Anne Hobbs

Anne Hobbs
Nation:	United Kingdom
Birthday:	August 21, 1959
Size:	167 cm
1st professional season:	1977
Resignation:	1987
Playing hand:	Right
Prize money:	$ 166,045
singles
Career record:	39:51
Career title:	2 WTA , 0 ITF
Highest ranking:	33 (November 30 1981)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	71:45
Career title:	8 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking:	6 (September 17 1984)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

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

Career

Anne Hobbs won a total of two singles and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour in her tennis career . She also played for Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and the Federation Cup .

She and her doubles partner Wendy Turnbull reached the finals of a Grand Slam tournament twice . In 1983 they lost the final of the Australian Open against the pairing Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver 4: 6, 7: 6, 2: 6 and in 1984 the final of the US Open also against Navrátilová / Shriver 2: 6, 4: 6.

In 1987 she reached the final of the Australian Open in mixed at the side of Andrew Castle , in which she lost to Zina Garrison and Sherwood Stewart 3: 6, 7: 6 ⁵ , 6: 3.

Tournament victories

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	February 14, 1983	Indianapolis	WTA	Carpet (hall)	Ginny Purdy	6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 4
2.	December 15, 1985	Auckland	WTA	race	Louise Field	6: 3, 6: 1

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	June 13, 1982	Birmingham	WTA	race	Jo Durie	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 2
2.	May 23, 1983	Berlin	WTA	sand	Jo Durie	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	6: 4, 7: 6
3.	August 21, 1983	Eastbourne	WTA	race	Andrea Jaeger	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	6: 4, 5: 7, 7: 5
4th	November 20, 1983	Brisbane	WTA	race	Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh	6: 3, 6: 4
5.	November 27, 1983	Sydney	WTA	race	Wendy Turnbull	Hana Mandliková Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 3
6th	January 23, 1984	Denver	WTA	Hard court	Marcella Mesker	Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds	6: 2, 6: 3
7th	May 20, 1984	Berlin	WTA	sand	Candy Reynolds	Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici	6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6
8th.	December 15, 1985	Auckland	WTA	race	Candy Reynolds	Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán	6: 1, 6: 3

Web links

• WTA profile of Anne Hobbs (English)
• ITF profile Anne Hobbs (English)
• Fed Cup stats by Anne Hobbs (English)