Wendy Fix Shpiz (born January 31, 1975) is an American former professional tennis player.

Wendy Fix
Full nameWendy Fix Shpiz
Country (sports) United States
Born (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 (age 49)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
CollegeDuke University
Prize money$29,822
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (July 24, 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2000)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 163 (February 28, 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2000)

Biography edit

Fix, who grew up in Winnetka, IL, was the 1992 Illinois state singles champion. Prior to turning professional she played college tennis at Duke University and earned All-American honors in 1997.[1][2]

On the professional tour, Fix reached a best singles ranking of 250 in the world and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the Kuala Lumpur WTA Tour tournament in 1999. She featured in both the singles and doubles qualifying draws for the 2000 Wimbledon Championships.[3] Retiring from the tour in 2000, she later took up the sport of paddle tennis.[4]

ITF Circuit finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1) edit

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner September 6, 1998 Vila do Conde, Portugal Hard   Darina Mecova 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up September 13, 1998 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal Hard   Marta Marrero 0–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (3–1) edit

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner November 23, 1997 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Katie Schlukebir   Joanne Moore
  Rebecca Jensen
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up June 13, 1999 Hilton Head, United States Hard   Lindsay Lee-Waters   Vanessa Webb
  Dawn Buth
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner June 20, 1999 Mount Pleasant, United States Hard   Lindsay Lee-Waters   Petra Rampre
  Jennifer Hopkins
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Winner June 11, 2000 Hilton Head, United States Hard   Manisha Malhotra   Milagros Sequera
  Gabriela Voleková
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

References edit

  1. ^ Armour, Terry (October 9, 1992). "With Attitude Fixed, Fix Takes Off". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ Kuc, Chris (December 8, 2001). "When Playing Days Are Over, Athletes May Be In For A Shock". Greensboro News and Record.
  3. ^ "Tennis - Tuesday's results". ESPN. June 20, 2000.
  4. ^ "A Hot Bed for Paddle". Daily North Shore. March 19, 2015.

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