Anna Smith (tennis)

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Anna Smith
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Anna Smith playing at the 2016 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Residence Sanderstead, London, England
Born (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 35)
Redhill, Surrey, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$405,594
Singles
Career record211–175 (54.7%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 262 (9 August 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2008)
Doubles
Career record287–203 (58.6%)
Career titles1 WTA, 29 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (21 May 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2016)
French Open 2R (2016, 2017)
Wimbledon 2R (2015)
US Open 1R (2015, 2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (2010, 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 6–1

Anna Smith (born 14 August 1988) is a British former professional tennis player.

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She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as five singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Smith, who specialised in doubles, was coached by Dave Sammel at TeamBath. [1]

Early and personal life

She was born in Redhill, Surrey, to Robert and Gunilla Smith and started playing tennis at the age of ten. [2]

Career

Junior (2003–2006)

Smith first competed as a junior in February 2003 and her last junior tournament was in June 2006 in the qualifying draw for the Wimbledon juniors. She had limited success as a singles player; she reached only one final (in April 2006 at the Sutton ITF junior tournament where she was beaten by Naomi Broady) and did not reach the quarterfinals in any other tournament she played. [3]

She had significantly more success as a junior doubles competitor, winning three titles at the Donnybrook Junior International, the Wrexham and the Nottingham ITF event. She also reached two more finals, four semifinals and one quarterfinal. [3]

Over the three years of her junior career, she reached a career-high combined ranking of world No. 665 and accumulated win–loss records of 8–13 in singles and 24–10 in doubles. [3]

2004–2007

Smith played her first professional match in July 2004, courtesy of a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the $10k tournament in Felixstowe, England. Following two wins, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Lena Keothavong, the younger sister of top-100 player Anne Keothavong. Smith then lost in the qualifying stages of the $10k tournament in Manchester before going to Bolton and winning two matches to qualify for the $10k tournament held there. In her first main draw match of her career, she lost to a fellow British Elizabeth Thomas. She finished 2004 without a world ranking. [2]

In April 2005, Smith lost in the final round of qualifying for the $10k in Porto Santo, Portugal, but was given a chance in the main draw as a lucky loser. She played well in this tournament before having to withdraw in the quarterfinals. August brought two more quarterfinal losses for Smith, the first in the $10k Wrexham tournament and the second in the $10k Nottingham tournament. The Wrexham event also saw her claim her first professional title as she won the doubles in partnership with Rebecca Llewellyn. Her final tournament of the year was the $10k event in Sunderland, where she also reached the quarterfinals. She finished 2005 ranked world No. 660. [2]

April and May 2006 saw good form from Smith; in April, she reached the first ITF Circuit semifinal of her career in Bath, Somerset and the following month she reached the quarterfinals in Bournemouth. In August, she reached the first singles final of her career in Ilkley, not dropping a single set en route. She was beaten in the title match by Anna Fitzpatrick. Smith managed to reach the quarterfinals as a qualifier in her very next tournament ($10k Wrexham). In September, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Nottingham beating compatriot Georgie Stoop in the final. The rest of the year saw limited success for Smith in singles, though she did win a doubles title in Redbridge with Anna Hawkins.

In March 2007, Smith reached the third singles final of her career at a $10k event in Hamilton, New Zealand, where she lost to Erika Sema. She got no more notable results until August that year when she hit another good patch, reaching the semifinal of the $10k event in London before losing to Martina Babáková. Smith and Babáková also won the doubles in London. In her next tournament, a $10k event in Nottingham, Smith reached the final which she lost to Pauline Wong. She then immediately followed this up by qualifying for and reaching the quarterfinals of the $25k event, also held in Nottingham. The rest of the year was spent on the ITF Circuit but she lost before the quarterfinals in every tournament. Her end-of-year ranking was world No. 449. [2]

2008

2008 started disappointingly for Smith as she only managed to reach one ITF quarterfinal before entering the qualifying event for Wimbledon where she won one match (against Julie Coin of France) before losing in the second round. Later that year she won the second ITF title of her career, this time at the $10k event in London. She beat Rebecca Marino in the final. She then reached the semifinals in Limoges, France – another $10k event. In October, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50k home event in Barnstaple before losing to Lina Stančiūtė. Her year-end ranking was 373. [2]

