Amanda Brown (born 2 May 1965) is a former professional British tennis player who reached the second round of Wimbledon (on two occasions) and the Australian Open, as well as competing for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics and the 1984 Federation Cup. As a junior, she twice won the junior title at the Australian Open, in 1982 and 1983. She played her first matches on the WTA tour in November 1982 and her final matches at Wimbledon in 1986. During her career, Brown successfully gained victories over players such as Sue Barker, Sara Gomer, Annabel Croft and Gigi Fernández.
Brown also reached the doubles final at the tournament in Salt Lake City in 1983, the singles semifinals in Hershey (as a qualifier) and Denver in 1984, and the singles quarterfinals in Melbourne in 1985.
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career win–lossAustralian OpenQ11RQ22RA1–2French OpenAAA1RA0–1WimbledonA2R2R1R1R2–4US OpenQ2Q11R1RA0–2
Doubles Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Career win–lossAustralian Open1RAA1RA0–2French OpenAAA1RA0–1WimbledonA1R1R1R1R0–4US OpenAA1R1RA0–2
Mixed doubles Tournament 1984 Career win–lossAustralian OpenA0–0French OpenA0–0Wimbledon2R1–1US OpenA0–0
Fed Cup 1984 Federation Cup Main Draw Date Venue Surface Round Opponents Final match score Match Opponent Rubber score 15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo Clay R1 0–3 Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) K. Maleeva/Man. Maleeva 6–7, 5–7 (L) 1984 Federation Cup consolation rounds 15–22 Jul 1984 São Paulo Clay R1 BYE R2 2–1 Singles Eva Rozsavolgyi 6–4, 6–3 (W) Doubles (with Jo Durie) Ritecz/Rozsavolgyi 6–2, 7–5 (W) Quarterfinals 2–1 Singles Karen Dewis 6–4, 6–2 (W) Doubles (with Jo Durie) Hetherington/Pelletier 7–6, 6–2 (W) Semifinals 1–2 Singles Silvana Campos 4–6, 5–7 (L) Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) Medrado/Monteiro 5–7, 5–7 (L)
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