Stephen Alger

Stephen R. Alger (born 28 July 1958) is a Bermudian tennis player^[2] who competed for Bermuda at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[3] He is the only tennis player having represented Bermuda at an Olympic event. He was active from 1975 to 1982 and contested 4 career singles finals, winning 3 titles.^[1]

Stephen Alger

Country (sports)	Bermuda
Born	(1957-07-28)28 July 1957 Hamilton, Bermuda
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1982
Singles
Career record	65–38[1]
Career titles	3[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	3R 1980 Q

Career

He played his first tournament at the Cumberland Hard Court Championships in 1975.^[1] He won his first singles title in 1979 at the Coral Beach Invitation against American player King Van Nostrand.^[1] At the 1980 Wimbledon Championships he played in the qualifying rounds where he was defeated in the third round by Indian international Ramesh Krishnan.^[4]

In 1979 he won the Bermuda Open against the Canadian player Harry Fauquier.^[1] He won his final singles title at the Cumberland Hard Court Championships in 1982 against South African player Christo van Rensburg,^[1] and played his final singles tournament the same year at the North of England Hard Court Championships.^[1] Additionally he was a losing finalist at the East of England Championships in 1976 where he lost to Mark Farrell.^[1]

Career finals

Singles:4 (3 titles, 1 runners-up)

Category + (Titles)
ILTF Independent Circuit (3)

Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (2)
Grass – Outdoor (0)
Hard – Outdoor (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.[1]	1976	East of England Championships	Felixstowe, England	Grass	Mark Farrell	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1.[1]	1979	Coral Beach Invitation	Warwick, Bermuda	Clay	King Van Nostrand	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2.[1]	1979	Bermuda Open	Paget, Bermuda	Clay	Harry Fauquier	6–3, 6–2
Winner	3.[1]	1982	Cumberland Hard Court Championships	London, England	Clay	Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 7–5