2009

In her new season she won only one match out of her first eleven, before going on to take the title in Felixstowe in July, beating Heather Watson in the semifinals and Tímea Babos in the final. In her next tournament, another $10k in Frinton, she again came up against Watson in the semifinals but was defeated in straight sets. After this she reached only one more quarterfinal for the rest of the year in Koksijde where she lost to Sofia Shapatava. By the end of 2009, her singles ranking had fallen to No. 441. [2]

2017

Smith won her first WTA Tour title when she and Nicole Melichar beat Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson in Nuremberg. [4]

2018

In February, Smith was selected for the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I matches in Estonia. Playing doubles with Katie Boulter, they won both of their dead pool rubbers against Estonia and Portugal. With Great Britain in the playoffs, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson won their singles matches against Hungary, Great Britain progressed to the World Group II Play-offs, and the doubles match was not played. [5]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2014 Bastad Open, SwedenInternationalClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of Spain.svg María Teresa Torró Flor
1–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jun 2015 Nottingham Open, UKInternationalGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss0–3Sep 2016 Japan Women's Open InternationalHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
3–6, 3–6
Win1–3May 2017 Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss1–4Oct 2017 Kremlin Cup, RussiaPremierHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss1–5Apr 2018 Istanbul Open, TurkeyInternationalClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
4–6, 4–6

