Canadian tennis player
Stéphanie Dubois (born October 31, 1986) is a former tennis player from Canada. She turned professional in 2004 and achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 87 in January 2012.
Dubois was awarded Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada two times (2005, 2007). She retired after the tournoi de Québec in September 2014.[2]
Tennis career [ edit ]
2004–07 [ edit ]
Dubois made her first appearance in July 2004 in the Fed Cup World Group play-offs against Switzerland . She reached her first WTA quarterfinal at the 2005 Challenge Bell in Quebec City . At the 2006 Rogers Cup , she scored the biggest win of her career when she defeated Kim Clijsters (who retired from the match), to reach the third round. In 2007, Dubois and Renata Voráčová reached the Challenge Bell final but lost to Christina Fusano and Raquel Kops-Jones in straight sets.
2008–10 [ edit ]
In 2008, she got in the main draw of the Australian Open and the French Open , participating in a first in the latter, where two Quebec native players were in the main draw by their own ranking for the first time. Also in 2008, Dubois had three match points against eighth seed Anna Chakvetadze in the first round of Wimbledon but lost with a score of 6–8 in the final set. She also reached the third round of the 2008 Rogers Cup for the second time of her career with a victory over world No. 20, Maria Kirilenko .[3] In 2009, Dubois won the $75k Vancouver Open by beating the top seed Sania Mirza in three sets. Also in 2009, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round of the US Open , her first major main-draw win, before losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the second round.[4]
2011–14 [ edit ]
Dubois reached the second round at Wimbledon in 2011 where she lost to world No. 11, Andrea Petkovic , in three sets. She reached at the end of July the second WTA Tour quarterfinal of her career at the Washington Open in College Park, but lost to Tamira Paszek in a match that lasted almost four hours. In January 2012, Dubois won her first-round match at the Australian Open for the first time, with a win over Elena Vesnina . She lost in the second round to 30th seed Angelique Kerber . At the 2012 Summer Olympics , she teamed with Aleksandra Wozniak to represent Canada in the women's doubles; they lost in the opening round.[5]
In September 2014, Dubois retired from tennis after losing in the first round of the Tournoi de Québec .[2]
Life after tennis [ edit ]
In the spring of 2015, Dubois studied in communication at Promédia. She married Briton Oliver Sheath in July 2015 and gave birth to their daughter Alicia in April 2017 and Annabelle later. Dubois lives in Kent and works as a tennis analyst for the WTA. She also has a level-3 coach certification from the LTA .[1]
WTA career finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ]
Singles: 23 (10–13) [ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50,000 tournaments (3–8)
$25,000 tournaments (6–3)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2004
ITF Hamilton, Canada
25,000
Clay
Alexa Glatch
6–1, 7–5
Loss
1–1
Jun 2004
ITF Mont-Tremblant, Canada
10,000
Clay
Soledad Esperón
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Sep 2004
Coleman Championships , United States
75,000
Hard
Marissa Irvin
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Nov 2004
ITF Tucson, United States
50,000
Hard
Jamea Jackson
6–7(5) , 5–7
Win
2–3
Feb 2005
ITF Rockford, United States
25,000
Hard (i)
Hana Šromová
6–1, 6–2
Loss
2–4
Jul 2005
Fifth Third Bank Championships , United States
50,000
Hard
Natalie Grandin
4–6, 3–6
Win
3–4
Feb 2006
ITF Rockford, United States
25,000
Hard (i)
Anda Perianu
7–6(4) , 6–3
Loss
3–5
Apr 2006
ITF Jackson, United States
25,000
Clay
Vasilisa Bardina
6–4, 2–6, 0–6
Win
4–5
Nov 2006
ITF Lawrenceville, United States
50,000
Hard
Julie Ditty
6–3, 7–6(6)
Win
5–5
Jul 2007
ITF Hamilton, Canada
25,000
Clay
Sharon Fichman
6–2, 6–2
Win
6–5
Jul 2007
Lexington Challenger , United States
50,000
Hard
Anne Keothavong
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
6–6
Aug 2007
Vancouver Open , Canada
50,000
Hard
Anne Keothavong
5–7, 1–6
Loss
6–7
Oct 2007
Classic of Troy, United States
50,000
Hard
Maret Ani
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
6–8
Nov 2007
ITF La Quinta, United States
50,000
Hard
Ashley Harkleroad
3–6, 6–7(6)
Loss
6–9
Oct 2008
Tevlin Challenger , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Alexa Glatch
4–6, 3–6
Loss
6–10
Jul 2009
ITF Grapevine, United States
50,000
Hard
Valérie Tétreault
6–2, 6–7(6) , 6–7(1)
Win
7–10
Aug 2009
Vancouver Open, Canada
75,000
Hard
Sania Mirza
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
7–11
Jul 2010
Lexington Challenger, United States
50,000
Hard
Kurumi Nara
4–6, 4–6
Win
8–11
May 2011
Boyd Tinsley Classic , United States
50,000
Clay
Michelle Larcher de Brito
1–6, 7–6(5) , 6–1
Win
9–11
Jul 2011
Challenger de Granby , Canada
25,000
Hard
Zhang Ling
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Loss
9–12
Jul 2012
Challenger de Granby, Canada
25,000
Hard
Eugenie Bouchard
2–6, 2–5 ret.
