# Anne Hobbs

Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.

## Early life

She started with Wilmslow Tennis Club.
She lived at Alderley Edge.

## Tennis career

Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12-year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33 in singles and 6 in doubles.
Although primarily a doubles specialist, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1983 and the US Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1987 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 and the British Closed in 1985.
She had singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison. She works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles (2–0)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0/0)
* WTA Championships (0/0)
* Tier I (0/0)
* Tier II (0/0)
* Tier III (0/0)
* Tier IV & V (0/0)
* Uncategorised (2/0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1/0)
* Clay (0/0)
* Grass (1/0)
* Carpet (0/0)
| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 14 February 1983 | $50,000 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Ginny Purdy | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Louise Field | 6–3, 6–1 |

### Doubles (8–12)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0/2)
* WTA Championships (0/0)
* Tier I (0/0)
* Tier II (0/0)
* Tier III (0/0)
* Tier IV & V (0/0)
* Uncategorised (8/10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2/2)
* Clay (1/5)
* Grass (4/4)
* Carpet (1/1)
| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 10 December 1978 | $75,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Judy Chaloner | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8 November 1981 | $50,000 | Hong Kong | Clay | Susan Leo | Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13 June 1982 | $100,000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 23 May 1983 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | Jo Durie | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Runner-up | 19 June 1983 | $150,000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 21 August 1983 | $200,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andrea Jaeger | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 20 November 1983 | $150,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 27 November 1983 | $150,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12 December 1983 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 23 January 1984 | $50,000 | Denver, United States | Hard | Marcella Mesker | Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 29 January 1984 | $100,000 | Marco Island, United States | Clay | Andrea Jaeger | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 16 April 1984 | $200,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Sharon Walsh | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 22 April 1984 | $250,000 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Mima Jaušovec | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 23 April 1984 | $200,000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Winner | 20 May 1984 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Candy Reynolds | Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| Runner-up | 9 September 1984 | Grand Slam | US Open, United States | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20 May 1985 | $75,000 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet | Kathy Jordan | Pam Shriver Liz Smylie | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Winner | 15 December 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Candy Reynolds | Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 19 July 1987 | $150,000 | Newport, United States | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 30 August 1987 | $150,000 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Liz Smylie | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 3–6, 2–6 |

### Mixed doubles (0–1)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (0/0)
* Clay (0/0)
* Grass (0/1)
* Carpet (0/0)
| Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 25 January 1987 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Andrew Castle | Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
( * ) Received a bye in the first round.

### Singles

| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A / A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3R | NH | 4R | A | A | 7–4 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R* | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 8–8 |
| Wimbledon | 2R* | 1R | 2R | 2R* | 4R | 2R* | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 13–12 |
| US Open | A | 3R* | 2R* | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | A | 7–9 |
| Year-end Ranking | – | 61 | 82 | 41 | 34 | 104 | 46 | 59 | 40 | 99 | 42 | – | 229 | N/A |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | F | A | SF | NH | QF | A | A | 9–3 |
| French Open | 3R* | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 10–5 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | SF* | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 7–7 |
| US Open | A | QF | F | 3R | 1R | SF | A | 1R | 14–6 |
| Year-end Ranking | – | – | 15 | 20 | 36 | 18 | – | 99 | N/A |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | A | A | 4–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R* | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 7–11 |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 4–6 |

### Fed Cup

World Group :
| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
| 27 Nov – 3 Dec 1978 | Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia | Grass (O) | R1 | Spain | 3–0 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Álvarez/Perea | 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 (W) |
| 27 Nov – 3 Dec 1978 | Kooyong Club, Melbourne, Australia | Grass (O) | SF | United States | 0–3 | Doubles (with Sue Barker) | Casals/King | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) |
| 30 Apr – 6 May 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay (O) | QF | Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Mandlíková/Tomanová | 6–8, 5–7 (L) |
| 19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | R1 | Italy | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Murgo/Simmonds | 6–4, 6–3 (W) |
| 19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | R2 | Israel | 3–0 | Doubles (with Virginia Wade) | Bialistozky/Binyamini | 6–2, 6–1 (W) |
| 19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | QF | Czechoslovakia | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Budařová/Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 (W) |
| 17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | R1 | Luxembourg | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Huberty/Wolter | 6–0, 6–0 (W) |
| 17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | R2 | Brazil | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Medrado/Monteiro | 6–3, 6–2 (W) |
| 17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | QF | West Germany | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Bunge/Pfaff | 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 (W) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | R1 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Singles | Katerina Maleeva | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | R1 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–7, 5–7 (L) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | R2 * (Consolation) | Hungary | 2–1 | Singles | Andrea Ritecz | 2–6, 6–7 (L) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | QF (Consolation) | Canada | 2–1 | Singles | Claudine Pelletier | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | SF (Consolation) | Brazil | 1–2 | Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) |
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | West Germany | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Betzner/Keppeler | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 (W) |
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R2 | Japan | 2–1 | Singles | Masako Yanagi | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) |
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R2 | Japan | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Inoue/Yanagi | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 (W) |
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | QF | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | K. Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 5–4, ret. (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R1 | Denmark | 0–3 | Singles | Lone Vandborg | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R1 | Denmark | 0–3 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Moller/Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ (L) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R2 * (Consolation) | Finland | 3–0 | Singles | Maija Suonpaa | 6–2, 6–0 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R2 * (Consolation) | Finland | 3–0 | Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Suonpaa/Thorén | 6–0, 6–1 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | QF (Consolation) | Indonesia | 3–0 | Singles | Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 7–5 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | QF (Consolation) | Indonesia | 3–0 | Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | SF (Consolation) | Hungary | 3–0 | Singles | Réka Szikszay | 6–3, 6–2 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | SF (Consolation) | Hungary | 3–0 | Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Inoue/Szikszay | 2–1, ret. (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | F (Consolation) | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Singles | Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 (W) |
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | F (Consolation) | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Egorova/Cherneva | 2–6, 1–6 (L) |
| 26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | R1 | Chile | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Espinoza/Miranda | 6–1, 6–0 (W) |
| 26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | R2 | Italy | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Cecchini/Reggi-Concato | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 (W) |
| 26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | QF | United States | 0–3 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Burgin/Garrison | 5–7, 5–7 (L) |
| 1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Anggarkusuma/Basuki | 7–5, 6–3 (W) |
| 1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (O) | R2 | Austria | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Paulus/Schwarz | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 (W) |