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

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)

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   Monika Starosta 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 5 September 1993 Burgas, Bulgaria Hard   Svetlana Krivencheva 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 3. 4 October 1997 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i)   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   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–7(8), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 2. 6 February 1995 Sheffield, United Kingdom Hard   Lorna Woodroffe   Natalia Egorova
  Svetlana Parkhomenko
4–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 8 May 1995 Le Touquet, France Clay   Amélie Mauresmo   Julia Apostoli
  Sylvie Sabas
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 13 November 1995 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Julia Lutrova
  Jane Wood
6–7(7), 4–6
Runner-up 4. 31 March 1996 Caen, France Clay   Claire Taylor   Annica Lindstedt
  Anna-Karin Svensson
4–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 4 May 1996 Hatfield, United Kingdom Clay   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Robyn Mawdsley
  Jane Wood
6–4, 6–7(4), 5–7
Winner 2. 12 May 1996 Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom Clay   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Lucie Ahl
  Joanne Ward
7–5, 6–1
Winner 3. 23 September 1996 Santa Clara, United States Hard   Meilen Tu   Janet Lee
  Laxmi Poruri
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 20 October 1996 Cardiff, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Maria Strandlund
  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 8 February 1997 Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Megan Miller
  Rachel Viollet
7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 7. 16 February 1997 Birmingham, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Julie Pullin
  Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 7 April 1997 Hvar, Croatia Clay   Julie Pullin   Patrícia Marková
  Zuzana Váleková
6–7(3), 4–6
Winner 5. 27 April 1997 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay   Shirli-Ann Siddall   Lorna Woodroffe
  Julie Pullin
6–3, 7–5
Winner 6. 14 July 1997 Clearwater, United States Hard (i)   Julie Pullin   Maureen Drake
  Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 27 July 1997 Peachtree City, United States Hard   Julie Pullin   Sonya Jeyaseelan
  Kaoru Shibata
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 11 July 1998 Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass   Lucie Ahl   Lisa McShea
  Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 11. 18 July 1998 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass   Lucie Ahl   Lizzie Jelfs
  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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