Angela Lettiere Simon (born April 4, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography Lettiere was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, before moving to Sunrise, Florida in 1990 to train at the local tennis academy. She finished her schooling at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
College She went on to attend the University of Georgia. In 1994 she was a member of Georgia's NCAA championship winning team and claimed the NCAA singles championship, beating UCLA's Keri Phebus in the final. While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1994.
Professional On her WTA Tour main draw debut in 1994, Lettiere upset world number 32 Katerina Maleeva at Stratton Mountain. She received a wildcard to compete in the 1994 US Open, where she fell in the first round to Argentine qualifier María José Gaidano.
It was as a doubles player that Lettiere had the most impact on the WTA Tour, reaching a best ranking of 40 in the world. In 1996 she teamed up with Nana Miyagi to a runner-up finish in Chicago's Ameritech Cup, which included a quarter-final win over second seeds Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez.
WTA Tour finals Doubles (0-1) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 3 November 1996 Ameritech Cup, Chicago Tier II Carpet Nana Miyagi Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 1–6, 1–6
ITF finals $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Doubles: 10 (6–4) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWinner 1. June 20, 1994 Hilton Head, United States Clay Stacy Sheppard Kristina Brandi Karin Miller 4–6, 6–2, 7–6Runner-up 1. July 4, 1994 Indianapolis, United States Hard Vera Vitels Kristina Brandi Karin Miller 2–6, 6–4, 6–7Runner-up 2. August 14, 1995 Fayetteville, United States Hard Karin Miller Elly Hakami Stephanie Reece 0–6, 5–7Winner 2. December 4, 1995 Cergy, France Hard Corina Morariu Dally Randriantefy Natacha Randriantefy 6–3, 7–5Winner 3. January 27, 1996 Mission, United States Hard Corina Morariu Shannan McCarthy Julie Steven 7–6(9–7), 6–2Winner 4. February 17, 1996 Midland, United States Hard Corina Morariu Katrina Adams Debbie Graham 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6)Runner-up 3. May 19, 1996 Athens, Greece Clay Corina Morariu Liezel Horn Christína Papadáki 5–7, 2–6Runner-up 4. October 7, 1996 Sedona, United States Hard Shannan McCarthy Katrina Adams Debbie Graham 4–6, 1–6Winner 5. December 8, 1996 Cergy, France Hard Meilen Tu Kirstin Freye Noëlle van Lottum 6–4, 2–6, 6–4Winner 6. February 10, 1997 Midland, United States Hard Nana Smith Lindsay Lee-Waters Janet Lee 6–3, 6–2
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