Kaysie Smashey (born April 11, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

Kaysie Smashey
Country (sports) United States
Born (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980 (age 44)
El Paso, Texas, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 30,104
Singles
Career record47–60 (43.9%)
Highest rankingNo. 451 (October 25, 2004)
Doubles
Career record88–61 (59.1%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 146 (July 4, 2005)

Smashey, who was born and raised in El Paso, played college tennis on a scholarship for the Texas Longhorns between 1999 and 2002.[2] On the professional tour, Smashey reached a best ranking of 451 in singles and 146 in doubles. She made four doubles main-draw appearances on the WTA Tour, with her best performance a quarterfinal appearance at Memphis in 2005. Her four ITF doubles titles included the $50,000 Waikoloa tournament.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jun 1996 ITF El Paso, United States Hard   Sara Walker   Rebecca Jensen
  Kristine Kurth
4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Jun 1997 ITF El Paso, United States Hard   Sara Walker   Anne Mall
  Renata Kolbovic
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2. May 1998 ITF El Paso, United States Hard   Sara Walker   Keiko Ishida
  Keiko Nagatomi
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3. May 2000 ITF El Paso, United States Hard   Sandy Sureephong   Manisha Malhotra
  Leanne Baker
2–6, 6–7
Loss 4. Oct 2003 ITF Mexico City, Mexico Hard   Sarah Riske   Amanda Augustus
  Mélanie Marois
6–7(6), 2–6
Win 2. Nov 2003 ITF Puebla, Mexico Hard   Stephanie Hazlett   Dimana Krastevitch
  Tiffany Dabek
6–1, 7–5
Loss 5. Mar 2004 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Lauren Breadmore   Paula Marama
  Eden Marama
5–7, 1–6
Loss 6. Jun 2004 ITF Hamilton, Canada Clay   Aneta Soukup   Soledad Esperón
  Flavia Mignola
6–7(4), 6–3, 4–6
Loss 7. Jun 2004 ITF Mont-Tremblant, Canada Clay   Aneta Soukup   Soledad Esperón
  Flavia Mignola
0–6, 6–2, 6–7(6)
Loss 8. Jul 2004 ITF College Park, United States Hard   Natallia Dziamidzenka   Shiho Hisamatsu
  Seiko Okamoto
6–7(5), 2–6
Loss 9. Dec 2004 ITF Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay   Kelly McCain   Līga Dekmeijere
  Nana Smith
3–6, 2–6
Win 3. Jan 2005 ITF Waikoloa, United States Hard   Natalie Grandin   Lauren Breadmore
  Ayami Takase
6–3, 6–4
Win 4. May 2005 ITF Houston, United States Hard   Anda Perianu   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Aleke Tsoubanos
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 10. Jul 2005 ITF Los Gatos, United States Hard   Lindsay Lee-Waters   Teryn Ashley
  Carly Gullickson
4–6, 6–4, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ Hoffman, Ken (May 29, 2003). "Tennis pro's name serves her right". Houston Chronicle.
  2. ^ Bryce, Charles (October 19, 2018). "San Angeloan Smashey returns to world tennis tourney". San Angelo Standard-Times.
  3. ^ "For the Record". Honolulu Advertiser. January 30, 2005.
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