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South African tennis player
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Place of birth
Bloemfontein
Age
46 years
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Biography
Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African tennis player. During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title and won several singles and doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Steck has competed and won first-round doubles matches in all four Grand Slam events.
Career
She reached the singles world ranking of 140th in the world on 16 March 1998 and the 56th in doubles on 3 March 2003.
During her career, she won a WTA tournament in doubles.
Women's doubles
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; or (NH) tournament not held.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 13 | 5–13 |
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–Loss | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
WTA ranking
Singles ranking at the end of the season
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Rank | 266 |  187 |  192 | 230 | 213 | 245 | 361 |
Doubles ranking at the end of the season
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Rank | 347 | 232 | 159 | 80 | 125 | 190 | 88 | 134 |
WTA Titles (1)
Doubles (1)
| No. | Date | Partner | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | 22 September 2002 |  Samantha Reeves | Challenge Bell, Quebec City, Canada | Carpet (i) |  María Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
ITF Titles (9)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 March 1996 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard |  Angela Buergis | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. | 4 May 1996 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay |  Julie Pullin | 7–6, 7–6 |
| 3. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay |  Magali Lamarre | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 4. | 21 May 2000 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Dawn Buth | 6–1, 7–6 |
| 5. | 13 May 2001 | Midlothian, United States | Clay |  Feriel Esseghir | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 May 1998 | Haines City, United States | Clay |  Nannie de Villiers |  Maureen Drake Renata Kolbovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. | 16 May 1999 | Midlothian, United States | Clay | Nannie de Villiers | Erika de Lone Annabel Ellwood | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 3. | 14 October 2001 | Hallandale Beach, United States | Clay |  Alina Jidkova | Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 4. | 19 May 2002 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Erika de Lone | Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
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