Amanda Keen

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Amanda Keen
Full nameAmanda Janes Keen
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 46)
Turned pro2000
Retired2007
Prize money$137,563
Singles
Career record157–162
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 207 (19 March 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record28–54
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 294 (6 June 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2003, 2005, 2006)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2004)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Beijing Women's Singles

Amanda Janes Keen (born 15 January 1978) is a former English tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour. She twice competed at Wimbledon and had a career-best ranking of no. 207.

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Keen is the daughter of Christine Truman, winner of the 1959 French Open. [1] Since her retirement from the tennis tour, she has been a coach and also teaches English at a high school. [2]

ITF finals

Singles (4–2)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.20 January 2003 Hull, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Anna Bastrikova 6–3, 6–1
Winner2.7 March 2004 Buchen, GermanyHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 6–3, 6-2
Winner3.11 July 2004 Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Teodora Mirčić 6–2, 6–1
Winner4.9 April 2006 Bath, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Thyssen 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up5.13 May 2006 Monzón, SpainHard Flag of the United States.svg Diana Ospina 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.26 September 2006 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien 7–5, 6–7(3), 4–6

Doubles (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.21 May 2005 Tenerife, SpainHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong Flag of Germany.svg Julia Babilon
Flag of Germany.svg Adriana Barna
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3

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References

  1. "Janes learning to live with her family connections". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
  2. Amanda Janes: Coach Resource