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Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959, in Dallas, Texas, U.S.) is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982. Smith is the author of Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business & Life, with a foreword by Billie Jean King, and The MACH 4 Mental Training System: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents. Smith is a licensed psychologist in Texas, Massachusetts, and Arizona; a licensed specialist in school psychology in Texas; and a certified school psychologist in Arizona. She received a doctor of philosophy degree in educational psychology at The University of Texas and a bachelor of arts in psychology at Trinity University. She has been the coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters team since 2005.
[edit] Grand Slam record
- Wimbledon
- Women's Doubles champion: 1980 (with Jordan)
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1981, 1982, 1984 (with Jordan)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1982 (with Kevin Curren)
- U.S. Open
- Women's Doubles champion: 1981 (with Jordan)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1981, 1982 (with Curren)
[edit] Grand Slam women's doubles finals
[edit] Wins (5)
[edit] Runner-ups (4)
[edit] Grand Slam mixed doubles finals
[edit] Wins (5)
[edit] Other wins
| Event |
# |
| Women's Doubles |
5 |
| Mixed Doubles |
5 |
| Total |
10 |
Anne Smith was the first American woman to win the French Open junior singles title in 1977. Additionally, she was on the WTA Doubles Team of the Year in 1980, of which she partnered Kathy Jordan. She was a member of the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams. She was also the 35-and-over doubles champion at the U.S. Open in 1997, and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997. She was the winner of the Orange Bowl Junior International Tournament in 1977.
[edit] Awards and Accomplishments
- Mary Lowdon Award (Texas) -1974–1977
- Maureen Connolly Brinker Sportsmanship Award (Memphis, TN) -1976
- Most Promising Player award by Seventeen (magazine) – 1976
- Winner Seventeen Magazine Tournament of Champions – 1977
- Winner Maureen Connolly Brinker Outstanding Junior Girl Award (Philadelphia) -1977
- Enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1993
- Mental Training Coach for Harvard University Women’s Tennis Team – 2005–2006
- Inducted into the Trinity University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999
- 35-and-Over Wimbledon Doubles Champion in 1996 & 1997
- Appointed Member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Sport Science Committee 2001, 2002
- Coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters – 2005, 2006, 2007
[edit] External links
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