Amanda_Grahame
Amanda Grahame
Australian tennis player
Amanda Grahame (born 25 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
| Full name | Amanda Grahame |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | (1979-03-25) 25 March 1979 (age 45) Canberra, Australia |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $155,971 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 164–154 |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (18 November 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| French Open | Q1 (2002) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2000, 2002) |
| US Open | Q3 (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 84–109 |
| Highest ranking | No. 133 (3 May 1999) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1999) |
| French Open | 1R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2000) |
| US Open | Q1 (1999) |
Grahame was born in Canberra, one of four daughters of stockbroker Denis and maths teacher Jeanette. Coached by Chris Kachel, Grahame began competing on the professional tour in 1997. She won three ITF Circuit singles titles locally in 1998 as well as the doubles at the $25,000 Lexington event. In 1999 she made the second round of the Australian Open doubles with Bryanne Stewart and played in the main doubles draw of the French Open. At the 2000 Australian Open she competed in the singles draw for the first of three times and lost a close opening round match to Serena Williams.[1] She led the American 4–2 in the first set which she lost, then claimed the second set, but went down 4–6 in the third.[2] Her best performances on the WTA Tour were at the Canberra International. She made the doubles quarter-finals in 2001 with Justine Henin and was a singles semi-finalist as a qualifier in 2002, with wins over Barbara Rittner, Rachel McQuillan and Petra Mandula.[3]
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (3–6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 September 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Ryoko Takemura |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 8 March 1998 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Melissa Beadman |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 March 1998 | Canberra, Australia | Grass |  Eva Krejčová |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 March 1998 | Bendigo, Australia | Grass | Eva Krejčová |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 April 1998 | Benalla, Australia | Clay |  Mira Lorelei Radu |
7–5, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 June 1998 | Springfield, United States | Hard |  Alison Cohen |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 November 1998 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | Karin Miller |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 May 2002 | Bromma, Sweden | Hard |  Conchita Martínez Granados |
7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 October 2002 | Mackay, Australia | Hard |  Chanelle Scheepers |
6–7, 5–7 |
Doubles (3–10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 March 1997 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Evie Dominikovic |
 Lorna Woodroffe Joanne Ward |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 October 1997 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet (i) | Shiho Hisamatsu |
Saori Honda Aiko Matsuda |
6–2, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 June 1998 | Springfield, United States | Hard | Bryanne Stewart |
Amanda Augustus Julie Thu |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 3 August 1998 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Bryanne Stewart |
 Nirupama Sanjeev  Yi Jing-Qian |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22 November 1998 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Bryanne Stewart |
Catherine Barclay Trudi Musgrave |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 April 1999 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard | Karen Cross |
Louise Pleming Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 3. | 28 February 2000 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic |
Trudi Musgrave Bryanne Stewart |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 23 April 2000 | Fresno, United States | Hard | Evie Dominikovic |
Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 April 2000 | Sarasota, United States | Hard | Evie Dominikovic |
Sandra Cacic Meghann Shaughnessy |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 December 2000 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic |
Nannie de Villiers Annabel Ellwood |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 10 December 2000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Evie Dominikovic |
Nannie de Villiers Annabel Ellwood |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 3 July 2001 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay |  Gréta Arn |
Dája Bedáňová Eva Martincová |
6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 2 December 2001 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Cindy Watson |
Evie Dominikovic Samantha Stosur |
4–6, 4–6 |
- Dwyre, Bill (19 January 2000). "Serena Williams Survives Against Unheralded Aussie". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Williams survives scare". BBC News. 18 January 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Canberra - 06 January - 12 January 2002". ITF. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
