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Ann Hulbert (now Ann Hopper; born October 28, 1965) is a retired American tennis player. [1] In 1982, she captured the Canadian Junior Open singles championship and reached the doubles finals of the Italian Junior Open and the girls draw at the US Open. In 1983 she won the girls' doubles title at the U.S. Open, and the United States Tennis Association MCB Award for sportsmanship on and off the court. [2] Hulbert was a member of the U.S. Junior Wightman Cup Team in 1982 and 1983 and was a member of the 1984 and 1985 U.S. Junior Federation Cup Teams.

In 1984, Hulbert earned All-American honors in singles and doubles at SMU [3] and reached the semi-finals of the NCAA Div 1 National Championships in singles. In 1986 [4] and 1988, [5] Hulbert earned All-American honors in doubles at Trinity University and in 1986 reached the finals of the NCAA National Championships in doubles with Gretchen Rush. [6] With Rush, she also won the bronze medal at the 1985 World University Games in Kobe, Japan. [7] Hulbert's collegiate career was capped by receiving the Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. [8]

Ann Hulbert, Trinity U. vs. Northwestern U., March 20, 1986 Ann Hulbert.jpg
Ann Hulbert, Trinity U. vs. Northwestern U., March 20, 1986

During her years in college Hulbert competed part-time as an amateur on the WTA tour finishing inside the top 200 for the years 1983–1985. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennis Abstract: Ann Hulbert WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brinker and Foust Sportsmanship Awards". www.usta.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "1984 ITCA All-America teams" (PDF). www.itatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1986 ITCA All-America teams" (PDF). www.itatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1988 ITCA All-America teams" (PDF). www.itatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gretchen Rush Magers – Trinity University Athletics". www.trinitytigers.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "World University Games Tennis Medalists". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "D1 National Award Winners (1973–2014)". Google Docs.
  9. ↑ "Press Center". Women's Tennis Association.
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