Amanda Fink

Amanda Michelle Fink (born December 4, 1986) is a retired professional American tennis player. She ranked No. 1 in the US in under-16s. In 2006 she was the # 1 ranked college freshman, and in 2008 she finished the season as the U.S. No. 5 ranked collegiate player. On November 21, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 260, while her best doubles ranking was 228 on September 27, 2010.

Amanda Fink
Country (sports) United States
Born (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986
Tarzana, California
Retired2013
Prize money$56,351
Singles
Career record114–92
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 260 (November 21, 2011)
Doubles
Career record58–62
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 228 (September 27, 2010)
Last updated on: December 4, 2013.

Early life

Fink was born in Tarzana, California, the daughter of Howard and Laurie Fink, and is Jewish.[1][2] She has one sister, Jamie.[1]

Tennis career

Fink attended Calabasas High School (class of 2005).[1] She was named California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) MVP in doubles in 2002 and singles MVP in 2003, 2004, and 2005, named Ventura County Star All-Area Player of the Year in 2003, and an All-American in 2004 and 2005.[1] She placed third in the 2002 Clay Court Nationals, and won the 2005 Hawaii National Open.[1] She ranked No. 1 in the US in under-16s, and No. 2 in the under-18s.[1]

In college at the University of Southern California, where Fink majored in psychology, she was a four-time college All-American and four-time Pac-10 selection in both tennis singles and doubles.[3]

Fink was the # 1 ranked college freshman, and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.[3][4] In her freshman year in 2006 Fink was named the ITA Rookie of the Year and ended the year ranked No. 8.[3] She won the ITA Western Regional Championship.[3]

In 2008 she was named a 2008 ITA All-American for singles and doubles, All-Pac-10 First Team, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.[3] Fink finished the season as the U.S. No. 5 ranked collegiate player.[3] Fink won the Freeman Memorial Singles Championship.[3] In doubles, teamed up with Gabriela Niculescu, she won the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship, won the ITA West Regional doubles title, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.[3]

On November 21, 2011, Fink reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 260 while her best doubles ranking was 228 on September 27, 2010.[5][6]

In 2015 she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Career statistics

Singles Finals: 4 (1–3)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 07 July 2008 Allentown, United States Hard Milagros Sequera 2–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 20 July 2008 Atlanta, United States Hard Svetlana Krivencheva 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 20 March 2011 Metepec, Mexico Hard Teliana Pereira 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 24 July 2011 Lexington, United States Hard Chiara Scholl 1–6, 1–6

Doubles Finals: 7 (3–4)
Outcome NO Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1 19 July 2009 Atlanta, United States Hard Yasmin Schnack Kaitlyn Christian
Lindsey Nelson		 5–7, 6–7(2)
Winner 2. 23 November 2009 Puebla, Mexico Hard Elizabeth Lumpkin Florencia Molinero
Maria Fernanda Alves		 6–4, 6–7(6) [10–8]
Winner 3. 12 December 2009 Xalapa, Mexico Hard Elizabeth Lumpkin Vivian Segnini
Dominika Diešková		 5–7, 6–2 [15–13]
Runner-up 4. 14 February 2010 Laguna Niguel, United States Hard Elizabeth Lumpkin Anastasia Pivovarova
Laura Siegemund		 2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 08 March 2010 Metepec, Mexico Clay Elizabeth Lumpkin Maria Fernanda Alves
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos		 6–3, 5–7 [10–8]
Runner-up 6. 7 August 2010 Vancouver, Canada Hard Irina Falconi Chang Kai-chen
Heidi El Tabakh		 6–3, 3–6 [4–10]
Runner-up 7. 06 June 2011 El Paso, United States Hard Yasmin Schnack Alyona Sotnikova
Chiara Scholl		 5–7, 6–4 [8–10]
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References
  1. "Amanda Fink - Women's Tennis". USC Athletics.
  2. Marvin Glassman (August 20, 2010). "Israel's pro tennis hero - Dudi Sela". Jewish Independent.
  3. "AMANDA FINK; Tennis - 2015". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
  4. "Female Tennis Pro of the Month - Amanda Fink - San Diego - California". TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS. April 2019.
  5. "Amanda Fink's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
  6. "Amanda Fink's statistics". Women's Tennis Association.


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