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Amanda Wainwright

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Amanda Wainwright
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1976-03-24) 24 March 1976 (age 48)
Essex, England
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$82,553
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 218 (13 June 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1993)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 95 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open2R (1997)

Amanda "Mandy" Wainwright (born 24 March 1976) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

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Wainwright grew up in the county of Essex, attending Bancroft's School in Woodford Green.[1]

A right-handed player, Wainwright made her Wimbledon debut in 1993 and upset Caroline Kuhlman, the world number 78, in the first round. She didn't progress past the opening round in her two other singles main draw appearances at Wimbledon and was more successful on tour as a doubles player, ranked as high as 95 in the world.

Wainwright has now returned to Bancroft's School in Woodford Green as a history teacher and Head of Tennis.[2]

ITF circuit finals

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 August 1993 Gryfino, Poland Clay Poland Monika Starosta 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 5 September 1993 Burgas, Bulgaria Hard Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 3. 4 October 1997 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) Russia Natalia Egorova 2–6, 7–6, 1–6

Doubles (6–11)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 November 1994 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Carpet United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–7(8), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 2. 6 February 1995 Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe Russia Natalia Egorova
Russia Svetlana Parkhomenko
4–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 8 May 1995 Le Touquet, France Clay France Amélie Mauresmo Greece Julia Apostoli
France Sylvie Sabas
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 13 November 1995 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Carpet (i) United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall Russia Julia Lutrova
United Kingdom Jane Wood
6–7(7), 4–6
Runner-up 4. 31 March 1996 Caen, France Clay United Kingdom Claire Taylor Sweden Annica Lindstedt
Sweden Anna-Karin Svensson
4–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall Australia Robyn Mawdsley
United Kingdom Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(4), 5–7
Winner 2. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
United Kingdom Joanne Ward
7–5, 6–1
Winner 3. 23 September 1996 Santa Clara, United States Hard United States Meilen Tu United States Janet Lee
United States Laxmi Poruri
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 20 October 1996 Cardiff, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall Sweden Maria Strandlund
France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 8 February 1997 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall United Kingdom Megan Miller
United Kingdom Rachel Viollet
7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 7. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 7 April 1997 Hvar, Croatia Clay United Kingdom Julie Pullin Slovakia Patrícia Marková
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
6–7(3), 4–6
Winner 5. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
United Kingdom Julie Pullin
6–3, 7–5
Winner 6. 14 July 1997 Clearwater, United States Hard (i) United Kingdom Julie Pullin Canada Maureen Drake
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 27 July 1997 Peachtree City, United States Hard United Kingdom Julie Pullin Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
Japan Kaoru Shibata
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 11 July 1998 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 11. 18 July 1998 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
South Africa Mareze Joubert
2–6, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ Vecsey, George (25 June 1993). "Sports of The Times; The Players Turn Backs On Caution". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Kitchen, The Web. "Bancroft's School". Bancrofts.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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