Julie Spalding-Steven (born April 24, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Tennis career

Steven grew up in

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, and had a successful career in junior tennis, culminating in a US Open title. She had a win over

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at the 1991 US Open, then lost to the same player in the girls' singles final the following year. At the

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, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles, partnering Pam Nelson. Her US Open title came in 1993, with Nicole London in the girls' doubles and she also made the singles semifinals that year. As a professional player, she reached a best singles ranking of 173 in the world and made three US Open appearances as a singles wildcard. In addition to the US Open, she also played in the women's doubles main draws at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. In 1993, she was a member of the Wichita Advantage team which won the

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championship. Her best performances on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the 1994 Singapore Classic.

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