Amanda Augustus

Amanda Augustus
Country (sports)	United States
Born	January 19, 1978 (age 46); California, U.S.
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$113,106
Singles
Career record	68–103
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 304 (June 18, 2001)
Doubles
Career record	179–120
Career titles	0 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 82 (November 4, 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002, 2003)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open	2R (2002)

Last updated August 24, 2024

Amanda Augustus (born January 19, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history.^[1] She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.^[2]

A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.^[3]

She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.

Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.^[4]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (18–16)

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	9 June 1996	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Rebecca Jensen Kristine Kurth	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	30 June 1996	Mahwah, United States	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Jackie Moe Vickie Paynter	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	16 June 1997	Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Tina Samara	Keirsten Alley Liza Andriyani	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	26 July 1997	Dublin, Ireland	Carpet	Amy Jensen	Surina De Beer Lizzie Jelfs	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	22 September 1997	Newport Beach, United States	Hard	Amy Jensen	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Janet Lee	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	28 June 1998	Springfield, United States	Hard	Julie Scott	Amanda Grahame Bryanne Stewart	6–0, 6–0
Winner	4.	12 July 1998	Easton, United States	Hard	Julie Scott	Dawn Buth Stephanie Nickitas	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	18 July 1999	Evansville, United States	Hard	Elizabeth Schmidt	Amanda Johnson Andrea Nathan	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	5.	8 August 1999	Harrisonburg, United States	Hard	Amy Jensen	Julie Ditty Wang I-ting	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	21 November 1999	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Julie Scott	Rachel McQuillan Trudi Musgrave	4–6, 5–7
Winner	6.	16 April 2000	La Cañada, United States	Hard	Julie Scott	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–3, 6–1
Winner	7.	25 June 2000	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Amy Jensen	Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski	3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up	6.	2 July 2000	Lachine, Canada	Clay	Amy Jensen	Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski	1–6, 5–7
Winner	8.	17 September 2000	Osaka, Japan	Hard	Amy Jensen	Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra	6–3, 6–2
Winner	9.	1 October 2000	Saga, Japan	Grass	Amy Jensen	Nannie de Villiers Eva Krejčová	6–4, 6–3
Winner	10.	5 November 2000	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Amy Jensen	Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	15 April 2001	Columbus, United States	Hard (i)	Sarah Taylor	Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	22 April 2001	Allentown, United States	Hard (i)	Zuzana Lešenarová	Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina	5–7, 3–6
Winner	11.	29 April 2001	Jackson, United States	Clay	Irina Selyutina	Zuzana Lešenarová Nicole Melch	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	4 November 2001	Hayward, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Irina Selyutina Nannie de Villiers	0–6, 5–7
Winner	12.	18 November 2001	Mexico City	Hard	Jennifer Embry	Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 7–6^7–5)
Winner	13.	3 December 2001	West Columbia, United States	Hard	Jennifer Embry	Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears	0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	10.	30 March 2002	Bendigo, Australia	Grass	Claire Curran	Sarah Stone Samantha Stosur	0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner	14.	7 July 2002	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Christina Horiatopoulos	Lenka Šnajdrová Ivana Višić	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Winner	15.	14 July 2002	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Christina Horiatopoulos Sarah Stone	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Winner	16.	4 August 2002	Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Renata Kolbovic	Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	11.	17 November 2002	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Gabriela Lastra	Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin	6–7^(1–7), 2–6
Runner-up	12.	24 November 2002	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Gabriela Lastra	Evie Dominikovic Rachel McQuillan	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	8 December 2002	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Debby Haak	Ivana Abramović Remi Tezuka	2–6, 1–6
Winner	17.	13 July 2003	Vancouver Open] Canada	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Runner-up	14.	14 September 2003	Peachtree, United States	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Lauren Kalvaria Jessica Lehnhoff	6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	15.	28 September 2003	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Samantha Reeves Milagros Sequera	3–6, 2–6
Winner	18.	19 October 2003	Mexico City	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Sarah Riske Kaysie Smashey	7–6^(8–6), 6–2
Runner-up	16.	1 February 2004	Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Natalie Grandin	Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 3–6, 3–6

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References

↑ Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star . Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 978-1932421163.
↑ Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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Amanda Augustus at the Women's Tennis Association
Amanda Augustus at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star . Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[2] Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 978-1932421163.

[3] Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[4] "Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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