Sally Peers
Sally Peers 2011 at Cagnes-sur-Mer | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Melbourne, Victoria |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 1 June 1991
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $259,642 |
Singles | |
Career record | 207–203 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 145 (11 April 2011) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2011) |
French Open | Q2 (2011) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2010) |
US Open | 2R (2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 180–146 |
Career titles | 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 89 (8 November 2010) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2011) |
Medal record | ||
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Tennis | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | Women's doubles |
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2010 Delhi | Singles |
Sally Peers (born 1 June 1991) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is 145, which she achieved on 11 April 2011. Her highest doubles ranking of world No. 89 she reached on 8 November 2010.[1] Her career high in juniors is world No. 54, achieved on 21 July 2008.[2]
Early life and junior career
[edit]Her mother, Elizabeth Little, was a professional tennis player, as is her brother, John Peers. Sally Peers started playing tennis at the age of six.[1] She attended Mount View Primary School in Glen Waverley and Korowa Anglican Girls' School.[3][4]
In 2009, she won the girls' doubles tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, paired with Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand.[5]
Professional career
[edit]2010
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In 2010, Peers attended the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. She entered both singles and women's doubles. In the singles tournament, Peers was seeded fourth. She skipped the first round because she was seeded and was due to play Maldive player Aminta Mahir. Sally thrashed Mahir, 6–0, 6–0 advancing through to the quarterfinals. She then played seventh seed Anna Smith from the UK. Peers won 6–3, 6–3, and won through to the semifinals. This meant that no-matter what happened Peers would be in a play-off for a medal. She played fellow Australian and No. 1 seed Anastasia Rodionova. After losing the first set 3–6, Peers bounced back and took the second set in a tie-breaker. However, Rodionova powered through the third set 6–1, on her way to winning the gold medal. Peers was then in the bronze-medal match. She played another Australian and sixth seed Olivia Rogowska. Peers again lost the first set, and again came back in the second to win in a tie-breaker. However, she didn't make the same mistake as she did against Rodionova and won the bronze medal beating Rogowska, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3.
In the doubles event, Sally played with Anastasia Rodionova. As the No. 1 seeds they skipped the first round and played Bahama team, Nikkita Fountain and Larikah Russell in the quarterfinals. Rodionova and Peers powered through the match 6–2, 6–4. They reached the semifinals and played Indians and fourth seeds, Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi. Peers and Rodionova won through to the gold-medal match, winning 6–4, 6–4 against fellow Australians Jessica Moore and Olivia Rogowska. Peers and Rodionova won the first set 6–3, but lost the second 2–6. In the third set, Peers and Rodionova won 6–3, and the gold medal.
At the US Open, she qualified to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. In the first round, she crushed world No. 54, Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–0, 6–1 for her first ever major victory, before being defeated by the defending US Open champion, Kim Clijsters, 6–2, 6–1.
2011
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Peers got her first win over a top 50 player at the Brisbane International where she received a wildcard. She defeated world No. 25, Alisa Kleybanova in the first round, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 but then lost to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets, 4–6, 1–6.
For the Australian Open, she earned a wildcard entry into the women's singles. In the first round she faced 25th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Petra Kvitová. Peers lost in straight sets, 2–6, 4–6. She also entered 2011 Australian Open – Mixed doubles with Carsten Ball. In the first round, they played unseeded pair Monica Niculescu and Eric Butorac. Peers and Ball won in straight sets, 6–1, 6–2. In the second round, they were drawn to face No. 1 seeds Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber. Huber and Bryan pulled out of the match. Peers and Ball played Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Horia Tecău in the quarterfinals. Mattek-Sands and Tecau won the match in tough straight sets, 7–5, 6–4.
ITF Circuit finals
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$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 7 (2–5)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 14 September 2009 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 21 February 2010 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | 26 April 2010 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 May 2010 | Bundaberg, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 28 March 2011 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 6. | 5 April 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | 13 June 2015 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 29 (14–15)
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Loss | 1. | 27 April 2009 | Bundaberg, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [9–11] |
Win | 2. | 21 September 2009 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 3. | 16 November 2009 | Esperance, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 23 November 2009 | Kalgoorlie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Loss | 5. | 26 April 2010 | Ipswich, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 6. | 4 February 2011 | Burnie International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Win | 7. | 9 May 2011 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 8. | 30 May 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 9. | 24 October 2011 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 10. | 31 October 2011 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 11. | 1 April 2012 | Bundaberg, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 12. | 16 June 2012 | Nottingham Open, UK | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(2), 3–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 13. | 10 September 2012 | Salisbury, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 0–6 |
Win | 14. | 22 September 2012 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 15. | 5 October 2012 | Esperance, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(5), [10–4] |
Loss | 16. | 28 October 2012 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(4), [8–10] |
Win | 17. | 2 November 2012 | Bendigo International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(12), 7–6(5) |
Loss | 18. | 6 May 2013 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 19. | 16 September 2013 | Cairns, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7), 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 20. | 28 October 2013 | Bendigo International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Loss | 21. | 10 March 2014 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–0, [9–11] |
Win | 22. | 19 May 2014 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 23. | 9 June 2014 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 24. | 21 June 2014 | Civitavecchia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 25. | 17 May 2015 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 26. | 20 June 2015 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 27. | 6 August 2015 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 28. | 29 July 2016 | Maaseik, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 29. | 24 June 2017 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b itftennis.com Women's Circuit profile
- ^ itftennis.com Juniors profile
- ^ "Grand Slam win for Korovian". Archived News. Korowa Anglican Girls' School. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Prelli Racquets Achievement Award". VTN. Tennis Victoria. August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Kuznetsov and Lertcheewakarn claim junior Wimbledon titles"
External links
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- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Wimbledon junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
- Tennis players from Melbourne
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in tennis
- 21st-century Australian women
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