- Christina Wheeler
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Christina Wheeler Country Australia Residence Melbourne, Australia Born 15 April 1982
Korosten, Ukrainian SSRHeight 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Turned pro 2000 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money US$353,838 Singles Career record 221–207 Career titles 0 WTA (3 ITF) Highest ranking 147 (26 May 2003) Grand Slam results Australian Open 1r (2001, 2002, & 2008) French Open 2r (2002) Wimbledon 1r (2004) US Open Qualifying Round (2003) Doubles Career record 193–144 Career titles 0 WTA (10 ITF) Highest ranking 91 (8 July 2002) Last updated on: 20 June 2008. Christina Wheeler (born 15 April 1982 in Korosten, Ukrainian SSR) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 147, which she reached on 26 May 2003. Her career high in doubles is 91 set at 8 July 2002. She was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.
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WTA Tour Doubles Finals (1)
Runner-up (1)
Legend Grand Slam (0) WTA Championships (0) Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (0) Tier IV/V (1) No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score 1. 13 January 2002 Hobart, Australia Hard Catherine Barclay Tathiana Garbin
Rita Grande6-2, 7-6(3) ITF Circuit Finals
ITF Singles Winner (3)
ITF Singles Runner-Up (8)
- 2008 - $25k Sorrento, Australia
- 2007 - $10k Sunderland-3, United Kingdom
- 2007 - $25k Campobasso, Italy
- 2007 - $25k Melbourne, Australia
- 2003 - $25k Charlottesville, United States
- 2003 - $25k Sea Island, United States
- 2001 - $25k Bendigo, Australia
- 2000 - $25k Port Pirie, Australia
ITF Doubles Winner (10)
- 2008 - $25k Biarritz, France (w/ Martina Müller)
- 2007 - $25k Mount Gambier, Australia (w/ Natalie Grandin)
- 2007 - $25k Felixstowe, United Kingdom (w/ Trudi Musgrave)
- 2007 - $25k Kalgoorlie, Australia (w/ Emily Hewson)
- 2004 - $50k Raleigh, United States (w/ Ainsley Cargill)
- 2003 - $25k Mount Gambier, Australia Australia (w/ Jessica Lehnhoff)
- 2003 - $75k Dothan, Alabama, United States (w/ Milagros Sequera)
- 2002 - $25k Peachtree, United States (w/ Jennifer Embry)
- 2002 - $25k Jackson, Mississippi, United States (w/ Lisa McShea)
- 2000 - $10k Corowa, Australia (w/ Cindy Watson)
ITF Doubles Runner-Up (17)
- 2008 - $25k Grado, Italy (w/ Marinne Giraud)
- 2008 - $25k Caserta, Italy (w/ Sophie Ferguson)
- 2008 - $25k Mildura, Australia (w/ Monique Adamczak)
- 2007 - $25k Toronto, Canada (w/ Maria Fernanda Alves)
- 2007 - $25k Campobasso, Italy (w/ Story Tweedie-Yates)
- 2007 - $25k Grado, Italy (w/ Ana Veselinović)
- 2007 - $25k Perth, Australia (w/ Trudi Musgrave)
- 2006 - $25k Nuriootpa, Australia (w/ Trudi Musgrave)
- 2005 - $50k Charlottesville, United States (w/ Samantha Reeves)
- 2004 - $50k Bronx, United States (w/ Jessica Lehnhoff)
- 2003 - $50k Lexington, Kentucky, United States (w/ Bryanne Stewart)
- 2003 - $25k Charlottesville, United States (w/ Julie Ditty)
- 2003 - $25k Sea Island, United States (w/ Lisa McShea)
- 2003 - $25k Jackson, United States (w/ Lisa McShea)
- 2002 - $25k Sedona, United States (w/ Milagros Sequera)
- 2002 - $75k Albuquerque, United States (w/ Tatiana Perebiynis)
- 2001 - $25k Nuriootpa, Australia (w/ Catherine Barclay)
Top 5 Career Wins
- 34 - Tatiana Panova, 2001
- 43 - Amy Frazier, 2003
- 54 - Anna Kournikova, 2002
- 63 - Sara Errani, 2008
- 64 - Yung-Jan Chan, 2008
External links
- Christina Wheeler at the Women's Tennis Association
- Christina Wheeler at the International Tennis Federation
Australian Open girls’ doubles champions 1969 Pat Edwards / Evonne Goolagong • 1970 Janet Fallis / Janet Young • 1971 Pat Edwards / Janice Whyte • 1972 Sally Irvine / Pam Whytcross • 1973 Jenny Dimond / Dianne Fromholtz • 1974 Nerida Gregory / Julia Hanrahan • 1975 Diane Evers / Nerida Gregory • 1976 Jan Morton / Jan Wilton • 1977 (Jan) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin • 1977 (Dec) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin • 1978 Debbie Freeman / Kathy Mantle • 1979 Linda Cassell / Sue Leo • 1980 Anne Minter / Miranda Yates • 1981 Maree Booth / Sharon Hodgkin • 1982 Annette Gulley / Kim Staunton • 1983 Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton • 1984 Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko • 1985 Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson • 1987 Ann Devries / Nicole Provis • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan • 1989 Andrea Strnadová / Eva Sviglerova • 1990 Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz • 1991 Karina Habšudová / Barbara Rittner • 1992 Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London • 1993 Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterova • 1994 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova • 1996 Michaela Paštiková / Jitka Schonfeldova • 1997 Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr • 1998 Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik • 1999 Eleni Daniilidou / Virginie Razzano • 2000 Anikó Kapros / Christina Wheeler • 2001 Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová • 2002 Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja • 2003 Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili • 2004 Yung-Jan Chan / Sheng-Nan Sun • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic • 2006 Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova • 2007 Yevgeniya Rodina / Arina Rodionova • 2008 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Ksenia Lykina • 2009 Christina McHale / Ajla Tomljanović • 2010 Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová • 2011 An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Korosten
- Australian female tennis players
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Sportswomen from Melbourne
- Tennis people from Victoria (Australia)
- People educated at Wesley College, Melbourne
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