Sophie Amiach

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Sophie Amiach
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1963-11-10) 10 November 1963 (age 58)
Paris, France
Turned pro1980
Retired1995
Prize money$309,669
Singles
Career record190–203
Highest rankingNo. 57 (2 April 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1984)
French Open 3R (1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1984)
US Open 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record114–159
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1980)
French Open 3R (1987)
Wimbledon 2R (1985)
US Open 2R (1982)

Sophie Amiach (born 10 November 1963 in Paris) is a former professional tennis player from France who played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1995. [1]

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Currently, she provides commentary on professional tennis in both English and French for different networks throughout the world. Perform/WTA that is the Women’s Tennis Association world feed, www.wtatv.com including the 2018 WTA Finals and Elite Trophy, ESPN (during the US Open), Input Media at Roland Garros (French Open), RMC a French Network. Sophie has also covered the 2016 Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber for BBC Radio.

Career

Born in Paris, Sophie Amiach grew up in the south of France. Having started playing tennis at 4 years old, she became one of the best French juniors. [1] She won the first junior girls doubles at French Open in 1981. Amiach was selected in the 1981 French team of the then-Federation Cup. [2] She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1984 and played in 10 French Opens. [3] In 1987, Amiach was coached by Billie Jean King. [1]

WTA Finals

Doubles(0–1)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-Up 1989 Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 		2–6, 2–6

ITF Finals

Singles (0-4)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up2.July 13, 1981 Pesaro, ItalyClay Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Vásquez 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up3.November 9, 1981 South Yarra, AustraliaHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.September 19, 1988 Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of Germany.svg Martina Pawlik 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (6–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Runner-up1.April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Debbie Jevans 		0–6, 1–6
Winner2.November 2, 1981 Frankston, AustraliaHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kym Ruddell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gwen Warnock 		6–4, 6–2
Winner3.April 11, 1982 Curitiba, BrazilClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Linda Stewart Flag of Brazil.svg Andrea Meister
Flag of Brazil.svg Marillia Matte		6–2, 6–2
Runner-up4.February 8, 1988 Stavanger, NorwayCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Bobby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonna Jonerup
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund 		2–6, 6–7
Runner-up5.June 6, 1988Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Santrock Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Becerra
Flag of Mexico.svg Xóchitl Escobedo 		4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up6.June 27, 1988Augusta, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Bobby Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Il-soon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-myung 		1–6, 2–6
Runner-up7.September 25, 1989 Chicago, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Lou Daniels
Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds 		3–6, 3–6
Winner8.October 1, 1990York, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis 		7–6(4), 6–4
Winner9.June 17, 1991St.Simons, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen Flag of the United States.svg Patti O'Reilly
Flag of the United States.svg Christine O'Reilly		6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
Winner10.January 18, 1993Mcallen, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Louise Allen Flag of the United States.svg Alysia May
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Reece 		6–3, 7–6(2)
Winner11.January 24, 1994Austin, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tracey Morton-Rodgers Flag of the United States.svg Jean Ceniza
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Mareze Joubert 		7–6(8), 7–6(5)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Australian Open AA 1R QF 1R AAAAAAAA
French Open 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R AA 3R 2R A 1R 1R
Wimbledon AAA 2R 1R AAA 2R 1R AAA
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R AAA 2R AAAA

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References

  1. 1 2 3 40-Love Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , Sophie Amiach's professional site
  2. ↑ Fed-cup profile
  3. ↑ ITF Tennis profile
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