Raquel Atawo
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Country (sports) |
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Residence | Fresno, California |
Born |
Fresno | December 8, 1982
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$2,143,768 |
Singles | |
Career record | 144–138 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 162 (October 8, 2007) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2007) |
French Open | Q2 (2007) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007, 2008) |
US Open | Q3 (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 437–302 (59.13%) |
Career titles | 18 WTA, 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (March 2, 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 36 (August 20, 2018) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2014) |
French Open | 3R (2008) |
Wimbledon | SF (2015, 2016) |
US Open | QF (2008) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2010) |
French Open | 3R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2013, 2014, 2016) |
US Open | 3R (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
Last updated on: August 24, 2018. |
Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning Premier-5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, all of which alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 10, achieved in March 2015.
Biography
Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father is Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015.[1]
Career
Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2014 and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, both while partnered with Abigail Spears. Kops-Jones has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 10, achieved on March 2, 2015. She has won 18 WTA doubles titles.
She played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis Pro League.
2012
Raquel Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears were one of the most successful doubles teams of the 2012 season, winning four titles: at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
Significant finals
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2012 | Doha | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 2012 | Tokyo | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 2014 | Cincinnati | Hard | 6–1, 2–0 ret. |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runners-up)
Winner — Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1) |
Tier II / Premier (8–4) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (7–3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | November 4, 2007 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||
Winner | 2. | May 10, 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
Winner | 3. | May 23, 2009 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | June 14, 2009 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | August 7, 2011 | Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | September 18, 2011 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City (2) | Hard | 6–0, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 3. | January 7, 2012 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) | ||
Runner-up | 4. | February 19, 2012 | Qatar Ladies Open, Doha | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | July 23, 2012 | Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 6. | September 23, 2012 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
Winner | 7. | September 29, 2012 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 8. | October 14, 2012 | HP Open, Osaka | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 9. | July 29, 2013 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Winner | 10. | August 5, 2013 | Southern California Open, Carlsbad (2) | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | September 22, 2013 | KDB Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | February 22, 2014 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 11. | June 15, 2014 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | ||
Winner | 12. | August 18, 2014 | Cincinnati Masters, U.S. | Hard | 6–1, 2–0 ret. | ||
Runner-up | 7. | January 16, 2015 | Apia International Sydney, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 13. | February 28, 2015 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 14. | June 14, 2015 | Aegon Nottingham Open, U.K. | Grass | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
Winner | 15. | October 18, 2015 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 16. | July 23, 2016 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford (2) | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 17. | April 30, 2017 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 18. | April 29, 2018 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (2) | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] | ||
Runner-up | 8. | October 14, 2018 | Upper Austria Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | 6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Women's doubles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | ||||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | 0 / 9 | 14–9 | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | ||||||||||||||
Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 34 | 36–34 | ||||||||||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | ||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||||||||||
Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Beijing | NH | Tier II | 2R | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
WTA Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai | Tier II | 2R | 1R | 1R | Premier | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Doha | T III | Tier II | A | Not Held | P | F | SF | 2R | P | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | ||||||||||||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | NH | Tier III | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 2R | 1 / 6 | 7–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | QF | W | 1R | Premier | 1 / 4 | 6–3 | |||||||||||||||
Wuhan | Not Held | SF | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournament played | 2 | 1 | ITF only | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–5 | 10–9 | 21–21 | 12–25 | 25–25 | 42–21 | 27–22 | 38–20 | 9–4 | 189–155 | |||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 620 | 677 | 312 | 152 | 93 | 55 | 36 | 63 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 18 |