Teryn Ashley

Teryn Ashley
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Born	December 12, 1978 (age 45); Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro	April 2001
Retired	January 2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$265,877
Singles
Career record	143–106
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	120–65
Career titles	1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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)

Last updated November 28, 2024

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.

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

Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Jan 2003	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Tier IV	Hard	Abigail Spears	Cara Black 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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	May 27, 2001	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Alison Nash	6–1, 6–1
Win	2.	July 1, 2001	ITF Lachine, Canada	Hard	Diana Srebrovic	2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1.	March 31, 2002	ITF Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Maureen Drake	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	July 14, 2002	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Sarah Taylor	6–7⁽³⁾, 6–3, 6–7⁽³⁾
Loss	3.	February 23, 2003	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard (i)	Michaela Paštiková	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win	3.	September 21, 2003	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard	Tara Snyder	6–3, 6–1
Win	4.	November 9, 2003	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Meilen Tu	1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (12–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	June 3, 2001	ITF Lake Ozark, United States	Hard	Claire Curran	Alison Nash Andrea Nathan	7–5, 6–1
Win	2.	February 24, 2002	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard	Kristen Schlukebir	Maria Goloviznina Eugenia Kulikovskaya	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	1.	March 31, 2002	Lawrenceville, United States	Hard	Kristen Schlukebir	Akiko Morigami Saori Obata	5–7, 6–7⁽²⁾
Loss	2.	May 19, 2002	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Kristen Schlukebir	Erika deLone Jessica Steck	2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win	3.	July 7, 2002	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Ryoko Takemura Yuka Yoshida	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3.	July 14, 2002	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Jennifer Russell	Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	5–7, 1–6
Loss	4.	September 22, 2002	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard	Ashley Harkleroad	Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina	w/o
Loss	5.	October 27, 2002	Frisco, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Nana Smith Brie Rippner	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win	4.	February 9, 2003	ITF Midland, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Bethanie Mattek Shenay Perry	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6.	March 2, 2003	Saint Paul, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	3–6, 1–6
Win	5.	April 20, 2003	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Abigail Spears	Lisa McShea Christina Wheeler	6–1, 6–3
Loss	7.	August 2, 2003	ITF Louisville, United States	Hard	Shenay Perry	Julie Ditty Lisa McShea	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 3–6
Win	6.	September 21, 2003	ITF Columbus, United States	Hard	Allison Baker	María Emilia Salerni Andreea Vanc	6–3, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 6–2
Win	7.	November 16, 2003	ITF Eugene, United States	Hard	Shenay Perry	Alina Jidkova Tatiana Poutchek	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	8.	October 3, 2004	ITF Troy, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Bethanie Mattek Shenay Perry	2–6, 3–0 ret.
Win	9.	November 14, 2004	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Els Callens Samantha Stosur	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	10.	July 3, 2005	ITF Los Gatos, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Lindsay Lee-Waters Kaysie Smashey	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	8.	July 17, 2005	ITF Louisville, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Natallia Dziamidzenka Anda Perianu	5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Win	11.	October 2, 2005	ITF Ashland, United States	Hard	Amy Frazier	Maria Fernanda Alves Ahsha Rolle	6–1, 6–4
Win	12.	November 13, 2005	ITF Pittsburgh, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek	6–1, 6–0

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References

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

External links

Teryn Ashley at the Women's Tennis Association
Teryn Ashley at the International Tennis Federation

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[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.

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