Kirsten Dreyer (born March 27, 1969) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Raised in

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, Dreyer was the national 16 and under indoor champion in 1983 and started out on the professional tour the following year as a 15 year old. Dreyer qualified for her first

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main draw in 1985 and featured that season in the qualifiers of three grand slam tournaments. From 1988 to 1991 she played college tennis for the

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. In 1992, her final year on tour, she made the second round at Indian Wells, with an opening round win over world number 53

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ITF finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyer, Kirsten 1969 births Living people American female tennis players UCLA Bruins women's tennis players Tennis players from Connecticut