Abigail Forbes

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Forbes in 2023
Full nameAbigail Forbes
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2001-03-10) March 10, 2001 (age 23)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UCLA (2019–2022)
North Carolina (2022–2024)
Prize money$10,153
Singles
Career record19–14
Grand Slam singles results
US Open  Junior3R (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 1218 (February 17, 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1218 (February 17, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2019)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2019)
Last updated on: February 21, 2020.

Abigail Forbes (born March 10, 2001) is an American tennis player.

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Early life

Forbes was born in Mineola, New York, to Jamaican parents. [1] She is the oldest of three siblings. [2] Her younger brother, Matthew, is also a tennis player. [3] [4]

Career

Forbes won the 2019 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Savannah Broadus, joining three other Americans in the finals of the junior tournaments. [5] On August 10, 2019, she and Alexa Noel won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships in doubles, earning them a wild-card entry into the main draw of the 2019 US Open. [6]

Forbes has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 16 achieved on October 14, 2019. She began attending UCLA for the fall 2019 semester.

After graduation, she enrolled in the UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School and joined the North Carolina Tar Heels tennis team. [7] She won a national team title in her first season at North Carolina in 2023. [8]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner 2019 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Savannah Broadus Flag of Latvia.svg Kamilla Bartone
Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Selekhmeteva 		7–5, 5–7, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ Potkey, Rhiannon (May 2, 2018). "UCLA-Bound Forbes Finds Perspective Through Her Autistic Brother". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (May 26, 2021). "UCLA tennis standout Abbey Forbes draws strength from her brother's adversity". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Zietlow, Alex (July 17, 2019). "She got her tennis start on a Wii. Now this Raleigh 18-year-old is a Wimbledon champ". The News & Observer . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Turgeon, Kate (July 24, 2019). "It's in the bag: Wimbledon champ carries gift from confirmation sponsor to each match". Diocese of Raleigh . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wancke, Barbara (July 14, 2019). "Junior Wimbledon | Snigur is the girls singles champion | Tennis..."
  6. ↑ "Katie Volynets, Reese Brantmeier Prevail Over Top Teen Tennis Players in King Tourney". timesofsandiego.com. Times of San Diego. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "WTEN Adds Grad Transfer Abbey Forbes". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. July 26, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. May 20, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.


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