Steven Baldas

Steven Baldas
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1974-06-18) 18 June 1974 (age 49)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$7,440
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 490 (9 August 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1993)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 265 (23 May 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
Last updated on: 19 May 2022.

Steven Baldas (born 18 June 1974) is an Australian sports administrator and former professional tennis player.

Baldas, a native of Adelaide, attended Saint Ignatius' College.

In 1992, Baldas partnered with Scott Draper to win the Wimbledon junior doubles championship, over Mahesh Bhupathi and Nitten Kirrtane in the final. He finished the year ranked three in the world junior doubles rankings.[1]

Baldas featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1993 Australian Open partnering Mark Draper.[2]

From 1995 to 1998, Baldas played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia, earning All-American honours in each on his four seasons. He won the 1997 ITA Clay Court Doubles Championships with John Roddick, the brother of Andy.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1992 Wimbledon Grass Australia Scott Draper India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Nitten Kirrtane		 6–1, 4–6, 9–7

References

  1. ^ "Off-court drama dominated the scene". The Canberra Times. 26 December 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "International". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Okla. State's Kudrnac breezes in clay court collegiate finale". Baltimore Sun. 29 September 1997.

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