Stephen Alger
Country (sports) Bermuda
Born(1957-07-28)28 July 1957
Hamilton, Bermuda
Turned pro1975
Retired1982
Singles
Career record65–38 (63.1%)[1]
Career titles3[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R 1980 Q

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]

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 United Kingdom Mark Farrell 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1.[1] 1979 Coral Beach Invitation Warwick, Bermuda Clay United States King Van Nostrand 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2.[1] 1979 Bermuda Open Paget, Bermuda Clay Canada Harry Fauquier 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3.[1] 1982 Cumberland Hard Court Championships London, England Clay South Africa Christo van Rensburg 6–2, 7–5


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Players:Alger, Stephen R.". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ↑ International Tennis Federation
  3. ↑ Bermuda Olympic Association | Summer Olympians
  4. ↑ "The Championships 1980 - Qualifying Men's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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