Debbie Graham

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Debbie Graham

Country	United States
Born	25 August 1970 (1970-08-25) (age 41) Walnut Creek, California
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	83–90
Highest ranking	134 (12 May 1997)
Doubles
Career record	150–147
Career titles	5
Last updated on: 19 November 2010.

Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer (born August 25, 1970) is a retired women's tennis player from the United States. She was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1992.^[1] She is currently one of the "High Performance Coaches" for women with the USTA.^[2]

She played college tennis for Stanford University.^{[citation needed]}

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Brenda Schultz	6–7, 2–6

Doubles 9 (5–4)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	4
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	1
Clay	3
Grass	0
Carpet	1

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 July 1989	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Sandra Birch	Michelle Jaggard Hu Na	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	2 May 1993	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Brenda Schultz	Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	16 May 1993	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Brenda Schultz	Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva	1–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	1 August 1993	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Ann Grossman	Gigi Fernández Rennae Stubbs	5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	19 September 1993	Hong Kong	Hard	Marianne Werdel	Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan	6–1, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	25 February 1996	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Katrina Adams	Chanda Rubin Brenda Shultz	4–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	12 May 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Katrina Adams	Radka Bobovka Eva Melicharová	6–3, 7–6
Winner	8.	27 October 1996	Canadian Indoor, Canada	Carpet	Brenda Shultz	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6–1, 6–4
Winner	9.	18 May 1997	Cardiff, Wales	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–3, 6–4

References

• ITF site

1. ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Awards". http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Awards. 
2. ^ "USTA Debbie Graham bio". http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/content/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=122999&itype=7420. 

External links

• Debbie Graham at the Women's Tennis Association

Preceded by Andrea Strnadová

WTA Newcomer of the Year 1992

Succeeded by Iva Majoli

Persondata
Name	Graham, Debbie
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Date of birth	August 25, 1970
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California
Date of death
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