Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer (born August 25, 1970) is a retired tennis player from the United States.
She was awarded the "Most Impressive Newcomer" by WTA in 1992. She was a "High Performance Coach" for women with the USTA at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California.
She is the director of Little Aces Tennis, where she is teaching children to play tennis with low compression balls, smaller rackets, and smaller nets.
Graham played college tennis for Stanford University. She won the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1990. She was inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame in 1997 for winning NCAAA singles her sophomore year and only losing one match on an undefeated team.
WTA career finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Legend Grand Slam Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV & V ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1–0 May 1993 Taranto, Italy Clay Brenda Schultz 6–7, 2–6
Doubles: 9 (5–4) Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 1 Tier IV & V 4 Titles by surface Hard 1 Clay 3 Grass 0 Carpet 1 ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1989 Schenectady, United States Hard Sandra Birch Michelle Jaggard Hu Na 3–6, 2–6Win 1–1 May 1993 Taranto, Italy Clay Brenda Schultz Petra Langrová Mercedes Paz 6–0, 6–4Loss 1–2 May 1993 Berlin, Germany Clay Brenda Schultz Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1–6, 3–6Win 2–2 Aug 1993 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Ann Grossman Gigi Fernández Rennae Stubbs 5–7, 7–5, 7–5Loss 2–3 Sep 1993 Hong Kong Hard Marianne Werdel Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan 6–1, 6–7, 2–6Loss 2–4 Feb 1996 Oklahoma City, United States Hard (i) Katrina Adams Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz 4–6, 3–6Win 3–4 May 1996 Budapest, Hungary Clay Katrina Adams Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová 6–3, 7–6Win 4–4 Oct 1996 Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Brenda Schultz Amy Frazier Kimberly Po 6–1, 6–4Win 5–4 May 1997 Cardiff, Wales Clay Kerry-Anne Guse Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 6–4
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