Greer Stevens


Greer "Cat" Stevens is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa.

Career

Stevens in 1980 reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 7 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals in both singles and doubles]. With Bob Hewitt, she won the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1977 and 1979 and at the US Open in 1979. She also played for the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis. Greer retired in December 1980, after competing in the New South Wales Open, having had her career best year.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 3 (3 titles)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1977WimbledonGrass Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner1979WimbledonGrass Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
7–5, 7–6
Winner1979US OpenHard Bob Hewitt Betty Stöve
Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.26 May 1975SurbitonGrass Patti Hogan6–1, 6–4
Winner2.2 June 1975ChichesterGrass Terry Holladay6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Winner3.9 June 1975BeckenhamGrass Patti Hogan4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner5.22 January 1979HollywoodCarpet Dianne Fromholtz6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up2.14 January 1980Kansas CityCarpet Martina Navratilova6–0, 6–2
Runner-up3.14 July 1980MontrealHard Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 17 (5–12)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.3 June 1974ManchesterGrass Patti Hogan Lesley Charles
Sue Mappin
6–1, 6–3
Winner1.10 June 1974BeckenhamGrass Rowena Whitehouse Sally Greer
Betsy Nagelsen
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up2.9 December 1974BloemfonteinHard :fr:Allison McMillan|Alison McMillan Linky Boshoff
Sharon Walsh
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up3.12 May 1975BournemouthClay Linky Boshoff Lesley Charles
Sue Mappin
6–3, 6–3
Winner2.19 May 1975GuildfordClay Patti Hogan Lesley Charles
Sue Mappin
6–0, 6–3
Winner3.26 May 1975SurbitonGrass Patti Hogan Lindsay Blachford
Judy Tegart Dalton
7–9, 6–1, 9–7
Runner-up4.2 June 1975ChichesterGrass Patti Hogan Karen Krantzcke
Judy Tegart Dalton
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner4.18 August 1975:fr:Tournoi de tennis de South Orange|South OrangeClay Kristien Shaw Kathleen Harter
Kathy May
w/o
Runner-up5.25 January 1976McAllenHard Jenny Dimond Isabel Fernández de Soto
Mima Jaušovec
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up6.15 March 1976DallasCarpet Marita Redondo Mona Guerrant
Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner5.28 February 1977San FranciscoCarpet Kerry Melville Reid Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up7.7 March 1977DallasCarpet Kerry Melville Reid Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up8.20 April 1978Hilton Head IslandClay JoAnne Russell Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up9.29 January 1979ChicagoCarpet Ilana Kloss Rosemary Casals
Betty Ann Grubb Stuart
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up10.28 January 1980SeattleCarpet Virginia Wade Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up11.11 February 1980OaklandCarpet Virginia Wade Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up12.14 July 1980MontrealHard Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver
Anne Smith
6–0, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.