Abigail Spears
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American tennis player
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| Spears at the 2009 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Born | (1981年07月12日) July 12, 1981 (age 43) San Diego, California |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | October 2000 |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Larry Willens |
| Prize money | 2,994,112ドル |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 285–262 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 66 (June 6, 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2005) |
| French Open | 1R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005) |
| US Open | 1R (2004, 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 555–411 |
| Career titles | 21 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (March 2, 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2015, 2016, 2018) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2017) |
| French Open | QF (2018) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2018) |
| US Open | F (2013, 2014) |
| Last updated on: February 3, 2020. | |
Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981)[1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She started playing in 1988 when she was 7 years old. She was number 10 in the world for doubles. Outside of tennis she enjoys watching movies and going to the beach to surf or play beach volleyball. Her idols are Steffi Graf and Monica Seles.[2]
She was suspended for doping offences from 7 November 2019 until 7 September 2021.[3] She retired on 16 September 2021. [4]
Biography
[edit ]July 12, 1981 Abigail Spears was born in San Diego, California.
2000–2011
[edit ]Spears turned professional in 2000.[2] She reached the third round at the 2005 Australian Open [5] and the first round at the 2005 French Open, 2005 Wimbledon tournament (where she also reached the third round in the doubles tournament with Lisa McShea), and the 2005 US Open.[6] [7] She reached the third round at the 2008 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Raquel Kops-Jones, and the duo bettered that result by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2008 US Open.
Spears also qualified in singles for the US Open twice.[8] She achieved a singles ranking of world No. 66 on June 6, 2005. Her highest doubles ranking was world No. 11 on June 24, 2013. Spears has not won a WTA singles title, but as of the end of December 2018 she has won 21 WTA doubles titles.[2] She participated in the US Open doubles draw eleven times between 1998 and 2010.[8]
2012
[edit ]Spears and compatriot Raquel Kops-Jones were one of the most successful doubles team of the 2012 season, winning four titles at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
2017: Grand Slam breakthrough
[edit ]2017 was expected to be Spears' farewell year on tour.[9] At the Australian Open, she partnered with Juan Sebastián Cabal to win the mixed-doubles tournament. In the final, they defeated the second-seeded team of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4. The American-Colombian duo recovered from a 1–4 deficit in the second set to reel off five straight games to clinch the title. It was a revenge match for Spears, having lost to Mirza the last time she made it to a Grand Slam final losing 9–11 in the super tiebreak to Mirza and Bruno Soares at the 2014 US Open.
Significant finals
[edit ]Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2013 | US Open | Hard | Mexico Santiago González | Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Belarus Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Mexico Santiago González | India Sania Mirza Brazil Bruno Soares |
1–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Winner | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal | India Sania Mirza Croatia Ivan Dodig |
6–2, 6–4 |
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
[edit ]Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit ]| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2012 | Doha | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United States Liezel Huber United States Lisa Raymond |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2012 | Tokyo | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Czech Republic Květa Peschke |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2014 | Cincinnati | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Hungary Tímea Babos France Kristina Mladenovic |
6–1, 2–0 ret. |
WTA career finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit ]| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | November 7, 2004 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada | Hard | Slovakia Martina Suchá | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 31 (21 titles, 10 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1) |
| Tier II / Premier (8–5) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (11–4) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | January 5, 2003 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | United States Teryn Ashley | Zimbabwe Cara Black Russia Elena Likhovtseva |
6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | August 15, 2004 | Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Canada | Hard | United States Bethanie Mattek | Belgium Els Callens Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | February 19, 2005 | Cellular South Cup, United States | Hard | United States Laura Granville | Japan Yuka Yoshida Japan Miho Saeki |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | July 24, 2005 | Western & Southern Women's Open, United States | Hard | United States Laura Granville | Czech Republic Květa Peschke Argentina María Emilia Salerni |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | May 10, 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Canada Sharon Fichman Hungary Katalin Marosi |
2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 2. | June 14, 2009 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Liezel Huber |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | September 27, 2009 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan | United States Carly Gullickson Australia Nicole Kriz |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | October 18, 2009 | HP Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | South Africa Chanelle Scheepers | United States Lisa Raymond Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | August 7, 2011 | Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego, United States | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Czech Republic Květa Peschke Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | September 18, 2011 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United States Jamie Hampton Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili |
6–0, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5. | January 7, 2012 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 6. | February 19, 2012 | Qatar Ladies Open, Doha | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United States Liezel Huber United States Lisa Raymond |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | July 23, 2012 | Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad, United States | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United States Vania King Russia Nadia Petrova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | September 23, 2012 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova United States Vania King |
2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 9. | September 29, 2012 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Czech Republic Květa Peschke |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | October 14, 2012 | HP Open, Osaka | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm United Kingdom Heather Watson |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | July 29, 2013 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Germany Julia Görges Croatia Darija Jurak |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 12. | August 5, 2013 | Southern California Open, Carlsbad, United States | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Slovakia Janette Husárová |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7. | September 22, 2013 | KDB Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei China Xu Yifan |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | February 22, 2014 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Russia Alla Kudryavtseva Australia Anastasia Rodionova |
2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 13. | June 15, 2014 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Australia Ashleigh Barty Australia Casey Dellacqua |
7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| Win | 14. | August 18, 2014 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Hungary Tímea Babos France Kristina Mladenovic |
6–1, 2–0 ret. |
| Loss | 9. | January 16, 2015 | Apia International Sydney, Australia | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands India Sania Mirza |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | February 28, 2015 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei India Sania Mirza |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 16. | June 14, 2015 | Aegon Nottingham Open, Great Britain | Grass | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae United Kingdom Anna Smith |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 17. | October 18, 2015 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard | United States Raquel Kops-Jones | Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 18. | July 23, 2016 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Hard | United States Raquel Atawo | Croatia Darija Jurak Australia Anastasia Rodionova |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19. | February 18, 2017 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik | Ukraine Olga Savchuk Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova |
6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 10. | April 30, 2017 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany | Clay (i) | Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik | United States Raquel Atawo Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 20. | August 6, 2017 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Hard | United States CoCo Vandeweghe | France Alizé Cornet Poland Alicja Rosolska |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 21. | June 17, 2018 | Nottingham Open, Great Britain | Grass | Poland Alicja Rosolska | Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu United Kingdom Heather Watson |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Grand Slam performance timelines
[edit ] W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
[edit ]| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |||||||||||
Doubles
[edit ]| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 16 | 15–16 | |||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 14 | 9–14 | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | SF | 3R | 0 / 17 | 26–17 | |||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 21 | 11–21 | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 0 / 68 | 61–68 | |||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 8–14 | |||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | |||||
| Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 11 | 7–11 | |||||||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 10–9 | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Abigail Spears: Profile". University of California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Abigail Spears: Info". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "ITF Tennis – ANTIDOPING".
- ^ ITIA - Retired Players List
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (January 21, 2005). "Nerves Have Been Her Toughest Opponent". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Abigail Spears: Stats". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2005 Ladies' Doubles Championship" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Women's Bios: Abigail Spears". US Open. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Spears, Cabal win mixed doubles, continue 30s theme in Oz". USA Today. Melbourne. The Associated Press. January 29, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
Spears was striving to win her first Grand Slam title in her farewell year. She plans to retire at the end of this season after a career in which she was twice runner-up in mixed doubles finals with Mexican Santiago González at the U.S. Open in 2013 and 2014.