.8 grade point average.[1] Irvin was coached by Chuck Adams, and formerly by 1980 Australian Open champion Brian Teacher.[1] Irvin graduated from Stanford University in 2007 with a degree in Political Science.
External links
- Marissa Irvin at the Women's Tennis Association
- Marissa Irvin at the International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Marissa Irvin Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Profile". http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/marissa-irvin_2257889_3732. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ a b "Marissa Irvin Stanford University". http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/stan-w-tennis-irvin.html. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
US Open girls' doubles champions 1982 Penny Barg / Beth Herr • 1983 Ann Hulbert / Bernadette Randall • 1984 Mercedes Paz / Gabriela Sabatini • 1985 Andrea Holíková / Radka Zrubáková • 1986 Jana Novotná / Radka Zrubáková • 1987 Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po • 1988 Meredith McGrath / Kimberly Po • 1989 Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath • 1990 Kristin Godridge / Nicole Pratt • 1991 Kristin Godridge / Kirrily Sharpe • 1992 Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London • 1993 Nicole London / Julie Steven • 1994 Surina de Beer / Chantal Reuter • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova • 1996 Surina de Beer / Jessica Steck • 1997 Marissa Irvin / Alexandra Stevenson • 1998 Kim Clijsters / Eva Dyrberg • 1999 Dája Bedáňová / Iroda Tulyaganova • 2000 Gisela Dulko / María Emilia Salerni • 2001 Galina Fokinā / Svetlana Kuznetsova • 2002 Elke Clijsters / Kirsten Flipkens • 2004 Marina Erakovic / Michaëlla Krajicek • 2005 Nikola Frankova / Alisa Kleybanova • 2006 Raluca Olaru / Mihaela Buzărnescu • 2007 Urszula Radwańska / Ksenia Milevskaya • 2008 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sandra Roma • 2009 Valeria Solovieva / Maryna Zanevska • 2010 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens • 2011 Demi Schuurs / Irina Khromacheva
Categories:- 1980 births
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- American female tennis players
- People from Santa Monica, California
- Tennis people from California
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