| Full name | Cory Ann Avants-Dockins |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | January 22, 1985 Hawaii, U.S. |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $90,601 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 226 (July 26, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 193 (September 27, 2004) |
Cory Ann Avants-Dockins (born January 22, 1985) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Born in Hawaii, Avants grew up in North Carolina, coached in tennis by her parents Hank and Sharon. [1] A right-handed player, she had both a two-handed forehand and backhand.
Avants won her first ITF title at Raleigh in 2000. [1]
From 2001 she competed as a professional and reached the final round of qualifying at the 2001 US Open, before having to retire hurt with a knee injury. [2]
As a wildcard she featured in WTA Tour main draws at Los Angeles in 2001 and the Miami Open the following year.
She continued to compete in juniors, making the quarterfinals of the girls' singles at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the semi-finals of the 2003 US Open as a qualifier, which included a win over Ana Ivanovic. [3]
In 2004 she reached her career best ranking of 226 in the world and won her second ITF title, the Houston Pro Tennis Classic. [4]
Avants qualified for the main draw of the WTA Tournament in Cincinnati in 2005. [5]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | Oct 2000 | Raleigh, USA | Clay |  Eugenia Subbotina | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | Feb 2004 | Boca Raton, USA | Hard |  Sania Mirza | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | May 2004 | Houston, USA | Hard |  Varvara Lepchenko | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | Apr 2004 | Jackson, USA | Clay | Kristen Schlukebir |  Stéphanie Dubois  Alisa Kleybanova | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | May 2004 | Hilton Head Island, USA | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | Tanner Cochran  Jaslyn Hewitt | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | Jun 2004 | Allentown, USA | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | Angela Haynes Diana Ospina | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | Sep 2004 | Ashland, USA | Hard | Kristen Schlukebir |  Sandra Klösel  María Emilia Salerni | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | Jan 2005 | Tampa, USA | Hard | Kristen Schlukebir | Julie Ditty  Vladimíra Uhlířová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | Jun 2005 | Allentown, USA | Hard | Kristen Schlukebir | Ansley Cargill Julie Ditty | 2–6, 3–6 |
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