Anne Simpkin Meredith (born 2 April 1969) is a British former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player from Leicestershire, Simpkin reached a career best ranking of 200 in the world while competing on the professional tour.[1]
Simpkin featured as a wildcard in the singles main draw at Wimbledon on three occasions. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Eastbourne in 1989, where she had a first round win over Julie Salmon, before losing in the second round to Mary Joe Fernandez.[2] She won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
ITF finals
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 23 April 1988 | Queens, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | 29 August 1988 | Corsica, France | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 11 January 1988 | Moulins, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 29 February 1988 | Rocafort, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 23 April 1988 | Queens, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | 8 May 1988 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 15 May 1988 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 3 October 1988 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | 25 February 1991 | Norwich, United Kingdom | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
References
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Anne Meredith WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ^ "Tennis Roundup : Graf, Sanchez Paired to Meet at Wimbledon". Los Angeles Times. 21 June 1989.
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