Teryn Ashley

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Teryn Ashley
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Born (1978-12-12) December 12, 1978 (age 46)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned proApril 2001
RetiredJanuary 2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$265,877
Singles
Career record143–106
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (July 5, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2005)
French Open 1R (2004)
Wimbledon 2R (2004)
US Open 1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record120–65
Career titles1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (October 27, 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2003)
French Open 2R (2003)
Wimbledon 1R (2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open 2R (2002, 2003)

Teryn Ashley-Fitch (born December 12, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. She won 17 titles in her career, four in singles (all ITF). In July 2004, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 95. Her career-high doubles ranking is 59, achieved in October 2003.

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Career

Ashley played her first match at an ITF event in San Antonio, Texas on 8 January 1996, losing in the second qualifying round to Tu Dong.

Her best Grand Slam result came at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Tina Pisnik to enter the second round, where she was overpowered by 27th seeded Alicia Molik. [1]

At the Auckland Open held in New Zealand in 2003, Teryn won her only WTA Tour title, playing alongside Abigail Spears to beat Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva in the final.

Ashley also won the Dow Tennis Classic doubles event with Abigail Spears held 2003 in Midland, Michigan, which was her biggest ITF Women's Circuit title, beating Bethanie Mattek and Shenay Perry in the final. [2]

At the 2002 US Open, Ashley partnered Sarah Taylor to reach the second round of the doubles draw, defeating Laura Montalvo and Elena Tatarkova, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.

In Paris at the 2003 French Open, she paired-up with Spears to beat Renata Voráčová and Marlene Weingärtner to reach the second round.

At the 2003 US Open, she paired-up again with Spears to beat Bianka Lamade and Anastasia Myskina in three sets to reach round two for the second consecutive year.

In her career overall, she won one WTA doubles title, four ITF singles and twelve ITF doubles titles. She enjoyed a successful doubles partnership with compatriot Abigail Spears.

Teryn retired from tennis in January 2006, after losing in the first round of singles and doubles at a $25k event in Tampa, Florida. She lost her singles match to Tatjana Malek.

Personal life

Teryn was born and raised by parents Allen and Anne in Boston, Massachusetts. She was introduced to tennis by her mother at the age of nine and preferred clay courts. Ashley resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended Stanford University in 2001. [3]

Teryn married Brian Fitch in August 2008. The couple have a daughter, Abby, and two sons, William and Nico. [4]

Awards

Ashley was a two-time NCAA champion, in 1997 and 1999, and a three-time All-American.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 title

DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Jan 2003 Auckland Open, New ZealandTier IVHard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–2, 2–6, 6–0

ITF Circuit titles

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.May 27, 2001ITF El Paso, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alison Nash 6–1, 6–1
Win2.July 1, 2001ITF Lachine, CanadaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diana Srebrovic 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss1.March 31, 2002ITF Lawrenceville, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.July 14, 2002ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Taylor 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–7(3)
Loss3.February 23, 2003ITF Columbus, United StatesHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michaela Paštiková 6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win3.September 21, 2003ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tara Snyder 6–3, 6–1
Win4.November 9, 2003ITF Pittsburgh, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (12–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.June 3, 2001ITF Lake Ozark, United StatesHard Flag of Ireland.svg Claire Curran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alison Nash
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Nathan
7–5, 6–1
Win2.February 24, 2002ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Schlukebir Flag of Russia.svg Maria Goloviznina
Flag of Russia.svg Eugenia Kulikovskaya
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1.March 31, 2002Lawrenceville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Schlukebir Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata
5–7, 6–7(2)
Loss2.May 19, 2002Charlottesville, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Schlukebir Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Steck
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win3.July 7, 2002ITF Los Gatos, United StatesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb Flag of Japan.svg Ryoko Takemura
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida
6–3, 6–4
Loss3.July 14, 2002ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Russell Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida
5–7, 1–6
Loss4.September 22, 2002ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Harkleroad Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
w/o
Loss5.October 27, 2002Frisco, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of Japan.svg Nana Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win4.February 9, 2003ITF Midland, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss6.March 2, 2003Saint Paul, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
3–6, 1–6
Win5.April 20, 2003ITF Jackson, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler
6–1, 6–3
Loss7.August 2, 2003ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
6–7(4), 7–6(6), 3–6
Win6.September 21, 2003ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Allison Baker Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Vanc
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2
Win7.November 16, 2003ITF Eugene, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win8.October 3, 2004ITF Troy, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry
2–6, 3–0 ret.
Win9.November 14, 2004ITF Pittsburgh, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win10.July 3, 2005ITF Los Gatos, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Kaysie Smashey
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss8.July 17, 2005ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty Flag of Belarus.svg Natallia Dziamidzenka
Flag of Romania.svg Anda Perianu
5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Win11.October 2, 2005ITF Ashland, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
6–1, 6–4
Win12.November 13, 2005ITF Pittsburgh, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Harkleroad
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
6–1, 6–0

References

  1. "Williams finds a break in the rain. - Free Online Library".
  2. "Tennis News". tennisnews.com.
  3. "Player Bio: Teryn Ashley - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  4. "Player Bio: Teryn Ashley-Fitch - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010.