Adria Engel

Adria Engel
Full name	Adria Engel Raines
Country (sports)	United States
Born	December 21, 1979 (age 42); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Prize money	$35,575
Singles
Career record	119–101
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 296 (October 12, 1998)
Doubles
Career record	64–67
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 218 (October 12, 1998)

Last updated March 20, 2022

Adria Engel Raines (born December 21, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Chicago, Engel is of Czech heritage through both of her parents, who were noted sportspeople in their native Czechoslovakia.^[1] Her mother played tennis and trained with Věra Suková, while her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an elder brother, Marty, who played some professional tennis.^[2]

Engel was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils (ASU) varsity tennis team and amassed an ASU record 132 career-singles wins. In 2001, as a sophomore, she became the first player from ASU to claim a Pac-10 singles title.^[3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	March 26, 1995	ITF Monterrey, Mexico	Hard	Sylvia Schenck	5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Winner	1.	August 17, 1997	ITF Margarita Island, Venezuela	Hard	Miriam D'Agostini	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	May 24, 1998	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Alina Jidkova	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	June 25, 2000	ITF Easton, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Trail	6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	July 2, 2000	ITF Springfield, United States	Hard	Chang Kyung-mi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	June 24, 2001	ITF Montreal, Canada	Hard	Kaori Aoyama	1–6, 7–5, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (3–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	October 22, 1995	ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France	Hard	Eva Belbl	Cécile De Winne Celine Regnier	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–2, 6–2
Winner	2.	May 10, 1998	ITF Tampico, Mexico	Hard	Alina Jidkova	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	May 17, 1998	ITF Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Alina Jidkova	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	May 24, 1998	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Alina Jidkova	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	June 21, 1998	ITF Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Karin Palme	Keri Phebus Vanessa Webb	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	May 2, 1999	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Alena Paulenková	Melody Falcó Joelle Schad	1–4 ret.
Winner	3.	July 1, 2001	ITF Lachine, Canada	Hard	Aliénor Tricerri	Ayano Takeuchi Tomoko Yonemura	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	June 30, 2002	ITF Lachine, Canada	Hard	Kristina Kraszewski	Seiko Okamoto Shizu Katsumi	w/o
Runner-up	6.	June 15, 2003	ITF Allentown, United States	Hard	Kelly McCain	Ilke Gers Surina De Beer	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 3–6, 3–6

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References

↑ Lemon, John (March 21, 1996). "Phenom travels globe on pro tennis circuit". Arlington Heights Daily Herald .
↑ Hanna, Julie (April 5, 1991). "Glenbard West's Engel Quits Kidding Around". Chicago Tribune .
↑ Pratt, Steve (30 April 2001). "USC's Unranked Moore Walks Away With Title". Los Angeles Times .

External links

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Adria Engel at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Lemon, John (March 21, 1996). "Phenom travels globe on pro tennis circuit". Arlington Heights Daily Herald .

[2] Hanna, Julie (April 5, 1991). "Glenbard West's Engel Quits Kidding Around". Chicago Tribune .

[3] Pratt, Steve (30 April 2001). "USC's Unranked Moore Walks Away With Title". Los Angeles Times .

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