Sandy Sureephong

Varalee "Sandy" Sureephong (born May 2, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player.

Sandy Sureephong
Full nameVaralee Sureephong Blanton
Country (sports) United States
Born (1976-05-02) May 2, 1976
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Prize money$22,020
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 368 (August 7, 1995)
Doubles
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 158 (October 17, 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1994)

Biography

Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Sureephong is of Thai descent and was raised in Baltimore, then later Haines City, Florida. She has been known by "Sandy" since childhood, a nickname which her parents gave her.[1]

Sureephong was a four-time All-American tennis player at the University of Texas, which she attended from 1995 to 1999. She was twice named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year.[2]

On the professional tour she reached a best singles ranking of 368 and was ranked as high as 158 in the world for doubles. She competed in four WTA Tour main draws in doubles and was most successful in partnership with Canada's Vanessa Webb, with whom she won four of her six ITF doubles titles. The pair featured in the qualifying draw for the 1994 Wimbledon Championships.[3]

Her husband is former Chicago Bulls basketball player Ricky Blanton.[4]

ITF finals
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. July 3, 1995 Norfolk, United States Hard Jane Taylor 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (6–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. July 16, 1990 Greensboro, United States Clay Julie Kaczmarek Jessica Emmons
Meredith Geiger		 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. October 19, 1992 Kyoto, Japan Hard Masako Yanagi Yuko Hosoki
Naoko Kijimuta		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. November 16, 1992 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Seiko Ichioka Suvimol Duangchan
Benjamas Sangaram		 4–6, 7–6(1), 3–6
Runner-up 4. February 1, 1993 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Suzanna Wibowo
Romana Tedjakusuma		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 1. August 2, 1993 Norfolk, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Maija Avotins
Lisa McShea		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 2. October 18, 1993 Sedona, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Jessica Emmons
Caroline Kuhlman		 6–4, 7–6(5)
Winner 3. August 1, 1994 Norfolk, United States Hard Karin Miller Gail Biggs
Claudine Toleafoa		 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 5. October 10, 1994 Sedona, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Shannan McCarthy
Julie Steven		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. February 5, 1995 Midland, United States Hard Laxmi Poruri Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Chanda Rubin		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 4. July 10, 1995 Easton, United States Hard Karin Miller Gail Biggs
Nicole Oomens		 6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 7. July 24, 1995 Salisbury, Maryland, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Shannan McCarthy
Julie Steven		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 5. June 9, 1997 Hilton Head, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Nicola Kaiwai
Gaye McManus		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 6. June 14, 1998 Hilton Head, United States Hard Vanessa Webb Holly Parkinson
Tracy Almeda-Singian		 6–2, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 8. May 28, 2000 El Paso, United States Hard Kaysie Smashey Manisha Malhotra
Leanne Baker		 2–6, 6–7

References
  1. "Girls' Top Seed Has Little Trouble". Sun-Sentinel. July 25, 1989.
  2. "Ragan Gennusa, Andre Robertson among UT Hall of Honor inductees - Port Arthur News". The Port Arthur News. July 11, 2019.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 20 June - 03 July 1994". itftennis.com.
  4. "Sandy (Sureephong) Blanton (2019) - Hall of Honor". University of Texas Athletics.
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