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Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is an American former professional player, who is currently the head women's tennis coach for the Washington State Cougars.

She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 18 WTA doubles titles, including two Premier-5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside her regular partner, fellow American .

Before serving as the head coach at Washington State, Atawo was an assistant women's tennis coach for Auburn University and a volunteer coach for University of California women's tennis.


Biography
Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father was Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015. WTAtennis.com biography


Career
Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the semifinals at the in 2014 and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, both while partnered with . Kops-Jones has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 10, achieved on March 2, 2015. She won 18 WTA doubles titles.

In 2008, she played for the , and in 2019, played for the Philadelphia Freedoms—both teams in the World TeamTennis Pro League.


2012
Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears were one of the most successful doubles teams of the 2012 season, winning four titles, at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.


Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Loss2012Qatar OpenHard
3–6, 1–6
Win2012Tokyo OpenHardAbigail SpearsAnna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–1, 6–4
Win2014Cincinnati OpenHardAbigail SpearsTímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
6–1, 2–0 ret.


WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5 (2–1)
Tier II / Premier (9–4)
Tier III, IV & V / International (7–3)

Win1.Nov 2007, Quebec CityHardStéphanie Dubois
Renata Voráčová
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win2.May 2009, PortugalClay
2–6, 6–3, 10–5
Win3.May 2009, PolandClayBethanie Mattek-SandsYan Zi
6–1, 6–1
Loss1.Jun 2009, UKGrassAbigail Spears
1–6, 4–6
Loss2.Aug 2011San Diego Open, United StatesHardAbigail SpearsKvěta Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
0–6, 2–6
Win4.Sep 2011Bell Challenge, Canada (2)HardAbigail Spears
6–0, 3–6, 10–6
Loss3.Jan 2012Brisbane International, AustraliaHardAbigail SpearsNuria Llagostera Vives
Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss4.Feb 2012Qatar Ladies Open, DohaHardAbigail SpearsLiezel Huber
3–6, 1–6
Win5.Jul 2012San Diego Open, USHardAbigail Spears
6–2, 6–4
Win6.Sep 2012Korea Open, SeoulHardAbigail SpearsAkgul Amanmuradova
Vania King
2–6, 6–2, 10–8
Win7.Sep 2012Pan Pacific Open, TokyoHardAbigail SpearsAnna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–1, 6–4
Win8.Oct 2012, JapanHardAbigail SpearsKimiko Date-Krumm
6–1, 6–4
Win9.Jul 2013Stanford Classic, USHardAbigail SpearsJulia Görges
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win10.Aug 2013San Diego Open, US (2)HardAbigail Spears
Janette Husárová
6–4, 6–1
Loss5.Sep 2013Korea Open, South KoreaHardAbigail Spears
5–7, 3–6
Loss6.Feb 2014Dubai Tennis Championships, U.A.E.HardAbigail SpearsAlla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
2–6, 7–5, 8–10
Win11.Jun 2014Birmingham Classic, UKGrassAbigail Spears
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win12.Aug 2014, USHardAbigail SpearsTímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
6–1, 2–0 ret.
Loss7.Jan 2015Sydney International, AustraliaHardAbigail SpearsBethanie Mattek-Sands
3–6, 3–6
Win13.Feb 2015Qatar Ladies Open, DohaHardAbigail Spears
Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–4
Win14.Jun 2015, UKGrassAbigail Spears
Anna Smith
3–6, 6–3, 11–9
Win15.Oct 2015, AustriaHard (i)Abigail SpearsAndrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–3, 7–5
Win16.Jul 2016Stanford Classic, US (2)HardAbigail SpearsDarija Jurak
Anastasia Rodionova
6–3, 6–4
Win17.Apr 2017Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, StuttgartClay (i)Jeļena OstapenkoAbigail Spears
Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
Win18.Apr 2018Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (2)Clay (i)Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–5
Loss8.Oct 2018, Austria (2)Hard (i)Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–4, 4–6, 5–10


Doubles performance timeline
Grand Slam tournaments
AAAAAA2R2R3R1R2RSFQF2RQF3RQF0 / 1121–11
AAAAA3R1R1R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R2R0 / 127–12
WimbledonAAAA1R3R1R1R2RQF3R3RSFSF1R2R2R0 / 1320–13
US Open1R1RAAAQF1R1R1R3R2R1R3R1R2R3R1R0 / 1411–14
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian WellsAAAAA2R2R2R2R1R1R2R1RQF1R2R2R0 / 129–12
MiamiAAAAAAQF1R1R1R1RSF1RA2RQF1R0 / 108–10
MadridNot Held1R1R1R1RQFQF2R1R1R1R1R0 / 114–11
BeijingNHTier II2RAQFQFQFQF1R1R1R2RA0 / 99–9
Premier 5 tournaments
DubaiTier II2R1R1RPremier1RP1RP1R0 / 60–6
DohaT IIITier IIANot HeldPFSF2RP2RP1RP0 / 58–5
RomeAAAAAAA1R2R1R1R1R1RQFASF1R0 / 95–9
Montreal/TorontoAAAAAAAA2R2RQFQF2R2R2R1RA0 / 89–8
NHTier IIIA1R1R2R1RW2RQF2R1R1R1 / 1010–9
TokyoAAAAAAQFAQFW1RPremier1 / 46–3
Not HeldSFQFQF2R1RA0 / 57–5
Career statistics
Tournaments played21ITF only692325262524222524232319
Titles !0 !0 !1 !0 !2 !0 !1 !4 !2 !2 !3 !1 !1 !1 !0 !colspan=218
Finals reached00103026334112026
Overall win–loss !0–2 !0–1 !5–5 !10–9 !21–21 !12–25 !25–25 !42–21 !27–22 !38–20 !33–23 !30–23 !19–21 !23–22 !13–18 !colspan=2298–258
Year-end ranking62067731215293553663371323121821342657


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