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2016 Open de Limoges, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2006ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom10,000Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Fitzpatrick 4–6, 3–6
Win1–1Sep 2006ITF Nottingham, UK10,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Georgie Gent 6–1, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2007ITF Hamilton, New Zealand10,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema 3–6, 5–7
Loss1–3Sep 2007ITF Nottingham, UK10,000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pauline Wong 5–7, 2–6
Win2–3Aug 2008ITF Cumberland, UK10,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win3–3Jul 2009ITF Felixstowe, UK10,000Grass Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss3–4Mar 2010ITF Jersey, UK25,000Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 2–6, 3–6
Loss3–5May 2013ITF Edinburgh, UK10,000Clay Flag of France.svg Laetitia Sarrazin5–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win4–5Nov 2013 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK10,000Hard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Klaartje Liebens 6–3, 7–5
Win5–5Mar 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 45 (29 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (28–11)
Clay (0–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.3 August 2005ITF Wrexham, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Llewellyn Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paula Marama
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up1.6 April 2006 GB Pro-Series Bath, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melissa Berry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lindsay Cox
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins
3–6, 2–6
Winner2.8 November 2006ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holly Richards
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elizabeth Thomas
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up2.7 May 2007ITF Antalya, TurkeyHard Flag of Brazil.svg Roxane Vaisemberg Flag of Germany.svg Korina Perkovic
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Şenoğlu
6–7(1), 4–6
Winner3.23 August 2007ITF Cumberland, United KingdomHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Babáková Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Hawkins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Paterson
6–2, 6–3
Winner4.16 January 2008ITF Sunderland, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Babáková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Gerlová
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Runner-up3.5 February 2008ITF Sutton, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
3–6, 3–6
Winner5.12 February 2008ITF Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Serbia.svg Neda Kozić
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Lisjak
6–0, 7–5
Winner6.23 September 2008 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UKHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Borwell
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
7–6(6), 6–4
Runner-up4.20 April 2009ITF Bari, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
7–5, 2–6, [5–10]
Runner-up5.10 August 2009ITF Koksijde, BelgiumClay Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Golds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Kriz
6–7(3), 2–6
Runner-up6.22 September 2009GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UKHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois
Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Runner-up7.29 September 2009ITF Helsinki, FinlandHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
3–6, 3–6
Winner7.7 October 2009 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UKHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of South Africa.svg Kelly Anderson
Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
7–5, 6–4
Winner8.13 January 2010 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKHard (i) Flag of France.svg Victoria Larrière Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of Romania.svg Liana-Gabriela Ungur
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up8.2 February 2010ITF Sutton, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Cavaday Flag of Greece.svg Eirini Georgatou
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Winner9.27 March 2010ITF Jersey, UKHard (i) Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
7–5, 6–4
Winner10.10 July 2010ITF Valladolid, SpainHard Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Klaffner Flag of Spain.svg Year Campos-Molina
Flag of Spain.svg Leticia Costas-Moreira
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Winner11.31 July 2010ITF Vigo, SpainHard Flag of France.svg Anaïs Laurendon Flag of Georgia.svg Sofia Kvatsabaia
Flag of Germany.svg Justine Ozga
6–3, 6–1
Winner12.6 November 2010 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
5–7, 6–1, [10–6]
Runner-up9.19 January 2013GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francesca Stephenson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South
6–7(5), 3–6
Runner-up10.4 May 2013ITF Edinburgh, UKClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francesca Stephenson Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Ren
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up11.26 July 2013ITF Wrexham, UKHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South Flag of Japan.svg Kanae Hisami
Flag of Japan.svg Mari Tanaka
3–6, 6–7
Winner13.3 August 2013ITF Nottingham, UKHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daneika Borthwick
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Fitzpatrick
6–4, 6–2
Winner14.9 November 2013 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Palmigiano
Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Rosatello
6–0, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner15.15 November 2013ITF Manchester, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Wachaczyk
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up12.6 December 2013Pune Championships, IndiaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Thailand.svg Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Flag of Thailand.svg Peangtarn Plipuech
5–7, 5–7
Winner16.13 December 2013ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–4, 7–6(5)
Winner17.18 January 2014GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Borecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Malíková
4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Winner18.25 January 2014ITF Sunderland, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Bukta
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova
6–1, 6–1
Winner19.22 February 2014 Nottingham Trophy, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
7–6(6), 6–4
Runner-up13.28 February 2014ITF Beinasco, ItalyClay (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone
1–6, 7–5, [11–13]
Winner20.4 April 2014ITF Edgbaston, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amra Sadiković
3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner21.6 June 2014Nottingham Trophy, UKGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
7–6(5), 4–6, [10–5]
Winner22.26 July 2014 Lexington Challenger, United StatesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of the United States.svg Keri Wong
6–4, 6–4
Winner23.31 January 2015ITF Sunderland, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Poland.svg Justyna Jegiołka
Flag of Sweden.svg Cornelia Lister
6–3, 6–1
Winner24.4 April 2015ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of France.svg Julie Coin
Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson
7–6(5), 7–6(2)
Runner-up14.10 May 2015 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Flag of France.svg Laura Thorpe
6–1, 4–6, [5–10]
Runner-up15.4 June 2015 Eastbourne Trophy, UKGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe
5–7, 6–7(1)
Winner25.2 April 2016ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Kunčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Stuchlá
6–4, 6–1
Winner26.3 September 2016ITF Guiyang, ChinaHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Zhanlan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Qianqian
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Winner27.11 November 2016ITF Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quirine Lemoine
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Wacanno
6–3, 6–2
Winner28.4 February 2017GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Andrei
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Krejsová
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up16.20 May 2018 Empire Slovak Open, SlovakiaClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xenia Knoll Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
6–0, 3–6, [7–10]
Winner29.29 September 2019ITF Roehampton, UKHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Flag of Germany.svg Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Lohoff
6–4, 6–3

Grand Slam performance timeline

Doubles

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Australian Open AAAAAAAA 3R 1R 1R 2–3
French Open AAAAAAAA 2R 2R 1R 2–3
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R AAA 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1–8
US Open AAAAAAA 1R AAA0–1
Win–loss0–10–10–10–00–00–00–11–23–31–30–35–15

Fed Cup participation

Great Britain Fed Cup team

Doubles (4–1)

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
4 February 2015 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest,
Hungary
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Kathinka von Deichmann
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt
W6–1, 6–2
5 February 2015 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Turkey.svg Başak Eraydın
Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
W6–2, 6–1
6 February 2015 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
W6–2, 6–1
2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
4 February 2016 Flag of Israel.svg Eilat,
Israel
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Sammons
W6–3, 6–2
5 February 2016 Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jocelyn Rae Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of Georgia.svg Sofia Shapatava
L2–6, 4–6

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