Alexandra Stevenson's father is former National Basketball Association player Julius Erving.
27 Facts About Alexandra Stevenson
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Alexandra Stevenson met her father for the first time in October 2008 after she initiated a meeting.
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Alexandra Stevenson graduated on the Dean's List and is the only final-eight member to have graduated from college while playing professional tennis.
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Alexandra Stevenson beat 11th seed Julie Halard in the third round.
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Alexandra Stevenson then beat Jelena Dokic in three sets in the quarterfinals, before losing to the eventual champion, third seed Lindsay Davenport.
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Alexandra Stevenson had 57 aces during the fortnight, her serve speed over 120 mph.
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Alexandra Stevenson was interviewed by Barbara Walters for a Barbara Walters Special and was featured in a variety of national and international media.
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Alexandra Stevenson moved from California to train with Nick Bollettieri at IMG Academy from 1999 to 2002.
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Alexandra Stevenson reached the quarterfinals at Quebec City in 2001, and the quarterfinals at Linz, defeating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario en route.
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But, it was in 2002 that Alexandra Stevenson moved up to No 18 in the world.
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Alexandra Stevenson had played during the European indoor season in 2001 and was the only American player to appear in Moscow in 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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Alexandra Stevenson reached the quarterfinals of Filderstadt, defeating number one Jennifer Capriati.
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Alexandra Stevenson was a finalist at Linz, beating two top ten players en route, including Capriati.
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Alexandra Stevenson finished the year at 18, percentage points away from No 17, Elena Dementieva.
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Alexandra Stevenson experienced shoulder pain in 2003 at the Wimbledon Championships.
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Alexandra Stevenson worked on strengthening the area, but was unable to repair the tear.
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Alexandra Stevenson went to Birmingham, Alabama, where Dr James Andrews performed a type II labral repair on her right shoulder in September 2004.
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In 2006, following 18 months of shoulder strengthening, Alexandra Stevenson began to mount a comeback.
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Alexandra Stevenson played in the qualifying round at 2006 Wimbledon, but after defeating Jelena Dokic, a player that she had played in 1999 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, when they were both qualifiers, she suffered a pectoral strain and fell in the second round of qualifiers.
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Alexandra Stevenson won the Sarasota Clay Court Invitational in April 2012.
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Alexandra Stevenson joined Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Mary Pierce and Jennifer Capriati as a premier power player on the WTA Tour in 1999.
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Alexandra Stevenson's serve, forehand, and one-handed backhand are noted weapons in Stevenson's all-court game.
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Alexandra Stevenson was the first woman to amass 57 aces during the Wimbledon fortnight in 1999.
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At nine years old, Alexandra Stevenson began traveling from her home in San Diego to Los Angeles to be coached by Robert Lansdorp and Pete Fischer.
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Alexandra Stevenson did the commentating at the 2020 and 2021 US Open for ESPN.
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Alexandra Stevenson wrote an article in The New York Times about Del Valle, a driver for the players at the US Open.
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In 2002, the four Grand Slam tournaments allowed Alexandra Stevenson to wear the patch of Del Valle's Engine Company on her Nike cap.