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

Early life She started with Wilmslow Tennis Club.Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 28 February 1980, page 38

She lived at Alderley Edge.Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 2 July 1981, page 1

Tennis career Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989.About Anne Hobbs Anne Hobbs Tennis 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.

She had singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison. She works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.Anne Hobbs Tennis

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2–0)

Legend Grand Slam (0/0) WTA Championships (0/0) Tier I (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Tier III (0/0) Tier IV & V (0/0) Uncategorised (2/0) Finals by surface Hard (1/0) Clay (0/0) Grass (1/0) Carpet (0/0) ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin Feb 1983 $50,000 Indianapolis, United States Hard Ginny Purdy 6–4, 6–7, 6–4Win Dec 1985 $50,000 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Louise Field 6–3, 6–1

Doubles (8–12)

Legend Grand Slam (0/2) WTA Championships (0/0) Tier I (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Tier III (0/0) Tier IV & V (0/0) Uncategorised (8/10) Finals by surface Hard (2/2) Clay (1/5) Grass (4/4) Carpet (1/1) ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreLoss Dec 1978 $75,000 Sydney, Australia Grass Judy Chaloner Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 2–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss Nov 1981 $50,000 Hong Kong Clay Susan Leo Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh 3–6, 4–6Win Jun 1982 $100,000 Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Jo Durie Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–2Win May 1983 $150,000 Berlin, Germany Carpet Jo Durie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 6–4, 7–6(7–2)Loss Jun 1983 $150,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Jo Durie Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 1–6, 0–6Win Aug 1983 $200,000 Toronto, Canada Hard Andrea Jaeger Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 6–4, 5–7, 7–5Win Nov 1983 $150,000 Brisbane, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–4Win Nov 1983 $150,000 Sydney, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková 6–4, 6–3Loss Dec 1983 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Grass Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 4–6, 7–6, 2–6Win Jan 1984 $50,000 Denver, United States Hard Marcella Mesker Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds 6–2, 6–3Loss Jan 1984 $100,000 Marco Island, United States Clay Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková 6–3, 2–6, 2–6Loss Apr 1984 $200,000 Hilton Head, United States Clay Sharon Walsh Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 2–6Loss Apr 1984 $250,000 Amelia Island, United States Clay Mima Jaušovec Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 4–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss Apr 1984 $200,000 Orlando, United States Clay Wendy Turnbull Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková 0–6, 6–1, 3–6Win May 1984 $150,000 Berlin, Germany Clay Candy Reynolds Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11)Loss Sep 1984 Grand Slam US Open, United States Hard Wendy Turnbull Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 2–6, 4–6Loss May 1985 $75,000 Melbourne, Australia Carpet Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver Liz Smylie 2–6, 7–5, 1–6Win Dec 1985 $50,000 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Candy Reynolds Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán 6–1, 6–3Loss Jul 1987 $150,000 Newport, United States Grass Kathy Jordan Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 6–7(5–7), 5–7Loss Aug 1987 $150,000 Mahwah, United States Hard Liz Smylie Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles (0–1) Finals by surface Hard (0/0) Clay (0/0) Grass (0/1) Carpet (0/0) ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreLoss Jan 1987 Grand Slam Australian Open, Australia Grass Andrew Castle Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6

Performance timelines

( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

Singles Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–LAustralian OpenA / AAAA2RA2RA3RNH4RAA7–4French OpenAA2R2R2R*1R4R2R1R3RAAA8–8Wimbledon2R*1R2R2R*4R2R*1R4R2R3R2RA3R13–12US OpenA3R*2R*2R1RA1R1R3R1R4RAA7–9Year-end Ranking–618241341044659409942–229N/A

Doubles Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–LAustralian OpenAFASFNHQFAA9–3French Open3R*SF3R3R2RAAA10–5Wimbledon2RSF*2R1R1R3RA1R7–7US OpenAQFF3R1RSFA1R14–6Year-end Ranking––15203618–99N/A

Mixed doubles Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 W–LAustralian OpenAAAAAAAANHFAA4–1French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA0–0Wimbledon1R1R1R2R*1R1RQF2R3R1RA2R7–11US OpenAA2R1RAQF2RA1R1RAA4–6

Fed Cup World Group Date Venue Surface Round Opponents Final match score Match Opponent Rubber score 27 Nov –3 Dec 1978 Kooyong Club,Melbourne,Australia Grass (O) R1 3–0 Doubles(with Michelle Tyler) Álvarez/Perea 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W) SF 0–3 Doubles(with Sue Barker) Casals/King 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) 30 Apr –6 May 1979 Madrid,Spain Clay (O) QF 0–3 Doubles(with Michelle Tyler) Mandlíková/Tomanová 6–8, 5–7 (L) 19–25 Jul 1982 Santa Clara,United States Hard (O) R1 2–1 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Murgo/Simmonds 6–4, 6–3 (W) R2 3–0 Doubles(with Virginia Wade) Bialistozky/Binyamini 6–2, 6–1 (W) QF 1–2 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Budařová/Suková 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W) 17–24 Jul 1983 Zürich,Switzerland Clay (O) R1 3–0 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Huberty/Wolter 6–0, 6–0 (W) R2 3–0 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Medrado/Monteiro 6–3, 6–2 (W) QF 1–2 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Bunge/Pfaff 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W) 15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo,Brazil Clay (O) R1 0–3 Singles Katerina Maleeva 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L) Doubles(with Amanda Brown) K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere 6–7, 5–7 (L) R2 *(Consolation) 2–1 Singles Andrea Ritecz 2–6, 6–7 (L) QF(Consolation) 2–1 Singles Claudine Pelletier 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) SF(Consolation) 1–2 Doubles(with Amanda Brown) Medrado/Monteiro 5–7, 5–7 (L) 6–14 Oct 1985 Nagoya,Japan Hard (O) R1 3–0 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Betzner/Keppeler 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W) R2 2–1 Singles Masako Yanagi 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) Doubles(with Jo Durie) Inoue/Yanagi 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 (W) QF 1–2 Doubles(with Jo Durie) K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere 5–4, ret. (W) 20–27 Jul 1986 Prague,Czechoslovakia Clay (O) R1 0–3 Singles Lone Vandborg 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L) Doubles(with Jo Durie) Moller/Scheuer-Larsen 2–6, 6–7(1–7) (L) R2 *(Consolation) 3–0 Singles Maija Suonpaa 6–2, 6–0 (W) Doubles(with Annabel Croft) Suonpaa/Thorén 6–0, 6–1 (W) QF(Consolation) 3–0 Singles Yayuk Basuki 7–5, 7–5 (W) Doubles(with Annabel Croft) Anggarkusuma/Basuki 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W) SF(Consolation) 3–0 Singles Réka Szikszay 6–3, 6–2 (W) Doubles(with Annabel Croft) Inoue/Szikszay 2–1, ret. (W) F(Consolation) 2–1 Singles Natalia Zvereva 6–3, 7–5 (W) Doubles(with Annabel Croft) Egorova/Cherneva 2–6, 1–6 (L) 26 Jul –2 Aug 1987 Vancouver,Canada N/A R1 3–0 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Espinoza/Miranda 6–1, 6–0 (W) R2 2–1 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Cecchini/Reggi-Concato 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W) QF 0–3 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Burgin/Garrison 5–7, 5–7 (L) 1–9 Oct 1989 Tokyo,Japan Hard (O) R1 3–0 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Anggarkusuma/Basuki 7–5, 6–3 (W) R2 1–2 Doubles(with Jo Durie) Paulus/Schwarz 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 (W)

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