Win
10–12
Oct 2012
Classic of Troy, United States
25,000
Hard
Sharon Fichman
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss
10–13
Oct 2012
ITF Florence, United States
25,000
Hard
Mariana Duque Mariño
6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Doubles: 17 (8–9) [ edit ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments (2–4)
$50,000 tournaments (3–3)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$10,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2004
ITF Jackson, United States
25,000
Clay
Alisa Kleybanova
Cory Ann Avants Kristen Schlukebir
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Sep 2004
Coleman Championships , United States
75,000
Hard
María Emilia Salerni
Maureen Drake Carly Gullickson
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win
2–1
Mar 2005
ITF Redding, United States
25,000
Hard
Yulia Beygelzimer
Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani
6–4, 6–7(1) , 6–3
Loss
2–2
May 2005
ITF Raleigh, United States
75,000
Clay
Maria Fernanda Alves
Ashley Harkleroad Lindsay Lee-Waters
2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss
2–3
Mar 2006
ITF Orange, United States
50,000
Hard
Lilia Osterloh
Kateryna Bondarenko Alona Bondarenko
2–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
Nov 2006
ITF Pittsburgh, United States
75,000
Hard (i)
Alisa Kleybanova
Ashley Harkleroad Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Loss
3–4
Feb 2007
Dow Tennis Classic , United States
75,000
Hard (i)
Maureen Drake
Laura Granville Abigail Spears
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
3–5
Jul 2007
ITF Southlake, United States
25,000
Hard
Valérie Tétreault
Surina De Beer Kim Grant
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win
4–5
Jul 2007
ITF Hamilton, Canada
25,000
Clay
Surina De Beer
Michaela Johansson Paula Zabala
w/o
Win
5–5
Aug 2007
Vancouver Open , Canada
50,000
Hard
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Soledad Esperón Agustina Lepore
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–5
Oct 2007
ITF Lawrenceville, United States
50,000
Hard
Alisa Kleybanova
Leanne Baker Julie Ditty
6–2, 6–0
Win
7–5
Nov 2007
ITF Pittsburgh, United States
75,000
Hard (i)
Alisa Kleybanova
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss
7–6
Apr 2008
Hardee's Pro Classic , United States
75,000
Clay
Maria Fernanda Alves
Tetiana Luzhanska Michaela Paštiková
1–6, 3–6
Win
8–6
Oct 2008
Tevlin Challenger, Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Nikola Fraňková Carmen Klaschka
6–4, 6–2
Loss
8–7
Sep 2009
Challenger de Saguenay , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Rebecca Marino
Sofia Arvidsson Séverine Brémond Beltrame
3–6, 1–6
Loss
8–8
Apr 2013
ITF Poza Rica, Mexico
25,000
Hard
Olga Savchuk
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Maria Fernanda Alves
2–6, 3–6
Loss
8–9
May 2013
Open Saint-Gaudens , France
50,000
Clay
Kurumi Nara
Julia Glushko Paula Ormaechea
5–7, 6–7(11)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Record against top-50 players [ edit ]
Dubois' win–loss record (8–32, 20%) against players who were ranked world No. 50 or higher when played is as follows:[6] Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
2005 – Tennis Canada female player of the year
2007 – Tennis Canada female player of the year
^ Has a 4–1 overall record vs. Govortsova
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Azarenka
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Kerber
^ Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Petkovic
^ Has a 0–3 overall record vs. Pe'er
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Vinci
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Szávay
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Tanasugarn
^ Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Šafářová
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Zakopalová
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Paszek
^ Has a 0–5 overall record vs. Pironkova
^ Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Vakulenko
^ Has a 1–1 overall record vs. Scheepers
^ Has a 1–3 overall record vs. Marino
^ Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Parmentier
References [ edit ]
^ a b "La nouvelle vie de Stéphanie Dubois" . Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
^ a b "Une fin émotive pour Stéphanie Dubois" . Canoe Sports. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Coupe Rogers - Stéphanie Dubois s'incline devant la joueuse de l'heure" . Canadian Press . Retrieved September 8, 2014 .
^ "Canadian Stephanie Dubois out of U.S. Open after second-round loss" . Canadian Press . Retrieved September 6, 2009 .[dead link ]
^ "Stéphanie Dubois Bio, Stats, and Results" . Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2016 .
^ "Results" . WTATennis.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014 .
External links [ edit ]