Anne Smith (tennis)
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Dallas, Texas |
Born | Dallas, Texas, United States | July 1, 1959
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Turned pro | 1978 |
Retired | 1991 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$1,163,494 |
Singles | |
Career record | 203–175 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 11 (July 1, 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1982) |
French Open | 4R (1981, 1982) |
Wimbledon | QF (1982) |
US Open | QF (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 416–168 |
Career titles | 38 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1980 & 1981) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1981) |
French Open | W (1980, 1982) |
Wimbledon | W (1980) |
US Open | W (1981) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 5 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1991) |
French Open | W (1980, 1984) |
Wimbledon | W (1982) |
US Open | W (1981, 1982) |
Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959) is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was world No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 11 in 1980.
Major finals[edit]
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Doubles: 9 (5–4)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1980 | French Open | Clay | Kathy Jordan | Ivanna Madruga Adriana Villagrán | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 1980 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 1981 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 1981 | US Open | Hard | Kathy Jordan | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1981 | Australian Open | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 1982 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1982 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Kathy Jordan | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles: 5 (5–0)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1980 | French Open | Clay | Billy Martin | Stanislav Birner Renáta Tomanová | 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
Win | 1981 | US Open | Hard | Kevin Curren | Steve Denton JoAnne Russell | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 1982 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kevin Curren | John Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 1982 | US Open | Hard | Kevin Curren | Barbara Potter Ferdi Taygan | 6–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Dick Stockton | Anne Minter Laurie Warder | 6–2, 6–4 |
Year-End Championships finals[edit]
Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1982 | New York City | Carpet | Kathy Jordan | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–4, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals[edit]
Singles 4 (0–4)[edit]
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
WTA Championships (0/0) |
Virginia Slims (0/2) |
Tier I (0/0) |
Tier II (0/0) |
Tier III (0/1) |
Tier IV & V (0/1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 11 January 1982 | Washington, D.C. | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1 November 1987 | Indianapolis | Hard (i) | Halle Cioffi | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(10–12) |
Loss | 3. | 9 October 1988 | New Orleans | Hard | Chris Evert | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 24 February 1991 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | Jana Novotná | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles 69 (32–37)[edit]
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (5/4) |
WTA Championships (0/1) |
Virginia Slims (23/31) |
Tier I (1/0) |
Tier II (1/0) |
Tier III (0/1) |
Tier IV & V (2/0) |
Grand Slam performance timeline[edit]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles[edit]
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | W–L | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | NH | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | 6–4 | |||||||
French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 11–7 | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 10–9 | ||||||||
US Open | 2R | 4R | 4R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 13–9 |
Doubles[edit]
Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | W–L | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | SF | 12–2 | ||||||
French Open | A | A | A | QF | W | QF | W | F | QF | 3R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 28–6 | |||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 3R | W | F | F | A | F | 1R | 3R | QF | A | A | 3R | A | 26–9 | |||||||
US Open | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | W | QF | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 25–11 |
Mixed doubles[edit]
Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | W–L | |||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||
French Open | A | QF | W | QF | A | A | W | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 13–3 | |||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | W | A | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 8–5 | |||||||||
US Open | SF | QF | SF | W | W | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 20–7 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Education[edit]
She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Trinity University and a PhD. in educational psychology from The University of Texas.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Smith is a licensed psychologist in Texas and Massachusetts.[2] She was director of the Learning Center at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. She was the coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters team in 2005, 2006, and 2007.[2]
Smith is the author of Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business & Life, with a foreword by Billie Jean King, and The MACH 4 Mental Training System: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents.
On August 22, 2012, Smith appeared in an episode of Storage Wars: Texas where she appraised the value of a tennis racket restringing machine that had been won in an auction of a storage unit.[3]
Honors and awards[edit]
- Mary Lowdon Award (Texas) -1974–1977
- Maureen Connolly Brinker Sportsmanship Award (Memphis, Tennessee) -1976
- Most Promising Player award by Seventeen – 1976
- Winner Seventeen Magazine Tournament of Champions – 1977
- Winner Maureen Connolly Brinker Outstanding Junior Girl Award (Philadelphia) -1977
- Enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1993
- Mental Training Coach for Harvard University Women's Tennis Team – 2005–2006
- Inducted into the Trinity University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999
- 35-and-Over Wimbledon Doubles Champion in 1996 & 1997
- Appointed Member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Sport Science Committee 2001, 2002,2018,2019
- Coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters – 2005, 2006, 2007
- Received the International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational award - 2017
References[edit]
- ^ "Anne Smith - Trinity University Athletics". www.trinitytigers.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ a b c "About | Dr. Anne Smith". Annesmithtennis.com. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ "Storage Wars: Texas Episode Guide – Season 2 – A&E". Aetv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.