Erika deLone

Erika deLone (born October 14, 1972) is an American retired professional tennis player. She turned professional on June 9, 1992. She reached one WTA Tour singles final in her career, finishing runner-up to Åsa Svensson at the Wismilak International in 1999. In April 2000, she reached her career high singles rank of World No. 65.

Erika deLone

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
Born	October 14, 1972 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	June 9, 1992
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$766,020
Singles
Career record	345–296
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	65 (April 10, 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1990, 2000)
French Open	2R (2000)
Wimbledon	1R (1991, 1999, 2000)
US Open	2R (1991, 1995)
Doubles
Career record	170–190
Career titles	1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	45 (December 4, 2000)

DeLone won one WTA Tour doubles title in her career, winning the 2000 Heineken Trophy in 's-Hertogenbosch partnering Australian Nicole Pratt. She reached her career high doubles ranking of World No. 45 in December 2000. In 2003 she retired from professional tennis. Her sister Amy was a professional tennis player as well.

WTA Tour finals

Legend (Doubles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tour Championships (0)

Tier I (0)

Tier II (0)

Tier III (1)

Tier IV (0)

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1.	April 26, 1993	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Amy deLone	Nicole Arendt Kristine Kunce	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	June 19, 2000	‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Nicole Pratt	Catherine Barclay-Reitz Karina Habšudová	7–6^(7–4), 4–3 ret.

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1.	November 8, 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Åsa Carlsson	2–6, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles (9–3)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	14 December 1992	Kooyong, Australia	Grass	Elizabeth Smylie	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	21 May 1995	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	1–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	17 July 1995	Wilmington, USA	Hard	Christine Neumann	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	11 August 1997	Bronx, USA	Hard	Rachel McQuillan	1–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	12 April 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Hard	Hila Rosen	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	3 May 1999	Sarasota, USA	Clay	Nicole Pratt	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(7–9), 7–5
Winner	7.	10 May 1999	Midlothian, USA	Clay	Annabel Ellwood	6–3, 6–4
Winner	8.	12 July 1999	Morristown, USA	Hard	Nicole Pratt	7–5, 7–6^(7–1)
Runner-up	9.	19 July 1999	Peachtree City, USA	Hard	Alina Jidkova	7–6^(7–1), 6–7^(0–7), 4–6
Winner	10.	22 August 1999	Bronx, USA	Hard	Els Callens	6–1, ret.
Winner	11.	29 January 2002	Rockford, USA	Hard (i)	Brie Rippner	2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
Winner	12.	19 May 2002	Charlottesville, USA	Hard	Jelena Janković	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 October 1988	Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Alix Creek	Marielle Rooimans Nicolette Rooimans	2–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	19 June 1989	Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Florencia Labat	Nanne Dahlman Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	21 May 1995	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Nicole Pratt	Seda Noorlander Helena Vildová	3–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	15 July 1996	Wilmington, USA	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Maureen Drake Meilen Tu	7–5, 7–6^(7–2)
Runner-up	5.	30 September 1996	Newport Beach, USA	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Mercedes Paz Rene Simpson	3–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	21 April 1997	Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Louise Pleming	Stephanie Mabry Brie Rippner	7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	7.	2 June 1997	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Alicia Ortuño Hila Rosen	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	15 February 1998	Midland, USA	Hard (i)	Olga Barabanschikova	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	2–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	20 April 1998	Indian Hill, USA	Hard	Katie Schlukebir	Kim Grant Jolene Watanabe	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	10.	5 October 1998	Albuquerque, USA	Hard	Nicole Pratt	Rachel McQuillan Nana Miyagi	6–7^(5–7), 2–6
Runner-up	11.	12 October 1998	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Katie Schlukebir	Lindsay Lee-Waters Pavlina Nola	0–6, 7–6^(7–4), 1–6
Winner	12.	5 April 1999	Fresno, USA	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	Kim Grant Kristina Triska	7–5, 7–5
Winner	13.	18 April 1999	Las Vegas, USA	Hard	Annabel Ellwood	Rika Hiraki Lisa McShea	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Runner-up	14.	16 May 1999	Midlothian, USA	Clay	Annabel Ellwood	Nannie de Villiers Jessica Steck	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	15.	3 April 2000	West Palm Beach, USA	Clay	Nicole Pratt	Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida	6–1, 0–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Winner	16.	30 July 2001	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Renata Kolbovic	Petra Rampre Vanessa Webb	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	17.	19 May 2002	Charlottesville, USA	Clay	Jessica Steck	Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir	6–2, 2–6, 7–5

Unplayed Final

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
NP	N/A	21 October 2001	Largo, USA	Hard	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Leanne Baker Manisha Malhotra	NP

External links

• Erika De Lone at the Women's Tennis Association
• Erika DE LONE at the International Tennis Federation