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Anne Hobbs (born 21 August 1959 in Nottingham) is a British former professional tennis player.
She lived at Alderley Edge. Wilmslow Advertiser Thursday 2 July 1981, page 1
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. Anne Hobbs Tennis
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| Win | Feb 1983 | $50,000 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Ginny Purdy | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | Dec 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Louise Field | 6–3, 6–1 |
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!Result !Date !Category !Tournament !Surface !Partnering !Opponents !class="unsortable" | Score | ||||||
| Loss | Dec 1978 | $75,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Judy Chaloner | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | Nov 1981 | $50,000 | Hong Kong | Clay | Susan Leo | Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | Jun 1982 | $100,000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | May 1983 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet | Jo Durie | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | Jun 1983 | $150,000 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Grass | Jo Durie | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | Aug 1983 | $200,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andrea Jaeger | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Win | Nov 1983 | $150,000 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | Nov 1983 | $150,000 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | Dec 1983 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | Jan 1984 | $50,000 | Denver, United States | Hard | Marcella Mesker | Sherry Acker Candy Reynolds | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | Jan 1984 | $100,000 | Marco Island, United States | Clay | Andrea Jaeger | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | Apr 1984 | $200,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Sharon Walsh | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | Apr 1984 | $250,000 | Amelia Island, United States | Clay | Mima Jaušovec | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | Apr 1984 | $200,000 | Orlando, United States | Clay | Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | May 1984 | $150,000 | Berlin, Germany | Clay | Candy Reynolds | Kathy Horvath Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11) |
| Loss | Sep 1984 | Grand Slam | US Open, United States | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | May 1985 | $75,000 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet | Kathy Jordan | Pam Shriver Liz Smylie | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | Dec 1985 | $50,000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Candy Reynolds | Lea Antonoplis Adriana Villagrán | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | Jul 1987 | $150,000 | Newport, United States | Grass | Kathy Jordan | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | Aug 1987 | $150,000 | Mahwah, United States | Hard | Liz Smylie | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil | 3–6, 2–6 |
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| Loss | Jan 1987 | Grand Slam | Australian Open, Australia | Grass | Andrew Castle | Sherwood Stewart Zina Garrison | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 27 Nov – 3 Dec 1978 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Grass (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Álvarez/Carmen Perea | 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 ( W) | |
| SF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Sue Barker) | Rosie Casals/King | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (L) | ||||
| 30 Apr – 6 May 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay (O) | QF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Michelle Tyler) | Mandlíková/Tomanová | 6–8, 5–7 (L) | |
| 19–25 Jul 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard (O) | R1 | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Patrizia Murgo/Sabina Simmonds | 6–4, 6–3 ( W) | |
| R2 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Virginia Wade) | Orly Bialistozky/Binyamini | 6–2, 6–1 ( W) | ||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Budařová/Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 ( W) | ||||
| 17–24 Jul 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Ginette Huberty/Simone Wolter | 6–0, 6–0 ( W) | |
| R2 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Patricia Medrado/Monteiro | 6–3, 6–2 ( W) | ||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Bettina Bunge/Eva Pfaff | 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 ( W) | ||||
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (O) | R1 | 0–3 | Singles | Katerina Maleeva | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 (L) | |
| Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | Katerina Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 6–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||||
| R2 * (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Andrea Ritecz | 2–6, 6–7 (L) | ||||
| QF (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Claudine Pelletier | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 (L) | ||||
| SF (Consolation) | 1–2 | Doubles (with Amanda Brown) | Patricia Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||
| 6–14 Oct 1985 | Nagoya, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Andrea Betzner/Petra Keppeler | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 ( W) | |
| R2 | 2–1 | Singles | Masako Yanagi | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | ||||
| Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Etsuko Inoue/Masako Yanagi | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 ( W) | ||||||
| QF | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Katerina Maleeva/Maleeva-Fragniere | 5–4, ret. ( W) | ||||
| 20–27 Jul 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay (O) | R1 | 0–3 | Singles | Lone Vandborg | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 (L) | |
| Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Anne Moller/Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 6–7(1–7) (L) | ||||||
| R2 * (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Maija Suonpaa | 6–2, 6–0 ( W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Maija Suonpaa/Thorén | 6–0, 6–1 ( W) | ||||||
| QF (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 7–5 ( W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Anggarkusuma/Yayuk Basuki | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 ( W) | ||||||
| SF (Consolation) | 3–0 | Singles | Réka Szikszay | 6–3, 6–2 ( W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Csilla Cserepy/Szikszay | 2–1, ret. ( W) | ||||||
| F (Consolation) | 2–1 | Singles | Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 ( W) | ||||
| Doubles (with Annabel Croft) | Natalia Egorova/Cherneva | 2–6, 1–6 (L) | ||||||
| 26 Jul – 2 Aug 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | N/A | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Espinoza/Macarena Miranda | 6–1, 6–0 ( W) | |
| R2 | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Sandra Cecchini/Reggi-Concato | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 ( W) | ||||
| QF | 0–3 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Elise Burgin/Zina Garrison | 5–7, 5–7 (L) | ||||
| 1–9 Oct 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (O) | R1 | 3–0 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Anggarkusuma/Yayuk Basuki | 7–5, 6–3 ( W) | |
| R2 | 1–2 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Barbara Paulus/Petra Schwarz | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 ( W) | ||||
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