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Jessica Steck

RSA Age 48 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1997–2002

Jessica Steck represented South Africa on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 140. In TennisDB's records, Jessica Steck finished with a career record of 1–5 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

140 (Mar 16, 1998)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–5 (16.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$187,865

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Jessica Steck's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Magdalena Maleeva #17	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2002*	R32	Quebec City	WTA 250	Carpet
Sonya Jeyaseelan #80	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2000*	R128	Indian Wells Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Patty Schnyder #10	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 8, 1999*	R32	Amelia Island	WTA 500	Clay
Meghann Shaughnessy #68	7-5 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1999*	R64	Amelia Island	WTA 500	Clay
Serena Williams #21	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 1999*	R64	Indian Wells Open	WTA 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Jessica Steck's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Magdalena Maleeva	0	1	1	Sep 19, 2002	H2H
Sonya Jeyaseelan	0	1	1	Mar 14, 2000	H2H
Patty Schnyder	0	1	1	Apr 8, 1999	H2H
Meghann Shaughnessy	1	0	1	Apr 7, 1999	H2H
Serena Williams	0	1	1	Mar 10, 1999	H2H

Career Results

Jessica Steck career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1997	18	0	1	1	0.0%	266	153
1999	20	1	2	3	33.3%	223	242
2000	21	0	1	1	0.0%	242	205
2002	23	0	1	1	0.0%	248	368
Career		1	5	6	16.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Jessica Steck career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1997	18	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1999	20	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jessica Steck career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1997	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1999	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

Advanced Stats

Jessica Steck advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1997	18	1483	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.25
1999	20	1498	110.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.86	1–0	—	—	-0.18
2000	21	1485	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.02
2002	23	1480	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.24
Career		1500	103.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.4%	-2.46	1–0	—	—	-2.50

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 1000

Jessica Steck WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	W-L Win %
1999	20	R64	0–1 (0%)
2000	21	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

WTA 500

Jessica Steck WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	AME	W-L Win %
1997	18	R64	0–1 (0%)
1999	20	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

WTA 250

Jessica Steck WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	QUE	W-L Win %
2002	23	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

140

Career-high date

Mar 16, 1998

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Jessica Steck ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1996	17	800	799	581	463	359	326	323	295	280	270	273	266
1997	18	263	258	299	296	274	223	229	212	192	201	187	153
1998	19	153	160	144	148	155	163	162	169	176	177	214	223
1999	20	223	229	230	204	205	207	204	221	223	242	241	242
2000	21	241	229	273	336	267	265	194	192	194	203	210	205
2001	22	209	217	218	217	227	230	349	285	281	247	247	248
2002	23	242	251	250	250	263	273	265	330	316	377	364	368
2003	24	365	387	388	406	457	637	621	615	795	792	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Jessica Steck's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Hila Rosen	ISR	138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1996–2000	Match log
Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	134	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1997–1998	Match log
Svetlana Krivencheva	BUL	142	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	1989–2002	Match log
Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka	POL	138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	2001–2003	Match log
Eun-Ha Kim	KOR	141	1,521	9	2	7	22.2%	1995–2001	Match log
Alice Canepa	ITA	158	1,516	10	2	8	20.0%	1995–2006	Match log
Mi-Ra Jeon	KOR	129	1,515	18	4	14	22.2%	1994–2003	Match log
Maja Palaversic	CRO	117	1,509	12	2	10	16.7%	1993–2002	Match log
Laurence Andretto	FRA	132	1,514	15	4	11	26.7%	1997–2002	Match log
Evelyn Fauth	AUT	127	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1994–2003	Match log
Bahia Mouhtassine	MAR	139	1,501	16	3	13	18.8%	1999–2007	Match log
Adriana Barna	GER	180	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1993–2003	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jessica Steck?: Jessica Steck is 48 years old, born on August 6, 1978.
Which country does Jessica Steck represent?: Jessica Steck represents South Africa in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Jessica Steck?: Jessica Steck is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Jessica Steck use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Jessica Steck uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jessica Steck left-handed or right-handed?: Jessica Steck plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Jessica Steck won?: Jessica Steck has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Jessica Steck won?: TennisDB does not group any of Jessica Steck's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Jessica Steck's highest WTA ranking?: Jessica Steck's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 140, first achieved on March 16, 1998.
What is Jessica Steck's career win-loss record?: Jessica Steck has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 5 losses (16.7%).
How much career prize money has Jessica Steck earned?: Jessica Steck has earned at least $187,865 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jessica Steck's career appear in TennisDB?: Jessica Steck appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1997 through 2002.
Who has Jessica Steck faced most often?: Jessica Steck's most frequent opponent is Magdalena Maleeva, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.