Ruth Seeman
Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Born | London, England[1] | 14 April 1963
Prize money | $33,874 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 212 (23 May 1988) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 193 (2 February 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1990) |
Ruth Seeman (born 14 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Singles (1–2)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 July 1986 | ITF Tampa, United States | Clay | Kathrin Keil | 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 July 1986 | ITF Midland, United States | Clay | Karen Schimper | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 5 June 1989 | ITF Milan, Italy | Clay | Nanne Dahlman | 7–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (0–3)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 14 July 1986 | ITF Midland, United States | Clay | Alison Scott | Katrina Adams Sonia Hahn | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 June 1989 | ITF Milan, Italy | Clay | Claudine Toleafoa | Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 July 1990 | ITF Schwarzach, Austria | Clay | Cora Linneman | Ingelise Driehuis Louise Pleming | 2–6, 0–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Satellite circuit stars to play". The Canberra Times. ACT, Australia. 19 February 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 1 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Zealand upsets Italy in Fed Cup". United Press International. 2 October 1989.