Anne Mall

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Anne Mall
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1974-12-10) December 10, 1974 (age 51)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$89,004
Singles
Career record134–100
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (August 29, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record50–32
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 313 (March 29, 1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–4

Anne Mall (born December 10, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. In Fed Cup, however, she played for Ireland.

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Biography

The daughter of Ben and Peggy Mall, she is originally from Libertyville, Illinois. In 1988 the family moved to Orange County, California and she attended Dana Hills High School. [1]

Mall debuted on the WTA Tour as a 16 year old in 1991, partnering Lindsay Davenport in the doubles at San Diego. At the 1991 US Open she upset top seed Kristin Godridge in the first round of the girls' singles, en route to a spot in the final, which she lost to Czechoslovak player Karina Habšudová. [2]

In 1993, she began touring professionally. With WTA Tour match-wins over Katrina Adams, Laura Glitz, Catalina Cristea, Audra Keller and Paola Suárez, her ranking reached a career best 139 in the world in August, 1994. She was granted a wild card into the main draw of the women's singles at the 1994 US Open and was drawn up against world number one Steffi Graf on Louis Armstrong Stadium in the opening round, losing to the German 2–6, 1–6. [3]

Initially retiring from professional tennis in 1997, Mall studied for a degree at UCSD, before making a comeback at the age of 29. In 2004 she won five ITF doubles titles. She began representing the Ireland Fed Cup team in 2005, having qualified through her Irish born grandmother. She featured in four ties in 2005, then another two in 2008. [4]

After retiring from tennis for a second time, Mall began a career in real estate and currently runs her own real estate brokerage in Chicago, Illinois. [5]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.17 January 1993Mission, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up1.2 June 1996El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jane Taylor 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner2.16 June 1996Hilton Head, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up2.27 June 2004 Edmond, United StatesHard Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi 2–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.25 January 1993 Austin, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annemarie Mikkers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anique Snijders
6–7(4), 6–2, 6–1
Winner2.2 February 1997 Mission, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Keri Phebus Flag of the United States.svg Keirsten Alley
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Nelson
1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up1.1 June 1997El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Renata Kolbovic Flag of the United States.svg Kaysie Smashey
Flag of the United States.svg Sara Walker
7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner3.3 May 2004 Mérida, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Erika Clarke Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Benítez
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami
7–5, 7–5
Winner4.22 May 2004 El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Beau Jones Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
Flag of the United States.svg Tiya Rolle
6–1, 7–5
Winner5.30 May 2004 Houston, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Brazil.svg Bruna Colósio Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
7–6(4), 6–4
Winner6.20 June 2004 Fort Worth, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Vania King Flag of the United States.svg Neha Uberoi
Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5)
Winner7.27 June 2004Edmond, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heidi El Tabakh Flag of South Africa.svg Kelly Anderson
Flag of South Africa.svg Carine Vermeulen
3–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. Weyler, John (9 May 1991). "Spin on Pro Circuit This Summer Would Ease Mall's Workload". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "Mall Gains U.S. Open Junior Final". Los Angeles Times . 8 September 1991. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. McKibben, Dave (14 July 1995). "Mall Showing Potential, Not Results". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. Hickey, Paddy (6 April 2005). "Mall boost to Irish in Fed Cup". Irish Independent . Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. "ChicagoRealEstateMall.com Biography" . Retrieved 23 April 2018.