Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | New York, USA |
Born | Nottingham, England | 21 August 1959
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $166,045 |
Singles | |
Career record | 39–51 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 33 (30 November 1981) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1987) |
French Open | 4R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1981, 1984) |
US Open | 4R (1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 71–45 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (17 September 1984) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1983) |
French Open | SF (1983) |
Wimbledon | SF (1983) |
US Open | F (1984) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 15–18 (45%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1987) |
Wimbledon | QF (1984) |
US Open | QF (1983) |
Last updated on: 11 June 2011. |
Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.
Early life
[edit]She started with Wilmslow Tennis Club.[1]
She lived at Alderley Edge.[2]
Tennis career
[edit]Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989.[3] She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12-year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33 in singles and 6 in doubles.
Although primarily a doubles specialist, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1983 and the US Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1987 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 and the British Closed in 1985.
She had singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison. She works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.[4]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles (2–0)
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Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 14 February 1983 | $50,000 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles (8–12)
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Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 10 December 1978 | $75,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8 November 1981 | $50,000 | Hong Kong | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13 June 1982 | $100,000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 23 May 1983 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 19 June 1983 | $150,000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 21 August 1983 | $200,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 20 November 1983 | $150,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 27 November 1983 | $150,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12 December 1983 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 23 January 1984 | $50,000 | Denver, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 29 January 1984 | $100,000 | Marco Island, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16 April 1984 | $200,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 22 April 1984 | $250,000 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 23 April 1984 | $200,000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 20 May 1984 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11) |
Runner-up | 9 September 1984 | Grand Slam | US Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20 May 1985 | $75,000 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19 July 1987 | $150,000 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 30 August 1987 | $150,000 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Mixed doubles (0–1)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Hard (0/0) |
Clay (0/0) |
Grass (0/1) |
Carpet (0/0) |
Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 25 January 1987 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
( * ) Received a bye in the first round.
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A / A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3R | NH | 4R | A | A | 7–4 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R* | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 8–8 |
Wimbledon | 2R* | 1R | 2R | 2R* | 4R | 2R* | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 13–12 |
US Open | A | 3R* | 2R* | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | A | 7–9 |
Year-end Ranking | – | 61 | 82 | 41 | 34 | 104 | 46 | 59 | 40 | 99 | 42 | – | 229 | N/A |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | F | A | SF | NH | QF | A | A | 9–3 |
French Open | 3R* | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 10–5 |
Wimbledon | 2R | SF* | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 7–7 |
US Open | A | QF | F | 3R | 1R | SF | A | 1R | 14–6 |
Year-end Ranking | – | – | 15 | 20 | 36 | 18 | – | 99 | N/A |
Mixed doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | A | A | 4–1 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R* | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 7–11 |
US Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 4–6 |
Fed Cup
[edit]World Group | ||||||||
Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
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27 Nov – 3 Dec 1978 |
Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia |
Grass (O) | R1 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) |
Álvarez/Perea | 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W) |
SF | ![]() |
0–3 | Doubles (with Sue Barker) |
Casals/King | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) | |||
30 Apr – 6 May 1979 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay (O) | QF | ![]() |
0–3 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) |
Mandlíková/Tomanová | 6–8, 5–7 (L) |
19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States |
Hard (O) | R1 | ![]() |
2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Murgo/Simmonds | 6–4, 6–3 (W) |
R2 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Virginia Wade) |
Bialistozky/Binyamini | 6–2, 6–1 (W) | |||
QF | ![]() |
1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Budařová/Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W) | |||
17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland |
Clay (O) | R1 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Huberty/Wolter | 6–0, 6–0 (W) |
R2 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Medrado/Monteiro | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | |||
QF | ![]() |
1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Bunge/Pfaff | 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W) | |||
15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil |
Clay (O) | R1 | ![]() |
0–3 | Singles | Katerina Maleeva | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L) |
Doubles (with Amanda Brown) |
K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||||
R2 * (Consolation) |
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2–1 | Singles | Andrea Ritecz | 2–6, 6–7 (L) | |||
QF (Consolation) |
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2–1 | Singles | Claudine Pelletier | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) | |||
SF (Consolation) |
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1–2 | Doubles (with Amanda Brown) |
Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | |||
6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan |
Hard (O) | R1 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Betzner/Keppeler | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W) |
R2 | ![]() |
2–1 | Singles | Masako Yanagi | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | |||
Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Inoue/Yanagi | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
QF | ![]() |
1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 5–4, ret. (W) | |||
20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Clay (O) | R1 | ![]() |
0–3 | Singles | Lone Vandborg | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L) |
Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Moller/Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) (L) | ||||||
R2 * (Consolation) |
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3–0 | Singles | Maija Suonpaa | 6–2, 6–0 (W) | |||
Doubles (with Annabel Croft) |
Suonpaa/Thorén | 6–0, 6–1 (W) | ||||||
QF (Consolation) |
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3–0 | Singles | Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 7–5 (W) | |||
Doubles (with Annabel Croft) |
Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
SF (Consolation) |
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3–0 | Singles | Réka Szikszay | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | |||
Doubles (with Annabel Croft) |
Inoue/Szikszay | 2–1, ret. (W) | ||||||
F (Consolation) |
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2–1 | Singles | Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 (W) | |||
Doubles (with Annabel Croft) |
Egorova/Cherneva | 2–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||||
26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 |
Vancouver, Canada |
N/A | R1 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Espinoza/Miranda | 6–1, 6–0 (W) |
R2 | ![]() |
2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Cecchini/Reggi-Concato | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W) | |||
QF | ![]() |
0–3 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Burgin/Garrison | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | |||
1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan |
Hard (O) | R1 | ![]() |
3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 7–5, 6–3 (W) |
R2 | ![]() |
1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) |
Paulus/Schwarz | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 (W) |
References
[edit]- ^ Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 28 February 1980, page 38
- ^ Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 2 July 1981, page 1
- ^ About Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs Tennis
- ^ Anne Hobbs Tennis