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Residence | Detroit, Michigan |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri | September 19, 1972
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,460,799 |
Singles | |
Career record | 497–335 |
Career titles | 8 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (February 27, 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1992) |
French Open | 3R (1995, 2001) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1991, 1992, 1996, 2004) |
US Open | QF (1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 200–225 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (March 29, 1993) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989–90, 1993, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2006) |
French Open | 3R (1995) |
Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
US Open | QF (1998) |
Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won eight singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On February 27, 1995, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13, while on March 29, 1993, she achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 24.
As a junior, she won US national titles in every age division, and she finished with 11 top 10 rankings, during a 6 year period in the 1980s. She captured 7 US national singles titles and 5 national doubles titles, while her junior Grand Slam record was 12-6 in singles. [1]
Frazier made her first appearance in four tour qualifying events in 1986 and debuted in the main draw in 1987, including at the 1987 US Open, where she lost to Catarina Lindqvist in the first round. She was an active player until the 2006 US Open, in which she made her 20th consecutive appearance (a record among active players). She also appeared in 18 Australian Open, 18 Wimbledon, and 15 French Open tournaments for an all-time record of 71 Grand Slam appearances, until compatriot Venus Williams surpassed this record at the 2016 US Open. She qualified two times for the WTA Finals, first time in 1992 and then in 2000.
Her best showing is a pair of quarterfinal appearances at the 1992 Australian Open and 1995 US Open. She lost 30 times in the first round of her Grand Slam matches, 18 times in the second round, 15 times in the third round, six times in the fourth round, and both of her quarterfinal matches. Her all-time Grand Slam record is 73–71. She was also a member of the United States Fed Cup team. [2]
Frazier has 27 wins against top-10 players, spent total 265 weeks inside the top 20, 18 consecutive years in the top 100 and 17 straight seasons inside the Top 40 which is the longest ever continuous span by any male or female tennis player who hasn't reached top 10. [3] [4]
Frazier has the distinction of being the last woman to play against Steffi Graf in a WTA Tour match at the 1999 TIG Tennis Classic, played at the La Costa Resort and Spa outside San Diego. During the third set, Graf retired and never played again.
Frazier won eight career titles and was a finalist seven times. Being a flat-hitter, she excelled on hard courts and was the most successful on the summer hard-court events in California and appeared in eight finals in two different events in Japan.
Frazier played her last professional tour match at the 2006 US Open. [5] She never officially announced her retirement. After leaving the WTA Tour, she continued to be actively involved in tennis taking up a coaching role at the Franklin Athletic Club, Michigan (her local tennis club where she was first introduced to the sport at three years of age).
In December 2015, Frazier won the USTA National W40 Hardcourt Championships at La Jolla, California. [6] At 43, it was her first and her last USTA National Senior tournament since leaving the pro tour.
In February 2019, she was inducted into the USTA Midwest Hall of Fame. [7]
Frazier is married and has a daughter.
Legend |
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Tier I (0/0) |
Tier II (1/2) |
Tier III (4/4) |
Tier IV & V (2/1) |
Virginia Slims (1/0) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Feb 1989 | Virginia Slims of Kansas, Wichita | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 2. | Feb 1990 | U.S. National Indoors, Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | Sep 1990 | Nichirei International Championships, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | May 1992 | WTA Swiss Open, Lucerne | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1994 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 4. | Aug 1994 | Los Angeles Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1994 | Nichirei International Championships, Japan | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | Apr 1995 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Loss | 4. | Apr 1996 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | Apr 1997 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Apr 1999 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | Oct 2000 | Japan Open Championships, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | Jan 2003 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | Jan 2004 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | Nov 2005 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–1, 7–5 |
Legend |
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Tier I (0/0) |
Tier II (0/5) |
Tier III (1/3) |
Tier IV & V (3/1) |
Virginia Slims (0/0) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Oct 1990 | Puerto Rico Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 1. | Apr 1991 | Japan Open Championships | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1992 | Japan Open Championships | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Win | 3. | May 1992 | Swiss Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 1993 | Chicago Cup, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1994 | International Championships, Tokyo | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 0–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | Apr 1996 | Japan Open Championships | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | Aug 1996 | Los Angeles Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | Oct 1996 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Aug 1997 | San Diego Open, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 8. | Apr 1998 | Japan Open Championships | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Nov 1999 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | Jul 2000 | Stanford Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | W–L | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 4R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 19–16 | ||||||
French Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 9–13 | ||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | 4R | 4R | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 23–16 | ||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 18–17 | ||||||
Win–loss | 2–3 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 69–62 |
Frazier has had some success against top-ranked opponents. Her records against some of the top rated women are as follows:
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