Tina Samara

Tina Samara (born July 26, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player.

Tina Samara

Country (sports)	Norway  United States
Born	(1974-07-26) July 26, 1974 (age 51) Oslo, Norway
Prize money	$11,944
Singles
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 572 (August 11, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q1 (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 223 (September 28, 1998)

Biography

Samara was born in Oslo, to a Norwegian mother and Sri Lankan father, before later settling in Laurel Hollow, New York.^[1]

From 1992 to 1996, Samara attended the University of Georgia, where she was a two-time All-American in tennis. She was a member of Georgia's NCAA championship winning team in 1994, partnering with Stacy Sheppard to win the title deciding doubles match.^[2] She and Sheppard became college tennis' top ranked doubles pairing in 1995.^[3]

Samara represented her birth country Norway in the Fed Cup, appearing in a total of 12 ties between 1996 and 1998. As a professional player she was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 223 and one ITF title. She twice featured in the singles qualifying draw for the US Open.

An experienced coach in college tennis, since 2008 she has been a head coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, West Virginia University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of the Pacific.^[4]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 7 (1–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	February 10, 1992	Swindon, Great Britain	Carpet	Jacqueline Geller	Lorna Woodroffe Julie Pullin	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	June 19, 1995	Peachtree, United States	Hard	Stacy Sheppard	Melissa Beadman Nicole Oomens	6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss	3.	June 26, 1995	Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Stacy Sheppard	Jane Chi Stephanie Chi	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	1.	April 14, 1997	Elvas, Portugal	Hard	Aneta Soukup	Miriam D'Agostini Alicia Ortuño	6–4, 7–5
Loss	4.	June 8, 1997	Little Rock, United States	Hard	Erica Adams	Amy Jensen Samantha Reeves	0–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	June 16, 1997	Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Amanda Augustus	Keirsten Alley Liza Andriyani	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	6.	June 23, 1997	Greenwood, United States	Hard	Keirsten Alley	Melissa Beadman Amy Jensen	6–4, 2–6, 4–6