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Raquel Atawo

Raquel Atawo
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Country (sports)  United States
Residence Fresno, California
Born (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 34)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2000
Prize money US$ 1,822,631
Singles
Career record 144–136
Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 162 (October 8, 2007)
Current ranking No. 1203 (8 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2007)
French Open Q2 (2007)
Wimbledon Q1 (2007, 2008)
US Open Q3 (2007)
Doubles
Career record 404–267
Career titles 16 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest ranking No. 10 (March 2, 2015)
Current ranking No. 21 (16 January 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (2014)
French Open 3R (2008)
Wimbledon SF (2015, 2016)
US Open QF (2008)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2017)
US Open 1R (2014)
Last updated on: 16 January 2017.

Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning Premier 5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, all of which alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 10, achieved in March 2015.

Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father is Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015.

Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2012 and the US Open in 2008, both while partnered with Abigail Spears. Kops-Jones has a career-high doubles ranking of no. 10, achieved on March 2, 2015. She has won 15 WTA doubles titles.

She played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis pro league.

Raquel Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears were one of the most successful doubles team of the 2012 season, winning four titles: at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.


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