Greer Stevens (born 15 February 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.
Career
Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles. With Bob Hewitt, she won the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1977 and 1979 and at the US Open in 1979. She also played for the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis. She retired in December 1980 after competing in the New South Wales Open, having had her career best year.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 3 (3 titles)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1977 Wimbledon Grass Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 3–6, 7–5, 6–4Win 1979 Wimbledon Grass Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 7–5, 7–6Win 1979 US Open Hard Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 6–3, 7–5
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–2) Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Grass (3–0)Clay (0–0)Carpet (1–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 May 1975 Surbiton, UK Grass Patti Hogan 6–1, 6–4Win 2–0 Jun 1975 Chichester, UK Grass Terry Holladay 6–7, 6–4, 6–3Win 3–0 Jun 1975 Beckenham, UK Grass Patti Hogan 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 4–0 Jan 1979 Hollywood, US Carpet (i) Dianne Fromholtz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4Loss 4–1 Jan 1980 Kansas City, US Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2Loss 4–2 Jul 1980 Montreal, Canada Hard Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–1
Doubles: 17 (5–12)
LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (5–12) Finals by surfaceHard (0–3)Grass (2–2)Clay (2–2)Carpet (1–5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Jun 1974 Manchester Grass Patti Hogan Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–1, 6–3Win 1. Jun 1974 Beckenham Grass Rowena Whitehouse Sally Greer Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 6–4Loss 2. Dec 1974 Bloemfontein Hard Alison McMillan Linky Boshoff Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–3Loss 3. May 1975 Bournemouth Clay Linky Boshoff Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–3, 6–3Win 2. May 1975 Guildford Clay Patti Hogan Lesley Charles Sue Mappin 6–0, 6–3Win 3. May 1975 Surbiton Grass Patti Hogan Lindsay Blachford Judy Tegart Dalton 7–9, 6–1, 9–7Loss 4. Jun 1975 Chichester Grass Patti Hogan Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Win 4. Aug 1975 South Orange Clay Kristien Shaw Kathleen Harter Kathy May w/oLoss 5. Jan 1976 McAllen, Texas Hard Jenny Dimond Isabel Fernández de Soto Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2Loss 6. Mar 1976 Dallas Carpet (i) Marita Redondo Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Win 5. Feb 1977 San Francisco Carpet (i) Kerry Reid Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–1Loss 7. Mar 1977 Dallas Carpet (i) Kerry Reid Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–4Loss 8. Apr 1978 Hilton Head Island Clay JoAnne Russell Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5Loss 9. Jan 1979 Chicago Carpet (i) Ilana Kloss Rosemary Casals Betty Ann Grubb Stuart 3–6, 7–5, 7–5Loss 10. Jan 1980 Seattle Carpet (i) Virginia Wade Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 2–6, 7–5Loss 11. Feb 1980 Oakland Carpet (i) Virginia Wade Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–0, 6–4Loss 12. Jul 1980 Montreal Hard Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver Anne Smith 6–0, 6–4
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Career SR Australian OpenAAAA A A A QF 0 / 1 French OpenA A A A A A A 0 / 0 Wimbledon3R3R4R4RA 4RQF 0 / 6 US OpenA3R2R2RA 4R1R 0 / 5 SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 20 / 3 0 / 12Year End Ranking481713171210
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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