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Sarah Riske

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{{Short description|American tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Sarah Riske

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| fullname = Sarah Elizabeth McGlamery

| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|06|27}}

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| death_date =

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| height =

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $27,659

| singlesrecord = 1 ITF

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 372 (August 16, 2004)

| doublesrecord = 4 ITF

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 213 (November 28, 2005)

}}

Sarah Elizabeth McGlamery ({{nee}} Riske; born June 27, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

Growing up in Pennsylvania, Riske attended Peters Township High School and won two PIAA state singles championships.{{cite web |title=SARAH RISKE McGLAMERY – wash-greenesportshall |url=https://wash-greenesportshall.org/portfolio/sarah-riske-mcglamery/ |website=Washington – Greene County Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame}} She won a national U-18 grass court championship and was a four-time All-American for Vanderbilt University. On the professional tour she attained best rankings of 372 in singles and 213 in doubles.{{cite news |last1=Sacco |first1=John |title=Dominant at Peters Twp., Sarah Riske found tennis rewarding |url=https://observer-reporter.com/columns/johnsacco/dominant-at-peters-twp-sarah-riske-found-tennis-rewarding/article_622f7c14-a959-11e8-9e50-e3adef0a9cc2.html |work=Observer-Reporter |date=August 26, 2018 |language=en}}

Riske now lives in Nashville and is married to Todd McGlamery. She is the elder sister of WTA Tour player Alison Riske, who she both mentored and coached. Her brother-in-law, Stephen Amritraj, was also a tennis player.{{cite news |title=Tennis: Just like her older sister, Allison Riske wins singles title |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2006/09/20/Tennis-Just-like-her-older-sister-Allison-Riske-wins-singles-title/stories/200609200257 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 20, 2006 |language=en}}

ITF Circuit finals

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! Legend

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| $50,000 tournaments

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| $25,000 tournaments

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| $10,000 tournaments

=Singles: 3 (1–2)=

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Outcome

! No.

! Date

! Tournament

! Surface

! Opponent

! Score

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 1.

| {{dts|Apr 2004}}

| ITF Obregón, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayami Takase

| 6–7(5), 2–6

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| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner

| 1.

| {{dts|Jun 2005}}

| ITF Edmond, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Anda Perianu

| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 2.

| {{dts|Jul 2005}}

| ITF St. Joseph, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|INA}} Wynne Prakusya

| 2–6, 4–6

=Doubles: 10 (4–6)=

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Outcome

! No.

! Date

! Tournament

! Surface

! Partner

! Opponents

! Score

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 1.

| {{dts|July 2001}}

| ITF Baltimore, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Celena McCoury

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Sachie Umehara
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jin-hee

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 1.

| {{dts|Oct 2003}}

| ITF Mexico City, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kaysie Smashey

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Marois
{{flagicon|USA}} Amanda Augustus

| 6–7(6), 2–6

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 2.

| {{dts|Mar 2004}}

| ITF Monterrey, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Granson

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Stephanie Schaer
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayami Takase

| 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 3.

| {{dts|Apr 2004}}

| ITF Morelia, Mexico

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Granson

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernanda Caputi
{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcela Evangelista

| 6–2, 6–0

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 2.

| {{dts|Jun 2004}}

| ITF Périgueux, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Erica Biro

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Natalia Gussoni
{{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves

| 1–6, 2–6

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 3.

| {{dts|Oct 2004}}

| ITF Pelham, United States

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Aleke Tsoubanos

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Natallia Dziamidzenka
{{flagicon|LAT}} Līga Dekmeijere

| 3–6, 1–6

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 4.

| {{dts|Jan 2005}}

| ITF Miami, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Marois

| {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Ditty
{{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová

| 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3)

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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up

| 5.

| {{dts|Feb 2005}}

| ITF St. Paul, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mélanie Marois

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuliya Beygelzimer
{{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel

| 2–6, 1–6

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| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Runner-up

| 6.

| {{dts|Jun 2005}}

| ITF Edmond, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robin Stephenson

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamara Encina
{{flagicon|USA}} Daron Moore

| 6–7, 4–6

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| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner

| 4.

| {{dts|Aug 2005}}

| ITF Vancouver, Canada

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Borwell

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Barnikow
{{flagicon|GER}} Antonia Matic

| 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(0)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{WTA|180409}}
  • {{ITF profile|sarah-riske/800208410/usa}}

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Category:Living people

Category:American female tennis players

Category:Tennis players from Pennsylvania

Category:Sportspeople from Washington County, Pennsylvania

Category:Vanderbilt Commodores women's tennis players