Aleke Joy Tsoubanos (born April 27, 1982) is an American former professional

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player. Tsoubanos, the daughter of

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-born parents, is originally from

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and played collegiate tennis for

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. She was a member of the Vanderbilt team which finished runner-up in the 2001 NCAA Championships and was a three-time ITA doubles All-American. Graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2004, Tsoubanos competed on the professional tour until 2007, reaching career-high rankings of 431 in singles and 126 in doubles. She was a

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doubles quarterfinalist at Rabat and Quebec City in 2006. Her four titles on the

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all came as a doubles player. In 2020, she was named as the new head coach of women's tennis at Vanderbilt University, where she had served as an assistant coach for the previous 13 years.

ITF finals

Doubles: 12 (4–8)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsoubanos, Aleke 1982 births Living people American female tennis players Vanderbilt Commodores women's tennis players Vanderbilt Commodores women's tennis coaches American tennis coaches Tennis people from Missouri Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri American people of Greek descent