Annabel Croft

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Annabel Croft Tennis player
Annabel Croft
Nation: United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Birthday: July 12, 1966
1st professional season: 1982
Resignation: 1988
Playing hand: Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 124,033
singles
Career record: 49:68
Career title: 1 WTA , 0 ITF
Highest ranking: 21 (December 31 1985)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record: 13:36
Career title: 0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking: 126 (December 21 1986)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Annabel Croft (born July 12, 1966 in Farnborough ) is a British television presenter and former tennis player .

Career

She played on the women's tour from 1982 to 1988. In 1984 she won two Grand Slam singles titles among the juniors , at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon . In her professional career, she won her only title on the WTA Tour in 1985 . 1985 and 1986 she played a total of eleven times for the British Fed Cup team ; she got nine victories.

At the age of 21 she retired from professional tennis. Since then she has been working as a commentator and presenter for various TV stations ( Channel 4 , Sky Sports , Eurosport ). Annabel Croft lives in London with her husband and three children .

Tournament victory

singles

No. date competition category Topping Final opponent Result
1. April 29, 1985 United StatesUnited States San Diego WTA Hard court AustraliaAustralia Wendy Turnbull 6: 0, 7: 6 5

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Career
Australian Open - - 2 2 - - 1 2
French Open - - 1 1 2 1 - 2
Wimbledon 1 1 3 1 1 2 - 3
US Open - 1 1 2 3 2 - 3

Double

competition 1984 1985 1986 1987 Career
Australian Open 2 3 - - 3
French Open 2 1 1 1 2
Wimbledon - 1 1 1 1
US Open 1 1 1 - 1

Web links

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