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Amanda Augustus

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Amanda Augustus
Country (sports) United States
Born (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 46)
California, U.S.
Turned pro1999
Retired2005
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$113,106
Singles
Career record68–103
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 304 (June 18, 2001)
Doubles
Career record179–120
Career titles0 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (November 4, 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002, 2003)
French Open2R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open2R (2002)

Amanda Augustus (born January 19, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

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Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history.[1] She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.[2]

A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.[3]

She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.

Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

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Doubles (18–16)

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$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 9 June 1996 Lawrenceville, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Rebecca Jensen
United States Kristine Kurth
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 30 June 1996 Mahwah, United States Hard Canada Vanessa Webb United States Jackie Moe
United States Vickie Paynter
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 16 June 1997 Mount Pleasant, United States Hard Norway Tina Samara United States Keirsten Alley
Indonesia Liza Andriyani
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 26 July 1997 Dublin, Ireland Carpet Australia Amy Jensen South Africa Surina De Beer
United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 22 September 1997 Newport Beach, United States Hard Australia Amy Jensen United States Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
3–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 28 June 1998 Springfield, United States Hard United States Julie Scott Australia Amanda Grahame
Australia Bryanne Stewart
6–0, 6–0
Winner 4. 12 July 1998 Easton, United States Hard United States Julie Scott United States Dawn Buth
United States Stephanie Nickitas
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 18 July 1999 Evansville, United States Hard United States Elizabeth Schmidt United States Amanda Johnson
United States Andrea Nathan
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 5. 8 August 1999 Harrisonburg, United States Hard Australia Amy Jensen United States Julie Ditty
Chinese Taipei Wang I-ting
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 21 November 1999 Bendigo, Australia Hard United States Julie Scott Australia Rachel McQuillan
Australia Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 5–7
Winner 6. 16 April 2000 La Cañada, United States Hard United States Julie Scott Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
6–3, 6–1
Winner 7. 25 June 2000 Montreal, Canada Hard Australia Amy Jensen United States Jennifer Embry
United States Kristina Kraszewski
3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 6. 2 July 2000 Lachine, Canada Clay Australia Amy Jensen United States Jennifer Embry
United States Kristina Kraszewski
1–6, 5–7
Winner 8. 17 September 2000 Osaka, Japan Hard Australia Amy Jensen Japan Shiho Hisamatsu
South Korea Jeon Mi-ra
6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 1 October 2000 Saga, Japan Grass Australia Amy Jensen South Africa Nannie de Villiers
Czech Republic Eva Krejčová
6–4, 6–3
Winner 10. 5 November 2000 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Australia Amy Jensen South Africa Natalie Grandin
South Africa Nicole Rencken
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 15 April 2001 Columbus, United States Hard (i) United States Sarah Taylor Australia Lisa McShea
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 22 April 2001 Allentown, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Zuzana Lešenarová Australia Lisa McShea
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
5–7, 3–6
Winner 11. 29 April 2001 Jackson, United States Clay Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina Czech Republic Zuzana Lešenarová
Austria Nicole Melch
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 4 November 2001 Hayward, United States Hard United States Abigail Spears Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
South Africa Nannie de Villiers
0–6, 5–7
Winner 12. 18 November 2001 Mexico City Hard United States Jennifer Embry Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–67–5)
Winner 13. 3 December 2001 West Columbia, United States Hard United States Jennifer Embry Russia Alina Jidkova
United States Abigail Spears
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 30 March 2002 Bendigo, Australia Grass Republic of Ireland Claire Curran Australia Sarah Stone
Australia Samantha Stosur
0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 14. 7 July 2002 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Australia Christina Horiatopoulos Czech Republic Lenka Šnajdrová
Croatia Ivana Višić
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Winner 15. 14 July 2002 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Australia Nicole Sewell Australia Christina Horiatopoulos
Australia Sarah Stone
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Winner 16. 4 August 2002 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Canada Renata Kolbovic United States Lauren Kalvaria
United States Gabriela Lastra
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 11. 17 November 2002 Port Pirie, Australia Hard United States Gabriela Lastra Australia Trudi Musgrave
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Runner-up 12. 24 November 2002 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard United States Gabriela Lastra Australia Evie Dominikovic
Australia Rachel McQuillan
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 13. 8 December 2002 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Netherlands Debby Haak Croatia Ivana Abramović
Japan Remi Tezuka
2–6, 1–6
Winner 17. 13 July 2003 Vancouver Open] Canada Hard Canada Mélanie Marois Australia Nicole Sewell
Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Runner-up 14. 14 September 2003 Peachtree, United States Hard Canada Mélanie Marois United States Lauren Kalvaria
United States Jessica Lehnhoff
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 28 September 2003 Albuquerque, United States Hard Canada Mélanie Marois United States Samantha Reeves
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
3–6, 2–6
Winner 18. 19 October 2003 Mexico City Hard Canada Mélanie Marois United States Sarah Riske
United States Kaysie Smashey
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Runner-up 16. 1 February 2004 Waikoloa, United States Hard South Africa Natalie Grandin Argentina Gisela Dulko
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–1, 3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. ^ Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 978-1932421163.
  3. ^ Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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