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Anne Hobbs

Anne Hobbs
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Residence New York, USA
Born (1959-08-21) 21 August 1959 (age 57)
Nottingham, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $166,045
Singles
Career record 39–51
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 33 (30 November 1981)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1987)
French Open 4R (1983)
Wimbledon 4R (1981, 1984)
US Open 4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record 71–45
Career titles 8
Highest ranking No. 6 (17 September 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (1983)
French Open SF (1983)
Wimbledon SF (1983)
US Open F (1984)
Mixed doubles
Career record 15–18 (45%)
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open F (1987)
French Open
Wimbledon QF (1984)
US Open QF (1983)
Last updated on: 11 June 2011.

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

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.


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