Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Fresno, California |
Born | December 8, 1982 |
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.