| Anne Hobbs | |
| Residence: | New York, USA |
| Birth Date: | 1959 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
| Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $166,045 |
| Singlesrecord: | 39–51 |
| Singlestitles: | 2 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 33 (30 November 1981) |
| Australianopenresult: | 4R (1987) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1983) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1981, 1984) |
| Usopenresult: | 4R (1987) |
| Doublesrecord: | 71–45 |
| Doublestitles: | 8 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 6 (17 September 1984) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | F (1983) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (1983) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | SF (1983) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | F (1984) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Mixedtitles: | 0 |
| Mixedrecord: | 15–18 (45%) |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | F (1987) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | QF (1984) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | QF (1983) |
| Updated: | 11 June 2011 |
Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.
She started with Wilmslow Tennis Club.[1]
She lived at Alderley Edge.[2]
Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989.[3] She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12-year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33 in singles and 6 in doubles.
Although primarily a doubles specialist, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1983 and the US Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1987 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 and the British Closed in 1985.
She had singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison. She works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.[4]
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Winner | $50,000 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard |  Ginny Purdy | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass |  Louise Field | 6–3, 6–1 |
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| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score | |
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| Runner-up | 10 December 1978 | $75,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass |  Judy Chaloner | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 8 November 1981 | $50,000 | Hong Kong | Clay | Susan Leo | Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 13 June 1982 | $100,000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass |  Jo Durie | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 23 May 1983 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | Jo Durie | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | |
| Runner-up | 19 June 1983 | $150,000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Winner | 21 August 1983 | $200,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andrea Jaeger | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| Winner | 20 November 1983 | $150,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 27 November 1983 | $150,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 12 December 1983 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 23 January 1984 | $50,000 | Denver, United States | Hard | Marcella Mesker | Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 29 January 1984 | $100,000 | Marco Island, United States | Clay | Andrea Jaeger | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 16 April 1984 | $200,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Sharon Walsh | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 22 April 1984 | $250,000 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Mima Jaušovec | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 23 April 1984 | $200,000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Winner | 20 May 1984 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Candy Reynolds | Kathy Horvath  Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11) | |
| Runner-up | 9 September 1984 | Grand Slam | US Open, United States | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 20 May 1985 | $75,000 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet | Kathy Jordan | Pam Shriver Liz Smylie | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Candy Reynolds | Lea Antonoplis  Adriana Villagrán | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 19 July 1987 | $150,000 | Newport, United States | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | |
| Runner-up | 30 August 1987 | $150,000 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Liz Smylie | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Finals by surface | |
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| Grass (0/1) | |
| Carpet (0/0) |
(*) Received a bye in the first round.
| Tournament | W–L | |||||||||||||||
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| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Australian Open | A / A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3R | NH | 4R | A | A | 7–4 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 8–8 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 13–12 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | US Open | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | A | 7–9 | |
| style=text-align:left | Year-end Ranking | – | 61 | 82 | 41 | 34 | 104 | 46 | 59 | 40 | 99 | 42 | – | 229 | N/A |
| Tournament | W–L | ||||||||||
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| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Australian Open | A | F | A | SF | NH | QF | A | A | 9–3 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | French Open | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 10–5 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Wimbledon | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 7–7 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | US Open | A | QF | F | 3R | 1R | SF | A | 1R | 14–6 | |
| style=text-align:left | Year-end Ranking | – | – | 15 | 20 | 36 | 18 | – | 99 | N/A |
| Tournament | W–L | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | A | A | 4–1 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 7–11 | |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=left | US Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 4–6 |
| World Group | ||||||||
| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
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| 27 Nov – 3 Dec 1978 | Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia | Grass (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Álvarez/Perea | 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W) | |
| SF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Sue Barker) | Casals/King | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) | ||||
| 30 Apr – 6 May 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay (O) | QF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Mandlíková/Tomanová | 6–8, 5–7 (L) | |
| 19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | R1 | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Murgo/Simmonds | 6–4, 6–3 (W) | |
| R2 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Virginia Wade) | Bialistozky/Binyamini | 6–2, 6–1 (W) | ||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Budařová/Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W) | ||||
| 17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Huberty/Wolter | 6–0, 6–0 (W) | |
| R2 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Medrado/Monteiro | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | ||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Bunge/Pfaff | 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W) | ||||
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | R1 | 0–3 | Singles | Katerina Maleeva | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L) | |
| Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||||
| R2 * (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Andrea Ritecz | 2–6, 6–7 (L) | ||||
| QF (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Claudine Pelletier | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) | ||||
| SF (Consolation) | 1–2 | Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Betzner/Keppeler | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W) | |
| R2 | 2–1 | Singles | Masako Yanagi | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||
| Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Inoue/Yanagi | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 5–4, ret. (W) | ||||
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R1 | 0–3 | Singles | Lone Vandborg | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L) | |
| Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Moller/Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) (L) | ||||||
| R2 * (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Maija Suonpaa | 6–2, 6–0 (W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Suonpaa/Thorén | 6–0, 6–1 (W) | ||||||
| QF (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 7–5 (W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W) | ||||||
| SF (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Réka Szikszay | 6–3, 6–2 (W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Inoue/Szikszay | 2–1, ret. (W) | ||||||
| F (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 (W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Egorova/Cherneva | 2–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||||
| 26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Espinoza/Miranda | 6–1, 6–0 (W) | |
| R2 | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Cecchini/Reggi-Concato | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W) | ||||
| QF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Burgin/Garrison | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||
| 1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 7–5, 6–3 (W) | |
| R2 | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Paulus/Schwarz | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 (W) | ||||