Amanda Fink

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Amanda Fink
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986 (age 37)
Tarzana, California
Retired2013
Prize money$56,351
Singles
Career record114–92
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 260 (November 21, 2011)
Doubles
Career record58–62
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 228 (September 27, 2010)

Amanda Michelle Fink (born December 4, 1986) is a retired American tennis player. She ranked No. 1 in the US in Under-16s. In 2006, she was the number-one ranked college freshman, and in 2008 she finished the season as the U.S. No. 5 ranked collegiate player. On November 21, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 260, while her best doubles ranking was 228 on September 27, 2010.

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Early life

Fink was born in Tarzana, California, the daughter of Howard and Laurie Fink, and is Jewish. [1] [2] She has one sister, Jamie. [1]

Tennis career

Fink attended Calabasas High School (class of 2005). [1] She was named California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) MVP in doubles in 2002 and singles MVP in 2003, 2004, and 2005, named Ventura County Star All-Area Player of the Year in 2003, and an All-American in 2004 and 2005. [1] She placed third in the 2002 Clay Court Nationals, and won the 2005 Hawaii National Open. [1] She ranked No. 1 in the US in under-16s, and No. 2 in the under-18s. [1]

In college at the University of Southern California, where Fink majored in psychology, she was a four-time college All-American and four-time Pac-10 selection in both tennis singles and doubles. [3]

Fink was the No. 1 ranked college freshman, and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. [3] [4] In her freshman year in 2006 Fink was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Rookie of the Year and ended the year ranked No. 8. [3] She won the ITA Western Regional Championship. [3]

In 2008, she was named an ITA All-American for singles and doubles, All-Pac-10 First Team, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. [3] Fink finished the season as the U.S. No. 5 ranked collegiate player. [3] Fink won the Freeman Memorial Singles Championship. [3] In doubles, teamed up with Gabriela Niculescu, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation. [3]

In 2015, she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. [3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jul 2008ITF Allentown, United StatesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera 2–6, 0–6
Win2.Jul 2008ITF Atlanta, United StatesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Krivencheva 6–3, 6–2
Loss3.Mar 2011ITF Metepec, MexicoHard Flag of Brazil.svg Teliana Pereira 4–6, 4–6
Loss4.Jul 2011ITF Lexington, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 7 (3 title, 4 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up119 July 2009 Atlanta, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Yasmin Schnack Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlyn Christian
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Nelson 		5–7, 6–7(2)
Winner223 November 2009 Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero
Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves 		6–4, 6–7(6), [10–8]
Winner312 December 2009 Xalapa, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin Flag of Brazil.svg Vivian Segnini
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Diešková		5–7, 6–2, [15–13]
Runner-up414 February 2010 Laguna Niguel, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova
Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund 		2–6, 3–6
Winner58 March 2010 Metepec, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 		6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Runner-up67 August 2010 Vancouver, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heidi El Tabakh 		6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Runner-up76 June 2011 El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Yasmin Schnack Flag of Ukraine.svg Alyona Sotnikova
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl 		5–7, 6–4, [8–10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amanda Fink - Women's Tennis". USC Athletics.
  2. ↑ Marvin Glassman (August 20, 2010). "Israel's pro tennis hero - Dudi Sela". Jewish Independent.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "AMANDA FINK; Tennis - 2015". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Female Tennis Pro of the Month - Amanda Fink - San Diego - California". TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS. April 2019.


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