Sandy Sureephong

Sandy Sureephong
Full nameVaralee Sureephong Blanton
Country (sports) United States
Born (1976-05-02) May 2, 1976 (age 48)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Prize money$22,020
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 368 (August 7, 1995)
Doubles
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (October 17, 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1994)

Varalee "Sandy" Sureephong (born May 2, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Sureephong is of Thai descent and was raised in Baltimore, then later Haines City, Florida. She has been known by "Sandy" since childhood, a nickname which her parents gave her.[1]

Sureephong was a four-time All-American tennis player at the University of Texas, which she attended from 1995 to 1999. She was twice named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year.[2]

On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 368 and was ranked as high as 158 in the world for doubles. She competed in four WTA Tour main draws in doubles and was most successful in partnership with Canada's Vanessa Webb, with whom she won four of her six ITF doubles titles. The pair featured in the qualifying draw for the 1994 Wimbledon Championships.[3]

Her husband is former Chicago Bulls basketball player Ricky Blanton.[4]

ITF finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. July 3, 1995 Norfolk, United States Hard Australia Jane Taylor 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. July 16, 1990 Greensboro, United States Clay Poland Julie Kaczmarek United States Jessica Emmons
United States Meredith Geiger
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2. October 19, 1992 Kyoto, Japan Hard Japan Masako Yanagi Japan Yuko Hosoki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. November 16, 1992 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Japan Seiko Ichioka Thailand Suvimol Duangchan
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
4–6, 7–6(1), 3–6
Loss 4. February 1, 1993 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Hard Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo
Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma
3–6, 1–6
Win 1. August 2, 1993 Norfolk, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb Australia Maija Avotins
Australia Lisa McShea
7–6, 6–4
Win 2. October 18, 1993 Sedona, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Jessica Emmons
United States Caroline Kuhlman
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 3. August 1, 1994 Norfolk, United States Hard United States Karin Miller Australia Gail Biggs
New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 5. October 10, 1994 Sedona, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Shannan McCarthy
United States Julie Steven
3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. February 5, 1995 Midland, United States Hard United States Laxmi Poruri Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
United States Chanda Rubin
3–6, 2–6
Win 4. July 10, 1995 Easton, United States Hard United States Karin Miller Australia Gail Biggs
Australia Nicole Oomens
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss 7. July 24, 1995 Salisbury, Maryland, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Shannan McCarthy
United States Julie Steven
3–6, 2–6
Win 5. June 9, 1997 Hilton Head, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb New Zealand Nicola Kaiwai
New Zealand Gaye McManus
6–1, 6–3
Win 6. June 14, 1998 Hilton Head, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Holly Parkinson
United States Tracy Almeda-Singian
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss 8. May 28, 2000 El Paso, United States Hard United States Kaysie Smashey India Manisha Malhotra
New Zealand Leanne Baker
2–6, 6–7

References

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  1. ^ "Girls' Top Seed Has Little Trouble". Sun-Sentinel. July 25, 1989.
  2. ^ "Ragan Gennusa, Andre Robertson among UT Hall of Honor inductees - Port Arthur News". The Port Arthur News. July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 20 June - 03 July 1994". itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Sandy (Sureephong) Blanton (2019) - Hall of Honor". University of Texas Athletics.
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