Amanda Augustus

Amanda Augustus
Country (sports)	United States
Born	January 19, 1978; California, U.S.
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$113,106
Singles
Career record	68–103
Highest ranking	No. 304 (June 18, 2001)
Doubles
Career record	179–120
Career titles	0 WTA / 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 82 (November 4, 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002, 2003)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open	2R (2002)

Amanda Augustus (born January 19, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history.[1] She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.[2]

A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.[3]

She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.

Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.[4]

ITF Circuit titles

Doubles (18)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	9 June 1996	Lawrenceville, U.S.	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Rebecca Jensen Kristine Kurth	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
2.	30 June 1996	Mahwah, U.S.	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Jackie Moe Vickie Paynter	6–2, 6–4
3.	28 June 1998	Springfield, U.S.	Hard	Julie Scott	Amanda Grahame Bryanne Stewart	6–0, 6–0
4.	12 July 1998	Easton, U.S.	Hard	Julie Scott	Dawn Buth Stephanie Nickitas	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
5.	8 August 1999	Harrisonburg, U.S.	Hard	Amy Jensen	Julie Ditty Wang I-ting	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
6.	16 April 2000	La Cañada, U.S.	Hard	Julie Scott	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya	6–3, 6–1
7.	25 June 2000	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Amy Jensen	Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski	3–6, 7–5, 6–0
8.	17 September 2000	Osaka, Japan	Hard	Amy Jensen	Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra	6–3, 6–2
9.	1 October 2000	Saga, Japan	Grass	Amy Jensen	Nannie de Villiers Eva Krejčová	6–4, 6–3
10.	5 November 2000	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Amy Jensen	Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken	6–4, 6–3
11.	29 April 2001	Jackson, U.S.	Clay	Irina Selyutina	Zuzana Lešenarová Nicole Melch	6–3, 6–3
12.	18 November 2001	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Jennifer Embry	Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)
13.	3 December 2001	West Columbia, U.S.	Hard	Jennifer Embry	Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears	0–6, 6–3, 6–3
14.	7 July 2002	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Clay	Christina Horiatopoulos	Lenka Šnajdrová Ivana Višić	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
15.	14 July 2002	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Nicole Sewell	Christina Horiatopoulos Sarah Stone	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
16.	4 August 2002	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Renata Kolbovic	Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra	7–5, 7–5
17.	13 July 2003	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
18.	19 October 2003	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Mélanie Marois	Sarah Riske Kaysie Smashey	7–6^(8–6), 6–2

References

Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 1932421165.
Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
"Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

Amanda Augustus at the Women's Tennis Association
Amanda Augustus at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Potkey, Rhiannon (April 19, 2016). "Cal's Augustus has a long tennis history in Ventura County". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[2] Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination. Mansion. p. 46. ISBN 1932421165.

[3] Fainaru-Wada, Mark (July 8, 2001). "They won't be found on Centre Court". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[4] "Amanda Augustus Named Cal Women's Tennis Coach". pac-12.com. July 20, 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2018.