Stephanie Savides (born February 6, 1965) is an American former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...

player. Savides was raised in

Los Altos Hills, California Los Altos Hills (; ''Los Altos'', Spanish for "The Heights") is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 8,489 at the 2020 census. The town is known for its affluence and expensive residential ...

and is of Greek descent. She played varsity tennis for Stanford University, earning All-American honors in singles and doubles. A three-time member of an NCAA championship winning team, she was also a NCAA doubles finalist in 1986. On the professional tour, Savides reached a best singles world ranking of 263 and had a main draw appearance at the

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, as a lucky loser from qualifying. She also featured at the

1988 French Open The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 92nd staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...

in the women's doubles and made a best doubles ranking of 174 in the world.

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savides, Stephanie 1965 births Living people American female tennis players Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players Tennis players from California People from Los Altos Hills, California Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California