Lea Antonoplis (born January 20, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.
Early life Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1974 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California.
Tennis career In 1974, Lea played an exhibition match arranged by Dale Jensen in Claremont, Ca with Tracy Austin, Lawrence McCutcheon, and Elgin Baylor.
Also in 1974, Antonoplis played in her first Grand Slam match at the US Open, losing to Sue Mappin in three sets. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the junior singles, beating compatriot Peanut Louie-Harper in the final in straight sets. In 1979, she won her first WTA doubles title in the Player's Canadian Open with Diane Evers, defeating Chris O'Neil and Mimmi Wikstedt 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. In 1983, she won two doubles titles with Barbara Jordan. In Indianapolis, they beat Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 in the final, and in Hershey, they beat Sherry Acker and Ann Henricksson 6–3, 6–4. In 1986, she won her fourth and last WTA doubles title with Barbara Gerken, beating Gigi Fernández and Susan Leo 6–1, 6–2 in the final.
Antonoplis also acquired some notability at a 1976 satellite tournament in South Orange, New Jersey when she won a three-set semifinal match against Renée Richards. This was the first tournament in which Richards competed after it was revealed that she had undergone a sex-change procedure.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles 10 (3–7) Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 2 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 1 ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 1983 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Hard Barbara Jordan Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 5–7, 6–4, 7–5Win 2–0 Feb 1983 Hershey, Pennsylvania, US Hard Barbara Jordan Sherry Acker Ann Henricksson 6–3, 6–4Loss 2–1 Nov 1983 Ginny Championships, US Carpet (i) Barbara Jordan Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 7–5, 5–7, 3–6Loss 2–2 Aug 1984 Newport, Rhode Island, US Grass Beverly Mould Anna-Maria Fernandez Peanut Louie 5–7, 6–7Loss 2–3 Dec 1985 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Adriana Villagrán Anne Hobbs Candy Reynolds 1–6, 3–6Win 3–3 Oct 1986 Taipei Carpet (i) Barbara Gerken Gigi Fernández Susan Leo 6–1, 6–2Loss 3–4 Aug 1987 Aptos, California, US Hard Barbara Gerken Kathy Jordan Robin White 1–6, 0–6Loss 3–5 Nov 1987 Little Rock, Arkansas, US Hard Barbara Gerken Mary-Lou Daniels Robin White 2–6, 4–6Loss 3–6 Apr 1988 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Barbara Gerken Gigi Fernández Robin White 1–6, 4–6Loss 3–7 Jul 1988 Schenectady, New York, US Hard Cammy MacGregor Ann Henricksson Julie Richardson 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
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