Ruth Seeman

Ruth Seeman
Country (sports) New Zealand
Born (1963-04-14) 14 April 1963 (age 61)
London, England[1]
Prize money$33,874
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 212 (23 May 1988)
Doubles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 193 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1990)

Ruth Seeman (born 14 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Biography

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Seeman had a career high singles ranking of 212 in the world, with her best performance a round of 16 appearance at Auckland in 1988. As a doubles player she was a semifinalist at Wellington in 1989 and featured in the main draw of the 1990 Australian Open.

Her career included a Fed Cup tie in 1989, as a member of the New Zealand side that defeated Italy in Tokyo. Her only appearance in the tie came in the doubles, a dead rubber, which she and Julie Richardson lost to Laura Garrone and Laura Golarsa.[2]

She now works as a physiotherapist in Christchurch.

ITF finals

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Singles (1–2)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 6 July 1986 ITF Tampa, United States Clay United States Kathrin Keil 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 20 July 1986 ITF Midland, United States Clay South Africa Karen Schimper 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 5 June 1989 ITF Milan, Italy Clay Finland Nanne Dahlman 7–6, 6–3

Doubles (0–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 July 1986 ITF Midland, United States Clay Australia Alison Scott United States Katrina Adams
United States Sonia Hahn
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 11 June 1989 ITF Milan, Italy Clay New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo
7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 16 July 1990 ITF Schwarzach, Austria Clay West Germany Cora Linneman Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Australia Louise Pleming
2–6, 0–6

References

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  1. ^ "Satellite circuit stars to play". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 19 February 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 1 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "New Zealand upsets Italy in Fed Cup". United Press International. 2 October 1989.
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