Annabel Ellwood

Annabel Ellwood
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	2 February 1978 (age 45); Canberra, Australia
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 519,219
Singles
Career record	233–198 (54.1%)
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 57 (21 April 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1998)
French Open	1R (1997,1998)
Wimbledon	1R (1996, 1997)
US Open	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	168–161 (51.1%)
Career titles	14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 60 (27 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	3R (2001)
Wimbledon	3R (2000)
US Open	3R (1997)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2001, 2002)
French Open	1R (1997, 1999)
Wimbledon	3R (1996)

Last updated December 29, 2023

Annabel Ellwood (born 2 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.^[1] She is the sister of former ATP Tour professional Ben Ellwood.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	13 January 2001	Canberra International, Australia	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama	4–6, 6–7⁽²⁾

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (9–9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 October 1994	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Kim Il-soon	5–7, 6–7⁽⁵⁾
Winner	1.	16 October 1994	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Siobhan Drake-Brockman	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	24 October 1994	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Kim Il-soon	6–4, 7–6⁽²⁾
Runner-up	2.	6 November 1994	Saga, Japan	Grass	Catherine Barclay	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	27 November 1994	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Nicole Bradtke	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	20 August 1995	Fayetteville, United States	Hard	Francesca Lubiani	7–6⁽²⁾, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	27 November 1995	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Nicole Pratt	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	10 December 1995	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Nicole Pratt	6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	10 November 1996	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Jane Taylor	6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	17 November 1996	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Choi Ju-yeon	6–3, 6–4
Winner	6.	9 December 1996	Sanctuary Cove, Australia	Hard	Evie Dominikovic	6–3, 6–3
Winner	7.	11 April 1999	Fresno, United States	Hard	Alicia Molik	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	10 May 1999	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Erika deLone	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	8 August 1999	Lexington, United States	Hard	Florencia Labat	2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner	8.	10 October 1999	Dalby, Australia	Hard	Wynne Prakusya	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁶⁾
Runner-up	8.	24 October 1999	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Alicia Molik	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	6 February 2000	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Marissa Irvin	4–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	26 February 2001	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Christina Wheeler	3–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (14–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	25 April 1994	ITF Woking, United Kingdom	Hard	Lisa McShea	Shannon Peters Caroline Stassen	3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Winner	2.	17 October 1994	Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Kim Il-soon Park In-sook	6–4, 6–0
Winner	3.	24 October 1994	Kyoto, Japan	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Chen Jingjing Li Li	4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	4.	27 November 1995	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Kirrily Sharpe	Maja Murić Catherine Tanvier	6–4, 6–1
Winner	5.	11 December 1995	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Kirrily Sharpe	Maja Murić Louise Pleming	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	6.	11 August 1996	Tarakan, Indonesia	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	Jeon Mi-ra Benjamas Sangaram	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	20 October 1996	Hayward, United States	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	5–7, 2–6
Winner	7.	5 April 1999	Fresno, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	Kim Grant Kristina Triska	7–5, 7–5
Winner	8.	18 April 1999	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	Rika Hiraki Lisa McShea	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–2
Winner	9.	3 May 1999	Sarasota, United States	Clay	Lisa McShea	Renata Kolbovic Karin Miller	7–5, 7–6⁽³⁾
Runner-up	2.	16 May 1999	Midlothian, United States	Clay	Erika deLone	Nannie de Villiers Jessica Steck	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	25 July 1999	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Bryanne Stewart	Rika Hiraki Nana Smith	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	1 August 1999	Salt Lake City, United States	Hard	Sonya Jeyaseelan	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	7 February 2000	Rockford, United States	Hard	Jessica Steck	Dawn Buth Rebecca Jensen	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 5–7
Winner	10.	21 February 2000	Bushey, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Nadejda Ostrovskaya	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6–1, 6–1
Winner	11.	20 October 2000	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Kerry-Anne Guse Rachel McQuillan	3–5, 4–2, 5–3, 4–1
Winner	12.	26 November 2000	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea	7–6⁽¹⁾, 6–3
Winner	13.	3 December 2000	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame	6–2, 6–2
Winner	14.	10 December 2000	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Nannie de Villiers	Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame	3–6, 6–2, 6–4

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References

↑ "Women's Tennis Association - Annabel Ellwood Bio". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
↑ "Results Archive - Annabel Ellwood Match History - Australian Open Tennis Championships". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

External links

Annabel Ellwood at the Women's Tennis Association
Annabel Ellwood at the International Tennis Federation
Annabel Ellwood at the Billie Jean King Cup
Annabel Ellwood at Tennis Australia

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[1] "Women's Tennis Association - Annabel Ellwood Bio". wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[AO-2] "Results Archive - Annabel Ellwood Match History - Australian Open Tennis Championships". australianopen.com. Australian Open. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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