Amanda Brown (tennis)

Amanda Brown
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	2 May 1965 (age 59)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1986
Prize money	US$77,096
Singles
Career record	24–43
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1985)
French Open	1R (1985)
Wimbledon	2R (1983, 1984)
US Open	1R (1984, 1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1984)
Doubles
Career record	12–37
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1983, 1985)
French Open	1R (1985)
Wimbledon	1R (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
US Open	1R (1984, 1985)
	Last updated on: 5 February 2015.

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.^[1]^[2]

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	Career win–loss
Australian Open	Q1	1R	Q2	2R	A	1–2
French Open	A	A	A	1R	A	0–1
Wimbledon	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	2–4
US Open	Q2	Q1	1R	1R	A	0–2

Doubles

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	Career win–loss
Australian Open	1R	A	A	1R	A	0–2
French Open	A	A	A	1R	A	0–1
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	0–4
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	A	0–2

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1984	Career win–loss
Australian Open	A	0–0
French Open	A	0–0
Wimbledon	2R	1–1
US Open	A	0–0

Fed Cup

Date	Venue	Surface	Round	Opponents	Final match score	Match	Opponent	Rubber score
1984 Federation Cup Main Draw
15–22 Jul 1984	São Paulo	Clay	R1	Bulgaria	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	Canada	2–1	Singles	Eva Rozsavolgyi	6–4, 6–3 (W)
			R2	Canada	2–1	Doubles (with Jo Durie)	Ritecz/Rozsavolgyi	6–2, 7–5 (W)
			Quarterfinals	Hungary	2–1	Singles	Karen Dewis	6–4, 6–2 (W)
			Quarterfinals	Hungary	2–1	Doubles (with Jo Durie)	Hetherington/Pelletier	7–6, 6–2 (W)
			Semifinals	Brazil	1–2	Singles	Silvana Campos	4–6, 5–7 (L)
			Semifinals	Brazil	1–2	Doubles (with Anne Hobbs)	Medrado/Monteiro	5–7, 5–7 (L)