Personal Life
Stevenson's mother is Samantha Stevenson, a noted sports journalist. Her father is basketball legend Julius Erving. Stevenson met her father for the first time in October 2008 after she initiated a meeting. The meeting was documented by ESPN.com's "Reaching Out". Stevenson keeps up with her father between tournaments. Stevenson is taking acting and singing classes in Hollywood during her off weeks from her full time return to the WTA Tour. Stevenson graduated from the University of Colorado on December 15, 2007, with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Sociology. She graduated on the Dean's List and is the only Final 8 member to have graduated from college while playing professional tennis. Stevenson was inducted into the La Jolla Country Day School Hall of Fame on December 4, 2009 - joining fellow Torrey, Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner.
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Bronze | Winnipeg 1999 | Women's Singles |
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