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Alexandra Niepel

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Alexandra Niepel
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1970-08-24) 24 August 1970 (age 54)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 431 (3 July 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (30 January 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1988)

Alexandra Niepel (born 24 August 1970) is a British former professional tennis player.

Niepel competed on the professional tour from 1987 to 1990.

At the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, she and Sally Godman received a wildcard to play in the women's doubles main draw, where they lost their first round match to the eighth seeds Katrina Adams and Zina Garrison.[1]

Following her touring career she played college tennis in the United States for Mississippi State University.[2]

ITF finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 6 November 1988 Meknes, Morocco Clay France Agnès Romand 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (3–7)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 8 May 1988 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Sally Godman United Kingdom Anne Simpkin
United Kingdom Joy Tacon
3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 15 May 1988 Bath, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Sally Godman United Kingdom Anne Simpkin
United Kingdom Joy Tacon
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. 17 October 1988 Azores, Portugal Hard United Kingdom Caroline Billingham Sweden Helena Dahlström
Finland Anne Aallonen
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 6 November 1988 Meknes, Morocco Clay United Kingdom Kaye Hand Monaco Agnès Barthélémy
France Agnès Romand
Unknown
Loss 4. 13 November 1988 Fes, Morocco Clay United Kingdom Sally Timms Monaco Agnès Barthélémy
France Agnès Romand
7–6, 2–6, 0–1
Loss 5. 12 February 1989 Bergen, Norway Hard United Kingdom Belinda Borneo Sweden Helen Jonsson
Sweden Malin Nilsson
3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 8 May 1989 Lee-on-Solent, England Clay United Kingdom Jo Louis Netherlands Amy van Buuren
United Kingdom Belinda Borneo
6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 19 June 1989 Madeira, Portugal Hard Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová
Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
6–3, 6–1
Loss 6. 27 November 1989 Budapest, Hungary Carpet West Germany Caroline Schneider Soviet Union Agnese Blumberga
West Germany Tanja Hauschildt
3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 7. 21 January 1990 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard United Kingdom Caroline Billingham Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo
w/o

References

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  1. ^ "McEnroe upset at Wimbledon". The Palm Beach Post. 24 June 1988.
  2. ^ "Fekete Named All Conference For Third Time". Sun-Sentinel. 2 December 1992.
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