Anna Smith (tennis)
![]() Anna Smith playing at the 2016 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Sanderstead, London, England |
Born | (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 36) Redhill, Surrey, England |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $405,594 |
Singles | |
Career record | 211–175 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 262 (9 August 2010) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 287–203 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 29 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (21 May 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2016) |
French Open | 2R (2016, 2017) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2015) |
US Open | 1R (2015, 2017) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2010, 2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–1 |
Anna Smith (born 14 August 1988) is a British former professional tennis player.
She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as five singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Smith, who specialised in doubles, was coached by Dave Sammel at TeamBath.[1]
Early and personal life
She was born in Redhill, Surrey, to Robert and Gunilla Smith and started playing tennis at the age of ten.[2]
Career
Junior (2003–2006)
Smith first competed as a junior in February 2003 and her last junior tournament was in June 2006 in the qualifying draw for the Wimbledon juniors. She had limited success as a singles player; she reached only one final (in April 2006 at the Sutton ITF junior tournament where she was beaten by Naomi Broady) and did not reach the quarterfinals in any other tournament she played.[3]
She had significantly more success as a junior doubles competitor, winning three titles at the Donnybrook Junior International, the Wrexham and the Nottingham ITF event. She also reached two more finals, four semifinals and one quarterfinal.[3]
Over the three years of her junior career, she reached a career-high combined ranking of world No. 665 and accumulated win–loss records of 8–13 in singles and 24–10 in doubles.[3]
2004–2007
Smith played her first professional match in July 2004, courtesy of a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the $10k tournament in Felixstowe, England. Following two wins, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Lena Keothavong, the younger sister of top-100 player Anne Keothavong. Smith then lost in the qualifying stages of the $10k tournament in Manchester before going to Bolton and winning two matches to qualify for the $10k tournament held there. In her first main draw match of her career, she lost to a fellow British Elizabeth Thomas. She finished 2004 without a world ranking.[2]
In April 2005, Smith lost in the final round of qualifying for the $10k in Porto Santo, Portugal, but was given a chance in the main draw as a lucky loser. She played well in this tournament before having to withdraw in the quarterfinals. August brought two more quarterfinal losses for Smith, the first in the $10k Wrexham tournament and the second in the $10k Nottingham tournament. The Wrexham event also saw her claim her first professional title as she won the doubles in partnership with Rebecca Llewellyn. Her final tournament of the year was the $10k event in Sunderland, where she also reached the quarterfinals. She finished 2005 ranked world No. 660.[2]
April and May 2006 saw good form from Smith; in April, she reached the first ITF Circuit semifinal of her career in Bath, Somerset and the following month she reached the quarterfinals in Bournemouth. In August, she reached the first singles final of her career in Ilkley, not dropping a single set en route. She was beaten in the title match by Anna Fitzpatrick. Smith managed to reach the quarterfinals as a qualifier in her very next tournament ($10k Wrexham). In September, she won her first professional singles title at the $10k event in Nottingham beating compatriot Georgie Stoop in the final. The rest of the year saw limited success for Smith in singles, though she did win a doubles title in Redbridge with Anna Hawkins.
