Anne Smith
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| Country |
 United States |
| Born |
July 1, 1959 (1959-07-01) (age 52)
Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Height |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Turned pro |
1978 |
| Retired |
1992 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$1,165,074 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
224–186 |
| Highest ranking |
12 (May 1, 1982) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
QF (1982) |
| French Open |
4th Round (1981, 1982) |
| Wimbledon |
QF (1982) |
| US Open |
QF (1981) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
223–100 |
| Highest ranking |
1 (October 1, 1980 & 1981) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (1981) |
| French Open |
W (1980, 1982) |
| Wimbledon |
W (1980) |
| US Open |
W (1981) |
| Mixed Doubles |
| Career titles |
5 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results |
| French Open |
W (1980, 1984) |
| Wimbledon |
W (1982) |
| US Open |
W (1981, 1982) |
| Last updated on: May 25, 2007. |
Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959, in Dallas, Texas, United States) is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982. Smith is the author of , with a foreword by Billie Jean King, and . Smith is a licensed psychologist in Texas, and Massachusettsand a licensed specialist in school psychology in Texas;. She received a doctor of philosophy degree in educational psychology at The University of Texas and a bachelor of arts in psychology at Trinity University. She was the coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters team in 2005, 2006 & 2007.
Grand Slam record
- French Open
- Women's Doubles champion: 1980 (with Jordan), 1982 (with Martina Navratilova)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1983 (with Jordan)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1980 (with Billy Martin), 1984 (with Dick Stockton)
- Wimbledon
- Women's Doubles champion: 1980 (with Jordan)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1981, 1982, 1984 (with Jordan)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1982 (with Kevin Curren)
- US Open
- Women's Doubles champion: 1981 (with Jordan)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1981, 1982 (with Curren)
Grand Slam women's doubles finals
Wins (5)
Runner-ups (4)
| Year |
Championship |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1981 |
Wimbledon |
Kathy Jordan |
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
| 1982 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Kathy Jordan |
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 1983 |
French Open |
Kathy Jordan |
 Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1984 |
Wimbledon (3) |
Kathy Jordan |
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–4 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles finals
Wins (5)
| Year |
Championship |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1980 |
French Open |
Billy Martin |
 Stanislav Birner
Renata Tomanová |
2–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1981 |
US Open |
Kevin Curren |
Steve Denton
JoAnne Russell |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 1982 |
Wimbledon |
Kevin Curren |
 John Lloyd
 Wendy Turnbull |
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1982 |
US Open (2) |
Kevin Curren |
Barbara Potter
Ferdi Taygan |
6–7, 7–6(4), 7–6(5) |
| 1984 |
French Open (2) |
Dick Stockton |
Anne Minter
Laurie Warder |
6–2, 6–4 |
Other wins
| Event |
# |
| Women's Doubles |
5 |
| Mixed Doubles |
5 |
| Total |
10 |
Anne Smith was the first American woman to win the French Open junior singles title in 1977. Additionally, she was on the WTA Doubles Team of the Year in 1980, of which she partnered Kathy Jordan. She was a member of the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams. She was also the 35-and-over doubles champion at the U.S. Open in 1997, and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997. She was the winner of the Orange Bowl Junior International Tournament in 1977.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Mary Lowdon Award (Texas) -1974–1977
- Maureen Connolly Brinker Sportsmanship Award (Memphis, TN) -1976
- Most Promising Player award by Seventeen (magazine) – 1976
- Winner Seventeen Magazine Tournament of Champions – 1977
- Winner Maureen Connolly Brinker Outstanding Junior Girl Award (Philadelphia) -1977
- Enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1993
- Mental Training Coach for Harvard University Women's Tennis Team – 2005–2006
- Inducted into the Trinity University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999
- 35-and-Over Wimbledon Doubles Champion in 1996 & 1997
- Appointed Member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Sport Science Committee 2001, 2002
- Coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters – 2005, 2006, 2007
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1968 Lesley Hunt • 1969 Kazuko Sawamatsu • 1970 Veronica Burton • 1971 Elena Granatourova • 1972 Renáta Tomanová • 1973 Mima Jaušovec • 1974 Mariana Simionescu • 1975 Regina Maršíková • 1976 Michele Tyler • 1977 Anne Smith • 1978 Hana Mandlíková • 1979 Lena Sandin • 1980 Kathy Horvath • 1981 Bonnie Gadusek • 1982 Manuela Maleeva • 1983 Pascale Paradis • 1984 Gabriela Sabatini • 1985 Laura Garrone • 1986 Patricia Tarabini • 1987 Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Julie Halard • 1989 Jennifer Capriati • 1990 Magdalena Maleeva • 1991 Anna Smashnova • 1992 Rossana de los Ríos • 1993 Martina Hingis • 1994 Martina Hingis • 1995 Amélie Cocheteux • 1996 Amélie Mauresmo • 1997 Justine Henin • 1998 Nadia Petrova • 1999 Lourdes Domínguez • 2000 Virginie Razzano • 2001 Kaia Kanepi • 2002 Angelique Widjaja • 2003 Anna-Lena Grönefeld • 2004 Sesil Karatantcheva • 2005 Ágnes Szávay • 2006 Agnieszka Radwańska • 2007 Alizé Cornet • 2008 Simona Halep • 2009 Kristina Mladenovic • 2010 Elina Svitolina • 2011 Ons Jabeur
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Smith, Anne |
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| Date of birth |
July 1, 1959 |
| Place of birth |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
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Categories: 1959 births | Living people | American female tennis players | Australian Open (tennis) champions | French Open champions | People from Dallas, Texas | Tennis people from Texas | Trinity Tigers tennis players | United States Open champions (tennis) | Wimbledon champions
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