Amanda Brown (tennis)

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Amanda Brown
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965 (age 58)
Turned pro 1982
Retired 1986
Prize moneyUS$77,096
Singles
Career record24–43
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1985)
French Open 1R (1985)
Wimbledon 2R (1983, 1984)
US Open 1R (1984, 1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1984)
Doubles
Career record12–37
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1983, 1985)
French Open 1R (1985)
Wimbledon 1R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
US Open 1R (1984, 1985)
Last updated on: 5 February 2015.

Amanda Brown (born 2 May 1965) is a former professional British tennis player who reached the second round of Wimbledon (on two occasions) and the Australian Open, as well as competing for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics and the 1984 Federation Cup. As a junior, she twice won the junior title at the Australian Open, in 1982 and 1983. She played her first matches on the WTA tour in November 1982 and her final matches at Wimbledon in 1986. During her career, Brown successfully gained victories over players such as Sue Barker, Sara Gomer, Annabel Croft and Gigi Fernández.

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Brown also reached the doubles final at the tournament in Salt Lake City in 1983, the singles semifinals in Hershey (as a qualifier) and Denver in 1984, and the singles quarterfinals in Melbourne in 1985. [1] [2]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career win–loss
Australian Open Q1 1R Q2 2R A1–2
French Open AAA 1R A0–1
Wimbledon A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2–4
US Open Q2 Q1 1R 1R A0–2

Doubles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career win–loss
Australian Open 1R AA 1R A0–2
French Open AAA 1R A0–1
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0–4
US Open AA 1R 1R A0–2

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1984 Career win–loss
Australian Open A0–0
French Open A0–0
Wimbledon 2R 1–1
US Open A0–0

Fed Cup

1984 Federation Cup Main Draw
DateVenueSurfaceRoundOpponentsFinal match scoreMatchOpponentRubber score
15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo ClayR1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 0–3Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) K. Maleeva/Man. Maleeva 6–7, 5–7 (L)
1984 Federation Cup consolation rounds
15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo ClayR1BYE
R2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–1Singles Eva Rozsavolgyi 6–4, 6–3 (W)
Doubles (with Jo Durie) Ritecz/Rozsavolgyi 6–2, 7–5 (W)
QuarterfinalsFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–1Singles Karen Dewis 6–4, 6–2 (W)
Doubles (with Jo Durie) Hetherington/Pelletier 7–6, 6–2 (W)
SemifinalsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–2Singles Silvana Campos 4–6, 5–7 (L)
Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) Medrado/Monteiro 5–7, 5–7 (L)

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References

  1. Amanda Brown at the International Tennis Federation OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Amanda Brown at the Women's Tennis Association OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg