Anne Hobbs

Anne Hobbs
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceNew York, USA
Born (1959-08-21) 21 August 1959
Nottingham, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$166,045
Singles
Career record39–51
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 33 (30 November 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1987)
French Open4R (1983)
Wimbledon4R (1981, 1984)
US Open4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record71–45
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 6 (17 September 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1983)
French OpenSF (1983)
WimbledonSF (1983)
US OpenF (1984)
Mixed doubles
Career record15–18 (45%)
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1987)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US OpenQF (1983)
Last updated on: 11 June 2011.

Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.

Early life

She started with Wilmslow Tennis Club.[1]

She lived at Alderley Edge.[2]

Tennis career

Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989.[3] She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12-year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33 in singles and 6 in doubles.

Although primarily a doubles specialist, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1983 and the US Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1987 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 and the British Closed in 1985.

She had singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison. She works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2–0)

Legend
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (0/0)
Uncategorised (2/0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1/0)
Clay (0/0)
Grass (1/0)
Carpet (0/0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Feb 1983 $50,000 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ginny Purdy 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win Dec 1985 $50,000 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Louise Field 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (8–12)

Legend
Grand Slam (0/2)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (0/0)
Uncategorised (8/10)
Finals by surface
Hard (2/2)
Clay (1/5)
Grass (4/4)
Carpet (1/1)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss Dec 1978 $75,000 Sydney, Australia Grass Judy Chaloner Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull 		2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss Nov 1981 $50,000 Hong Kong Clay Susan Leo Ann Kiyomura
Sharon Walsh 		3–6, 4–6
Win Jun 1982 $100,000 Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Jo Durie Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull 		6–3, 6–2
Win May 1983 $150,000 Berlin, Germany Carpet Jo Durie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff 		6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss Jun 1983 $150,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Jo Durie Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver 		1–6, 0–6
Win Aug 1983 $200,000 Toronto, Canada Hard Andrea Jaeger Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds 		6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Win Nov 1983 $150,000 Brisbane, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver
Sharon Walsh 		6–3, 6–4
Win Nov 1983 $150,000 Sydney, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková 		6–4, 6–3
Loss Dec 1983 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver 		4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win Jan 1984 $50,000 Denver, United States Hard Marcella Mesker Sherry Acker
Candy Reynolds 		6–2, 6–3
Loss Jan 1984 $100,000 Marco Island, United States Clay Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková 		6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss Apr 1984 $200,000 Hilton Head, United States Clay Sharon Walsh Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková 		5–7, 2–6
Loss Apr 1984 $250,000 Amelia Island, United States Clay Mima Jaušovec Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith 		4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss Apr 1984 $200,000 Orlando, United States Clay Wendy Turnbull Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková 		0–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win May 1984 $150,000 Berlin, Germany Clay Candy Reynolds Kathy Horvath
Virginia Ruzici 		6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11)
Loss Sep 1984 Grand Slam US Open, United States Hard Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver 		2–6, 4–6
Loss May 1985 $75,000 Melbourne, Australia Carpet Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver
Liz Smylie 		2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win Dec 1985 $50,000 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Candy Reynolds Lea Antonoplis
Adriana Villagrán 		6–1, 6–3
Loss Jul 1987 $150,000 Newport, United States Grass Kathy Jordan Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil 		6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss Aug 1987 $150,000 Mahwah, United States Hard Liz Smylie Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil 		3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0/0)
Clay (0/0)
Grass (0/1)
Carpet (0/0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss Jan 1987 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Grass Andrew Castle Sherwood Stewart
Zina Garrison 		6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.

( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

Singles

Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–L
Australian Open A / A A A A 2R A 2R A 3R NH 4R A A 7–4
French Open A A 2R 2R 2R* 1R 4R 2R 1R 3R A A A 8–8
Wimbledon 2R* 1R 2R 2R* 4R 2R* 1R 4R 2R 3R 2R A 3R 13–12
US Open A 3R* 2R* 2R 1R A 1R 1R 3R 1R 4R A A 7–9
Year-end Ranking – 61 82 41 34 104 46 59 40 99 42 – 229 N/A

Doubles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–L
Australian Open A F A SF NH QF A A 9–3
French Open 3R* SF 3R 3R 2R A A A 10–5
Wimbledon 2R SF* 2R 1R 1R 3R A 1R 7–7
US Open A QF F 3R 1R SF A 1R 14–6
Year-end Ranking – – 15 20 36 18 – 99 N/A

