Leigh-Anne Thompson Explained

Leigh-Anne Thompson
Birth Date:8 January 1964
Birth Place:Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Turnedpro:February 1982
Retired:July 1988
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Singlesrecord:42–68
Singlestitles:1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 27 (August 15, 1983)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1982)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1982)
Usopenresult:3R (1981, 1985)
Doublesrecord:3–19
Doublestitles:0
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1982)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1982)

Leigh-Anne Thompson (born January 8, 1964) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Thompson turned professional in February 1982.[1] She had career wins over Andrea Jaeger, Helena Suková, Bettina Bunge, and Catarina Lindqvist. She won 1 singles title and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 27 in 1983. She retired in 1988.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.January 1982MontrealHard (i) Glynis Coles6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.February 1982NashvilleCarpet (i) Eva Pfaff6–3, 7–5
Winner1.August 1982MahwahHard Bettina Bunge7–6(7–4), 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament Career SR
Australian OpenAAAAANHAA0 / 0
French OpenA2R1RAAAAA0 / 2
WimbledonA1RAAAAAA0 / 1
US Open3R2R1R1R3R1RAA0 / 6
SR0 / 10 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 9
Year-end ranking63315621594111NRNR

Notes and References

  1. News: Virginian Upsets Miss Bunge. 23 July 2015. The New York Times. August 30, 1982.