Tiffany Dabek Davis (born March 14, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Tiffany Dabek
Full nameTiffany Dabek Davis
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBradenton, Florida
Born (1980-03-14) March 14, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$138,325
Singles
Career record203–214
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (September 12, 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (2005)
Doubles
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 254 (February 9, 2004)

Biography

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Born in Los Angeles, Dabek later moved to Bradenton, Florida and was a top ranked junior in the state.

Dabek, a right-handed player, started competing on the professional tour in the 1998 season. In 2001 she qualified for the main draw of two WTA Tour tournaments, the Morocco Open in Casablanca and the Tournoi de Québec. The following year she qualified a second time in Casablanca.[1] She won both the singles and doubles titles at the $25k tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2003. Her biggest performance came at the 2005 US Open where she made it through the qualifying draw, with wins over Kateřina Böhmová, Tsvetana Pironkova and Maria Fernanda Alves, all in three set matches. In the opening round of the main draw, she was beaten by seeded Russian Vera Dushevina.[2] She peaked at No. 170 in the world rankings after the US Open and continued on tour until 2007.

She is a qualified dietician and was formerly a teaching pro at River Strand Golf and Country Club.[3]

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 2 October 2000 Hallandale Beach, United States Clay   Gabriela Voleková 5–3, 2–4, 4–2, 3–5, 4–2
Runner-up 2. 20 January 2002 Gainesville, United States Hard   Vanessa Webb 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 23 June 2002 Tallinn, Estonia Clay   Petra Cetkovská 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner 4. 22 September 2003 Raleigh, United States Clay   Edina Gallovits-Hall 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 20 April 2004 Hamanako, Japan Carpet   Chan Chin-wei 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 9 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Sania Mirza 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner 7. 23 October 2004 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard   Ágnes Szatmári 7–5, 6–0
Winner 8. 15 January 2006 Tampa, United States Hard   Vasilisa Bardina 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–3

Doubles (4–4)

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Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 November 1998 São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Yulia Mirna   Andrea Šebová
  Silvia Uricková
0–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 13 August 2000 Lima, Peru Clay   Cecilia Guillenea   Vanina García Sokol
  Claudia Salgues
7–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 20 August 2000 La Paz, Bolivia Clay   Cecilia Guillenea   Nathália Bellizia
  Ana Paula Novaes
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 13 May 2002 Bromma, Sweden Clay   Joana Cortez   Katarina Mišić
  Dragana Zarić
4–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 22 September 2003 Raleigh, United States Clay   Maria Fernanda Alves   Maureen Drake
  Edina Gallovits-Hall
2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 23 November 2003 Puebla, Mexico Hard   Dimana Krastevitch   Stephanie Hazlett
  Kaysie Smashey
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 9 April 2006 Pelham, United States Clay   Chanelle Scheepers   Tetiana Luzhanska
  Romana Tedjakusuma
4–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 23 May 2006 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy Clay   Chanelle Scheepers   Mailyne Andrieux
  Nika Ožegović
6–4, 4–6, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "Top two seeds out at Moroco tennis". United Press International. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kuznetsova beaten in first round as favourites advance". Dawn. August 31, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dabek Davis and Griffin to play in Boca Grande pro expo series". Boca Beacon. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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