Erica Adams (born July 16, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography Born in 1969, she is the daughter of basketball player Bunk Adams, who was a Pan American Games gold medalist with the national team. She played college tennis for Purdue University from 1988 and 1991, earning All-Big Ten honors on four occasions.
Adams joined the professional tour in 1992 and went on to reach a best singles ranking of 215 in the world, appearing in the qualifying draws for both Wimbledon and the US Open. She played in the main draw of the Quebec WTA Tour tournament in 1994 and won two ITF titles. As a doubles player she won a further four ITF tournaments.
ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles: 3 (2–1) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWinner 1. March 22, 1993 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard Cara Black 6–2, 6–3Runner-up 1. March 29, 1993 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Rene Mentz 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Winner 2. January 8, 1996 San Antonio, United States Hard Kelly Pace 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles: 7 (4–3) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreRunner-up 1. April 12, 1993 Gaborone, Botswana Hard Kelly Story Paula Iversen Claire Sessions Bailey 7–5, 1–6, 5–7Winner 1. January 31, 1994 Midland, United States Hard Jeri Ingram Tracey Rodgers Vickie Paynter 6–1, 5–7, 6–4Runner-up 2. January 15, 1996 Woodlands, United States Hard Claire Sessions Bailey Nóra Köves Kelly Pace 5–7, 6–4, 2–6Winner 2. June 23, 1996 Peachtree, United States Hard Nino Louarsabishvili Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea 6–3, 7–6(7–4)Runner-up 3. June 8, 1997 Little Rock, United States Hard Tina Samara Amy Jensen Samantha Reeves 0–6, 4–6Winner 3. October 20, 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard Katie Schlukebir Gülberk Gültekin Clara Udofa 6–3, 6–4Winner 4. November 9, 1997 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Clay Rebecca Jensen Milagros Sequera Jacquelyn Rosen 6–3, 6–3
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