Anne Hobbs
Quick Facts
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) |
Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 14 February 1983 | $50,000 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Ginny Purdy | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Louise Field | 6–3, 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) |
Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 10 December 1978 | $75,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Judy Chaloner | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8 November 1981 | $50,000 | Hong Kong | Clay | Susan Leo | Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13 June 1982 | $100,000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 23 May 1983 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | Jo Durie | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 19 June 1983 | $150,000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 21 August 1983 | $200,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andrea Jaeger | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 20 November 1983 | $150,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 27 November 1983 | $150,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12 December 1983 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 23 January 1984 | $50,000 | Denver, United States | Hard | Marcella Mesker | Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 29 January 1984 | $100,000 | Marco Island, United States | Clay | Andrea Jaeger | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16 April 1984 | $200,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Sharon Walsh | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 22 April 1984 | $250,000 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Mima Jaušovec | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 23 April 1984 | $200,000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 20 May 1984 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Candy Reynolds | Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 9 September 1984 | Grand Slam | US Open, United States | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20 May 1985 | $75,000 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet | Kathy Jordan | Pam Shriver Liz Smylie | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Candy Reynolds | Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19 July 1987 | $150,000 | Newport, United States | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 30 August 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 |
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Runner-up | 25 January 1987 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Andrew Castle | Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
Performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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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 |
- ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.
Doubles
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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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 |
- ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.
Mixed Doubles
Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
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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 |
- ( * ) Received a bye in the first round.
Fed Cup
World Group | ||||||||
Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
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27 Nov –3 Dec 1978 | Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia | Grass (O) | R1 | Spain | 3–0 | Doubles | Alvarez/Perea | 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W) |
SF | United States | 0–3 | Doubles | Casals/King | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) | |||
30 Apr –6 May 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay (O) | QF | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | Doubles | Mandlíková/Tomanová | 6–8, 5–7 (L) |
19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | R1 | Italy | 2–1 | Doubles | Murgo/Simmonds | 6–4, 6–3 (W) |
R2 | Israel | 3–0 | Doubles | Bialistozky/Binyamini | 6–2, 6–1 (W) | |||
QF | Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | Doubles | Budařová/Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W) | |||
17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | R1 | Luxembourg | 3–0 | Doubles | Huberty/Wolter | 6–0, 6–0 (W) |
R2 | Brazil | 3–0 | Doubles | Medrado/Monteiro | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | |||
QF | West Germany | 1–2 | Doubles | 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 | K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||||
R2 * | Hungary | 2–1 | Singles | Andrea Ritecz | 2–6, 6–7 (L) | |||
QF | Canada | 2–1 | Singles | Claudine Pelletier | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) | |||
SF | Brazil | 1–2 | Doubles | Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | |||
6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | West Germany | 3–0 | Doubles | Betzner/Keppeler | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W) |
R2 | Japan | 2–1 | Singles | Masako Yanagi | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | |||
Doubles | Inoue/Yanagi | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
QF | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Doubles | 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 | Moller/Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–7 (L) | ||||||
R2 * | Finland | 3–0 | Singles | Maija Suonpaa | 6–2, 6–0 (W) | |||
Doubles | Suonpaa/Thorén | 6–0, 6–1 (W) | ||||||
QF | Indonesia | 3–0 | Singles | Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 7–5 (W) | |||
Doubles | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
SF | Hungary | 3–0 | Singles | Réka Szikszay | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | |||
Doubles | Inoue/Szikszay | 2–1, ret. (W) | ||||||
F | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Singles | Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 (W) | |||
Doubles | Egorova/Cherneva | 2–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||||
26 Jul –2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | R1 | Chile | 3–0 | Doubles | Espinoza/Miranda | 6–1, 6–0 (W) |
R2 | Italy | 2–1 | Doubles | Cecchini/Reggi-Concato | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W) | |||
QF | United States | 0–3 | Doubles | Burgin/Garrison | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | |||
1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Doubles | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 7–5, 6–3 (W) |
R2 | Austria | 1–2 | Doubles | Paulus/Schwarz | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 (W) |
- ( * ) Received a bye in first consolation round.