Andrea Leand (born January 18, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. Leand was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and the No. 2 ranked junior in the World in 1981. She won a gold medal in singles at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Leand rose to a career high ranking of No. 12. Leand was ranked in the top 10 of the world doubles rankings reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983. Leand represented the United States at the Federation Cup in 1982 and the Olympics in 1984.
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||
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| Born | January 18, 1964 Baltimore, USA | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1982 | ||||||||
| Retired | 1996 | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
| College | Princeton University Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 142–151 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (May, 1982), holds the WTA record for best first time appearance on the WTA rankings at No.18 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1982, 1984) | ||||||||
| French Open | 4R (1982) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1983, 1990) | ||||||||
| US Open | 4R (1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 57–89 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1990) | ||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1985) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1983) | ||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1981, 1983, 1984) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1985) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1983) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editLeand is the first child of Paul Leand, a chest and throat surgeon who in college played tennis for Yale University, and Barbara Goldberg Leand, who once had a tennis ranking in the Middle Atlantic region.[1]
Education
editIn 1988, Leand graduated from Princeton University, where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She also earned an MBA degree from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School in 2002.
Career in sports
editAndrea Leand was the No. 1 ranked junior in the United States and the No. 2 ranked junior in the World in 1981. She won a gold medal in women's singles at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[2]
She turned pro in 1982 and appeared on the WTA pro rankings for the first time at No.18, a record for the highest first-time appearance in the pro tennis rankings that she still holds today. Leand rose to a career high No. 12. Leand was ranked in the top 10 of the world doubles rankings reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1983.[3]
Leand represented the United States at the Federation Cup in 1982 and the Olympics in 1984. She competed on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She won a singles title at the Pittsburgh Open in 1984 after a three-sets victory in the final against Pascale Paradis. Leand reached the fourth round of the US Open on three occasions, at Wimbledon once, and the French Open once. She upset second-seeded Andrea Jaeger at the 1981 U.S. Open.[4]
Later career
editAfter 15 years on the pro tour, Leand pursued careers in journalism and broadcasting, as contributor to multiple publications including USA Today, The New York Times, and The Baltimore Sun and TennisMatch Magazine.[5] She also was a lead commentator for ESPN/STAR television for 10 years. She later became certified as an investment advisor for Morgan Stanley. Leand was named publisher of Tennis Week Magazine in 2007.
WTA career finals
editDoubles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1984 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Carpet (i) | Mary Lou Piatek | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Sandy Collins | Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mould |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1984 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Andrea Temesvári | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková |
6–1, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ Vecsey, George (September 7, 1981). "Andrea Leand Is Suddenly a Celebrity". The New York Times.
- ^ "Olympedia – Andrea Leand". www.olympedia.org.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Andrea Land". AELTC.
- ^ David Emery, ed. (1983). Who's Who in International Tennis. London: Sphere. p. 67. ISBN 978-0722133200.
- ^ TennisMatch Magazine, Sept/Oct 1993, pages 39-41, "How the US Open Changed My Career" by Andrea Leand, Contributing Editor