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Anne Hobbs
British tennis player

Anne Hobbs

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British tennis player
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Age
65 years
Stats
Height:
167 cm
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Biography

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

Tennis career

Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. 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.

Hobbs' industrious serve and volley game earned her singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison, among other top ranked players of her time. She now works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2–0)

Finals by surface
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)
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)
Hard (1/0)
Clay (0/0)
Grass (1/0)
Carpet (0/0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner14 February 1983$50,000Indianapolis, United StatesHard Ginny Purdy6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Winner15 December 1985$50,000Auckland, New ZealandGrass Louise Field6–3, 6–1

Doubles (8–12)

Finals by surface
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)
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)
Hard (2/2)
Clay (1/5)
Grass (4/4)
Carpet (1/1)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Runner-up10 December 1978$75,000Sydney, AustraliaGrass Judy Chaloner Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up8 November 1981$50,000Hong KongClay Susan Leo Ann Kiyomura
Sharon Walsh
3–6, 4–6
Winner13 June 1982$100,000Birmingham, Great BritainGrass Jo Durie Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–2
Winner23 May 1983$150,000Berlin, GermanyCarpet Jo Durie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up19 June 1983$150,000Eastbourne, Great BritainGrass Jo Durie Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
1–6, 0–6
Winner21 August 1983$200,000Toronto, CanadaHard Andrea Jaeger Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Winner20 November 1983$150,000Brisbane, AustraliaGrass Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver
Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–4
Winner27 November 1983$150,000Sydney, AustraliaGrass Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up12 December 1983Grand SlamAustralian Open, AustraliaGrass Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Winner23 January 1984$50,000Denver, United StatesHard Marcella Mesker Sherry Acker
Candy Reynolds
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up29 January 1984$100,000Marco Island, United StatesClay Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up16 April 1984$200,000Hilton Head, United StatesClay Sharon Walsh Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up22 April 1984$250,000Amelia Island, United StatesClay Mima Jaušovec Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up23 April 1984$200,000Orlando, United StatesClay Wendy Turnbull Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
0–6, 6–1, 3–6
Winner20 May 1984$150,000Berlin, GermanyClay Candy Reynolds Kathy Horvath
Virginia Ruzici
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up9 September 1984Grand SlamUS Open, United StatesHard Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up20 May 1985$75,000Melbourne, AustraliaCarpet Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver
Liz Smylie
2–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner15 December 1985$50,000Auckland, New ZealandGrass Candy Reynolds Lea Antonoplis
Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up19 July 1987$150,000Newport, United StatesGrass Kathy Jordan Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
6–7, 5–7
Runner-up30 August 1987$150,000Mahwah, United StatesHard 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)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Runner-up25 January 1987Grand SlamAustralian Open, AustraliaGrass Andrew Castle Sherwood Stewart
Zina Garrison
6–3, 6–7, 2–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989W–L
Australian OpenA / AAAA2RA2RA3RNH4RAA7–4
French OpenAA2R2R2R*1R4R2R1R3RAAA8–8
Wimbledon2R*1R2R2R*4R2R*1R4R2R3R2RA3R13–12
US OpenA3R*2R*2R1RA1R1R3R1R4RAA7–9
Year-end Ranking618241341044659409942229N/A
  • ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

Doubles

Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989W–L
Australian OpenAFASFNHQFAA9–3
French Open3R*SF3R3R2RAAA10–5
Wimbledon2RSF*2R1R1R3RA1R7–7
US OpenAQFF3R1RSFA1R14–6
Year-end Ranking1520361899N/A
  • ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

Mixed Doubles

Tournament197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989W–L
Australian OpenAAAAAAAANHFAA4–1
French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA0–0
Wimbledon1R1R1R2R*1R1RQF2R3R1RA2R7–11
US OpenAA2R1RAQF2RA1R1RAA4–6
  • ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

Fed Cup

World Group
DateVenueSurfaceRoundOpponentsFinal match scoreMatchOpponentRubber score
27 Nov –3 Dec 1978Kooyong Club,
Melbourne,
Australia
Grass (O)R1 Spain3–0Doubles
Alvarez/Perea8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W)
SF United States0–3Doubles
Casals/King6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L)
30 Apr –6 May 1979Madrid,
Spain
Clay (O)QF Czechoslovakia0–3Doubles
Mandlíková/Tomanová6–8, 5–7 (L)
19–25 Jul 1982Santa Clara,
United States
Hard (O)R1 Italy2–1Doubles
Murgo/Simmonds6–4, 6–3 (W)
R2 Israel3–0Doubles
Bialistozky/Binyamini6–2, 6–1 (W)
QF Czechoslovakia1–2Doubles
Budařová/Suková6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W)
17–24 Jul 1983Zürich,
Switzerland
Clay (O)R1 Luxembourg3–0Doubles
Huberty/Wolter6–0, 6–0 (W)
R2 Brazil3–0Doubles
Medrado/Monteiro6–3, 6–2 (W)
QF West Germany1–2Doubles
Bunge/Pfaff3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W)
15–22 Jul 1984São Paulo,
Brazil
Clay (O)R1 Bulgaria0–3SinglesKaterina Maleeva4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L)
Doubles
K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere6–7, 5–7 (L)
R2 *
 Hungary2–1SinglesAndrea Ritecz2–6, 6–7 (L)
QF
 Canada2–1SinglesClaudine Pelletier5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L)
SF
 Brazil1–2Doubles
Medrado/Monteiro5–7, 5–7 (L)
6–14 Oct 1985Nagoya,
Japan
Hard (O)R1 West Germany3–0Doubles
Betzner/Keppeler6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W)
R2 Japan2–1SinglesMasako Yanagi7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L)
Doubles
Inoue/Yanagi6–7, 6–3, 6–2 (W)
QF Bulgaria1–2Doubles
K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere5–4, ret. (W)
20–27 Jul 1986Prague,
Czechoslovakia
Clay (O)R1 Denmark0–3SinglesLone Vandborg6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L)
Doubles
Moller/Scheuer-Larsen2–6, 6–7 (L)
R2 *
 Finland3–0SinglesMaija Suonpaa6–2, 6–0 (W)
Doubles
Suonpaa/Thorén6–0, 6–1 (W)
QF
 Indonesia3–0SinglesYayuk Basuki7–5, 7–5 (W)
Doubles
Anggarkusuma/Basuki6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W)
SF
 Hungary3–0SinglesRéka Szikszay6–3, 6–2 (W)
Doubles
Inoue/Szikszay2–1, ret. (W)
F
 Soviet Union2–1SinglesNatalia Zvereva6–3, 7–5 (W)
Doubles
Egorova/Cherneva2–6, 1–6 (L)
26 Jul –2 Aug 1987Vancouver,
Canada
N/AR1 Chile3–0Doubles
Espinoza/Miranda6–1, 6–0 (W)
R2 Italy2–1Doubles
Cecchini/Reggi-Concato6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W)
QF United States0–3Doubles
Burgin/Garrison5–7, 5–7 (L)
1–9 Oct 1989Tokyo,
Japan
Hard (O)R1 Indonesia3–0Doubles
Anggarkusuma/Basuki7–5, 6–3 (W)
R2 Austria1–2Doubles
Paulus/Schwarz3–6, 7–6, 6–3 (W)
  • ( * ) Received a bye in first consolation round.
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