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A NH F A A 4–1
French Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 2R* 1R 1R QF 2R 3R 1R A 2R 7–11
US Open A A 2R 1R A QF 2R A 1R 1R A A 4–6

Fed Cup

World Group
Date Venue Surface Round Opponents Final match score Match Opponent Rubber score
27 Nov –
3 Dec 1978 		Kooyong Club,
Melbourne,
Australia 		Grass (O) R1  Spain 3–0 Doubles
(with Michelle Tyler) 		Álvarez/Perea 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W)
SF  United States 0–3 Doubles
(with Sue Barker) 		Casals/King 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L)
30 Apr –
6 May 1979 		Madrid,
Spain 		Clay (O) QF  Czechoslovakia 0–3 Doubles
(with Michelle Tyler) 		Mandlíková/Tomanová 6–8, 5–7 (L)
19–25 Jul 1982 Santa Clara,
United States 		Hard (O) R1  Italy 2–1 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Murgo/Simmonds 6–4, 6–3 (W)
R2  Israel 3–0 Doubles
(with Virginia Wade) 		Bialistozky/Binyamini 6–2, 6–1 (W)
QF  Czechoslovakia 1–2 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Budařová/Suková 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W)
17–24 Jul 1983 Zürich,
Switzerland 		Clay (O) R1  Luxembourg 3–0 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Huberty/Wolter 6–0, 6–0 (W)
R2  Brazil 3–0 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Medrado/Monteiro 6–3, 6–2 (W)
QF  West Germany 1–2 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Bunge/Pfaff 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W)
15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo,
Brazil 		Clay (O) R1  Bulgaria 0–3 Singles Katerina Maleeva 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L)
Doubles
(with Amanda Brown) 		K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere 6–7, 5–7 (L)
R2 *
(Consolation) 		 Hungary 2–1 Singles Andrea Ritecz 2–6, 6–7 (L)
QF
(Consolation) 		 Canada 2–1 Singles Claudine Pelletier 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L)
SF
(Consolation) 		 Brazil 1–2 Doubles
(with Amanda Brown) 		Medrado/Monteiro 5–7, 5–7 (L)
6–14 Oct 1985 Nagoya,
Japan 		Hard (O) R1  West Germany 3–0 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Betzner/Keppeler 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W)
R2  Japan 2–1 Singles Masako Yanagi 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L)
Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Inoue/Yanagi 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 (W)
QF  Bulgaria 1–2 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere 5–4, ret. (W)
20–27 Jul 1986 Prague,
Czechoslovakia 		Clay (O) R1  Denmark 0–3 Singles Lone Vandborg 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L)
Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Moller/Scheuer-Larsen 2–6, 6–7(1–7) (L)
R2 *
(Consolation) 		 Finland 3–0 Singles Maija Suonpaa 6–2, 6–0 (W)
Doubles
(with Annabel Croft) 		Suonpaa/Thorén 6–0, 6–1 (W)
QF
(Consolation) 		 Indonesia 3–0 Singles Yayuk Basuki 7–5, 7–5 (W)
Doubles
(with Annabel Croft) 		Anggarkusuma/Basuki 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W)
SF
(Consolation) 		 Hungary 3–0 Singles Réka Szikszay 6–3, 6–2 (W)
Doubles
(with Annabel Croft) 		Inoue/Szikszay 2–1, ret. (W)
F
(Consolation) 		 Soviet Union 2–1 Singles Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 7–5 (W)
Doubles
(with Annabel Croft) 		Egorova/Cherneva 2–6, 1–6 (L)
26 Jul –
2 Aug 1987 		Vancouver,
Canada 		N/A R1  Chile 3–0 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Espinoza/Miranda 6–1, 6–0 (W)
R2  Italy 2–1 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Cecchini/Reggi-Concato 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W)
QF  United States 0–3 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Burgin/Garrison 5–7, 5–7 (L)
1–9 Oct 1989 Tokyo,
Japan 		Hard (O) R1  Indonesia 3–0 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Anggarkusuma/Basuki 7–5, 6–3 (W)
R2  Austria 1–2 Doubles
(with Jo Durie) 		Paulus/Schwarz 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 (W)

References

  1. ^ Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 28 February 1980, page 38
  2. ^ Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 2 July 1981, page 1
  3. ^ About Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs Tennis
  4. ^ Anne Hobbs Tennis
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