Sandy Sureephong

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

Sandy Sureephong

Full name	Varalee Sureephong Blanton
Country (sports)	United States
Born	May 2, 1976 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Prize money	$22,020
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 368 (August 7, 1995)
Doubles
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 158 (October 17, 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (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.

External links

• Sandy Sureephong at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sandy Sureephong at the International Tennis Federation