Anne Hobbs

Anne Hobbs

Country	United Kingdom
Residence	New York, USA
Born	(1959-08-21) 21 August 1959 (age 52) Nottingham, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	140 lbs
Plays	Right-handed
Career 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)
Last updated on: 11 June 2011.

Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989.^[1] 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 U.S. Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1983 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 ^[2] and the British Closed in 1985.

Hobbs' industrious serve and volley game earned her singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison, among other top ranked players of her time. She now works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.^[3]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	14 February 1983	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Ginny Purdy	6-4, 6-7, 6-4
Winner	2.	15 December 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Louise Field	6-3, 6-1

Doubles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	10 December 1978	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Judy Chaloner	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	2-6, 6-4, 2-6
Runner-up	2.	8 November 1981	Hong Kong	Clay	Susan Leo	Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh	3-6, 4-6
Winner	3.	13 June 1982	Birmingham, England	Grass	Jo Durie	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6-3, 6-2
Winner	4.	23 May 1983	German Open, Germany	Carpet	Jo Durie	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	6-4, 7-6
Runner-up	5.	19 June 1983	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Jo Durie	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	1-6, 0-6
Winner	6.	21 August 1983	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Andrea Jaeger	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Winner	7.	20 November 1983	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh	6-3, 6-4
Winner	8.	27 November 1983	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Wendy Turnbull	Hana Mandliková Helena Suková	6-4, 6-3
Runner-up	9.	12 December 1983	Australian Open, Australia	Grass	Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	4-6, 7-6, 2-6
Winner	10.	23 January 1984	Denver, Colorado, USA	Hard	Marcella Mesker	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds	6-2, 6-3
Runner-up	11.	29 January 1984	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	Hana Mandliková Helena Suková	6-3, 2-6, 2-6
Runner-up	12.	16 April 1984	Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Sharon Walsh	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandliková	5-7, 2-6
Runner-up	13.	22 April 1984	Amelia Island, Florida, USA	Clay	Mima Jaušovec	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4-6, 6-3, 4-6
Winner	14.	20 May 1984	German Open, Germany	Clay	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici	6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Runner-up	15.	9 September 1984	US Open, USA	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	2-6, 4-6
Runner-up	16.	20 May 1985	Melbourne, Australia	Carpet	Kathy Jordan	Pam Shriver Liz Smylie	2-6, 7-5, 1-6
Winner	17.	15 December 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Candy Reynolds	Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagran	6-1, 6-3
Runner-up	18.	19 July 1987	Newport, Rhode Island, USA	Grass	Kathy Jordan	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6-7, 5-7
Runner-up	19.	30 August 1987	Mahwah, Hawaii, USA	Hard	Liz Smylie	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	3-6, 2-6

Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	25 January 1987	Australian Open, Australia	Grass	Andrew Castle	Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison	6-3, 6-7(5), 2-6

References

• ITF site

External links

Anne Hobbs at the Women's Tennis Association

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