Amanda Augustus
Amanda Augustus is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history. She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.
She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.
Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.
ITF Circuit titles
Doubles (18)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1. | 9 June 1996 | Lawrenceville, U.S. | Hard | Vanessa Webb | Rebecca Jensen Kristine Kurth | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
2. | 30 June 1996 | Mahwah, U.S. | Hard | Vanessa Webb | Jackie Moe Vickie Paynter | 6–2, 6–4 |
3. | 28 June 1998 | Springfield, U.S. | Hard | Julie Scott | Amanda Grahame Bryanne Stewart | 6–0, 6–0 |
4. | 12 July 1998 | Easton, U.S. | Hard | Julie Scott | Dawn Buth Stephanie Nickitas | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
5. | 8 August 1999 | Harrisonburg, U.S. | Hard | Amy Jensen | Julie Ditty Wang I-ting | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
6. | 16 April 2000 | La Cañada, U.S. | Hard | Julie Scott | Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya | 6–3, 6–1 |
7. | 25 June 2000 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Amy Jensen | Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski | 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
8. | 17 September 2000 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Amy Jensen | Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra | 6–3, 6–2 |
9. | 1 October 2000 | Saga, Japan | Grass | Amy Jensen | Nannie de Villiers Eva Krejčová | 6–4, 6–3 |
10. | 5 November 2000 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Amy Jensen | Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken | 6–4, 6–3 |
11. | 29 April 2001 | Jackson, U.S. | Clay | Irina Selyutina | Zuzana Lešenarová Nicole Melch | 6–3, 6–3 |
12. | 18 November 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Jennifer Embry | Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová | 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 |
13. | 3 December 2001 | West Columbia, U.S. | Hard | Jennifer Embry | Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
14. | 7 July 2002 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Christina Horiatopoulos | Lenka Šnajdrová Ivana Višić | 7–6, 6–4 |
15. | 14 July 2002 | Felixstowe, Great Britain | Grass | Nicole Sewell | Christina Horiatopoulos Sarah Stone | 7–6, 6–4 |
16. | 4 August 2002 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Renata Kolbovic | Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra | 7–5, 7–5 |
17. | 13 July 2003 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Mélanie Marois | Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk | 7–6, 6–4 |
18. | 19 October 2003 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Mélanie Marois | Sarah Riske Kaysie Smashey | 7–6, 6–2 |