- Alexa Glatch
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Alexa Glatch
country = USA
residence =Newport Beach, California
datebirth = birth date and age|1989|09|10
placebirth =Newport Beach ,California
height = 6ft (1.83 m)
weight = 145 lbs (66kg)
turnedpro = 2005
plays = Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $164,274
singlesrecord = 88–64
singlestitles = 2
highestsinglesranking = No. 202 (July 7 ,2008 )
AustralianOpenresult =
FrenchOpenresult =
Wimbledonresult =
USOpenresult = 2nd (2005)
doublesrecord = 19–32
doublestitles = 1
highestdoublesranking = No. 321 (February 18 ,2008 )
updated = Augest, 2008Alexa Glatch born on
September 10 ,1989 is a professional Americantennis player. She started playingtennis at the age of five.She dominated junior competition in the United States winning the prestigious Easter Bowl title in the Girls 14s and Girls 18s divisions. She won the International Orange Bowl in the Girls 16s division in 2004. She achieved a World Junior Ranking of #5 in 2005, advancing to the US Open Juniors Finals in both singles and doubles. She represented the United States in numerous international competitions including Junior Fed Cup.
She turned pro in 2005 and that year reached the Semifinals of the Forest Hills WTA Pro Tour Event as well as the second round of the US Open Women's Main Draw.
Glatch was involved in a crash accident in November 2005. She was injured including a broken right wrist and broken left elbow. It took her eight months until she could start regularly playing tennis again.JulyHer ranking dropped significantly during that time but since then she has worked her way back to a current professional singles ranking as of September
29 ,2008 of World No. 213.In 2007 she won the Southlake $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event for her second career pro title and reached the quarterfinals of the Washington D.C. $75,000 USTA Pro Circuit event. She was a finalist at the French Open Grand Slam Junior Doubles with partner
Sorana Cîrstea of Romania. She also reached the quarterfinals of three $50,000 events.In 2008 Glatch reached the quarterfinals of the Dothan $75,000 USTA Pro Circuit event and was a finalist at the Carson $50,000 event. She was 1 of only 3 American women to qualify for the US Open Women's Main Draw.
Some of her favorite
tennis players includeSteffi Graf andRoger Federer . She is represented by Octagon and enjoys endorsement contracts with Nike (clothing and footwear) andBabolat (rackets). She is coached by Robert Vanthof (former coach of Lindsay Davenport) and Kevin ONeill.External links
* [http://www.juniortennis.com/ajt/playerinfo.php?player_id=216/ Alexa Glatch Player Profile]
* [http://www.clgandjrtennis.com/AlexaGlatch0804.htm/ Interview with Alexa Glatch]
*Wta|id=312214
*ITF female profile|number=100037003
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