Debbie Graham


Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer is a retired tennis player from the United States.
She was awarded the "Most Impressive Newcomer" by WTA in 1992. She was a "High Performance Coach" for women with the USTA at the USTA Training Center in Carson, California.
She is the director of Little Aces Tennis, where she is teaching children to play tennis with low compression balls, smaller rackets, and smaller nets.
Graham played college tennis for Stanford University. She won the Broderick Award as the nation's top collegiate tennis player in 1990. She was inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame in 1997 for winning NCAAA singles her sophomore year and only losing one match on an undefeated team.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.May 1993Taranto, ItalyClay Brenda Schultz6–7, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jul 1989Schenectady, United StatesHard Sandra Birch Michelle Jaggard
Hu Na
3–6, 2–6
Win1.May 1993Taranto, ItalyClay Brenda Schultz Petra Langrová
Mercedes Paz
6–0, 6–4
Loss2.May 1993Berlin, GermanyClay Brenda Schultz Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
1–6, 3–6
Win2.Aug 1993San Juan, Puerto RicoHard Ann Grossman Gigi Fernández
Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Loss3.Sep 1993Hong KongHard Marianne Werdel Karin Kschwendt
Rachel McQuillan
6–1, 6–7, 2–6
Loss4.Feb 1996Oklahoma City, United StatesHard Katrina Adams Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz
4–6, 3–6
Win3.May 1996Budapest, HungaryClay Katrina Adams Radka Bobková
Eva Melicharová
6–3, 7–6
Win4.Oct 1996Québec, CanadaCarpet Brenda Schultz Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
6–1, 6–4
Win5.May 1997Cardiff, WalesClay Kerry-Anne Guse Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
6–3, 6–4