Amanda Wainwright

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

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

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.

ITF circuit finals

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

Singles (1–2)

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

Doubles (6–11)

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

References

  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.