In March 2007, Smith reached the third singles final of her career at a $10k event in Hamilton, New Zealand, where she lost to Erika Sema. She got no more notable results until August that year when she hit another good patch, reaching the semifinal of the $10k event in London before losing to Martina Babáková. Smith and Babáková also won the doubles in London. In her next tournament, a $10k event in Nottingham, Smith reached the final which she lost to Pauline Wong. She then immediately followed this up by qualifying for and reaching the quarterfinals of the $25k event, also held in Nottingham. The rest of the year was spent on the ITF Circuit but she lost before the quarterfinals in every tournament. Her end-of-year ranking was world No. 449.[2]
2008
2008 started disappointingly for Smith as she only managed to reach one ITF quarterfinal before entering the qualifying event for Wimbledon where she won one match (against Julie Coin of France) before losing in the second round. Later that year she won the second ITF title of her career, this time at the $10k event in London. She beat Rebecca Marino in the final. She then reached the semifinals in Limoges, France – another $10k event. In October, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50k home event in Barnstaple before losing to Lina Stančiūtė. Her year-end ranking was 373.[2]
2009
In her new season she won only one match out of her first eleven, before going on to take the title in Felixstowe in July, beating Heather Watson in the semifinals and Tímea Babos in the final. In her next tournament, another $10k in Frinton, she again came up against Watson in the semifinals but was defeated in straight sets. After this she reached only one more quarterfinal for the rest of the year in Koksijde where she lost to Sofia Shapatava. By the end of 2009, her singles ranking had fallen to No. 441.[2]
2017
Smith won her first WTA Tour title when she and Nicole Melichar beat Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson in the final of Nuremberg.[4]
2018
In February, Smith was selected for the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I matches in Estonia. Playing doubles with Katie Boulter, they won both of their dead pool rubbers against Estonia and Portugal. With Great Britain in the playoffs, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson won their singles matches against Hungary, Great Britain progressed to the World Group II Play-offs, and the doubles match was not played.[5]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Bastad Open, Sweden | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2015 | Nottingham Open, UK | International | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2016 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | May 2017 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2017 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2018 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2016 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2006 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Grass | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2006 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2007 | ITF Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2007 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2008 | ITF Cumberland, UK | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2009 | ITF Felixstowe, UK | 10,000 | Grass | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2010 | ITF Jersey, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | May 2013 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Nov 2013 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 5–5 | Mar 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 45 (29 titles, 16 runner–ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 3 August 2005 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 April 2006 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 8 November 2006 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 May 2007 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1), 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 23 August 2007 | ITF Cumberland, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 16 January 2008 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, [10–3] |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 February 2008 | ITF Sutton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 12 February 2008 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 23 September 2008 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 April 2009 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 5. | 10 August 2009 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 22 September 2009 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
Runner-up | 7. | 29 September 2009 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 7 October 2009 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 13 January 2010 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 2 February 2010 | ITF Sutton, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–2, [8–10] |
Winner | 9. | 27 March 2010 | ITF Jersey, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 10 July 2010 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 11. | 31 July 2010 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 6 November 2010 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–1, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 9. | 19 January 2013 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 4 May 2013 | ITF Edinburgh, UK | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 26 July 2013 | ITF Wrexham, UK | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 13. | 3 August 2013 | ITF Nottingham, UK | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 9 November 2013 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 4–6, [10–3] |
Winner | 15. | 15 November 2013 | ITF Manchester, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 6 December 2013 | Pune Championships, India | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 13 December 2013 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
Winner | 17. | 18 January 2014 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Winner | 18. | 25 January 2014 | ITF Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 19. | 22 February 2014 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 28 February 2014 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, [11–13] |
Winner | 20. | 4 April 2014 | ITF Edgbaston, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Winner | 21. | 6 June 2014 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 4–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 22. | 26 July 2014 | Lexington Challenger, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 23. | 31 January 2015 | ITF Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 24. | 4 April 2015 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(5), 7–6(2) |
Runner-up | 14. | 10 May 2015 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 15. | 4 June 2015 | Eastbourne Trophy, UK | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7(1) |
Winner | 25. | 2 April 2016 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 26. | 3 September 2016 | ITF Guiyang, China | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 27. | 11 November 2016 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 28. | 4 February 2017 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 16. | 20 May 2018 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 3–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 29. | 29 September 2019 | ITF Roehampton, UK | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
Doubles
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2–3 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2–3 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–8 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 5–15 |
Fed Cup participation
Doubles (4–1)
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2015 Fed Cup | Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 4 February 2015 | ![]() Hungary | ![]() | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
5 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | W | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
6 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | W | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
2016 Fed Cup | Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 4 February 2016 | ![]() Israel | ![]() | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | W | 6–3, 6–2 |
5 February 2016 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | L | 2–6, 4–6 |
References
- ^ "Anna Smith". teambath.com. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "SMITH, Anna (GBR)". ITF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "SMITH, Anna (GBR)". ITF Juniors.
- ^ "Anna Smith teams up with Nicole Melichar to claim first WTA title". LTA. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Fed Cup: Great Britain beat Hungary to reach World Group II play-off". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018.
External links
- Anna Smith at the Women's Tennis Association
- Anna Smith at the International Tennis Federation
- Anna Smith at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Anna Smith at ESPN.com
- Anna Smith at the Lawn Tennis Association