Teryn Ashley

Teryn Ashley-Fitch (born December 12, 1978) is an American professional tennis player. Ashley won 17 titles in her career – 4 in singles and 13 in doubles. Her highest singles ranking is World No. 95, which she achieved in July 2004. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 59, achieved in October 2003.

Teryn Ashley

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Born	(1978-12-12) December 12, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro	April 2001
Retired	January 2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$265,877
Singles
Career record	143–106
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 95 (July 5, 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2005)
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2004)
US Open	1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	120–65
Career titles	1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 59 (October 27, 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2003)
French Open	2R (2003)
Wimbledon	1R (2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open	2R (2002, 2003)
Last updated on: May 16, 2012.

Career

Ashley played her first ever tennis match at an ITF $10,000 event in San Antonio, Texas on 8 January 1996, losing in the second qualifying round to Tu Dong.

Ashley's best Grand Slam result came at Wimbledon 2004 Ladies' Singles event, where she defeated Tina Pisnik 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 to enter the second round, where she was overpowered by No. 27 seeded Alicia Molik.[1]

At the 2003 ASB Bank Championships Doubles event held in Auckland, New Zealand, Teryn won her only WTA Tour title, playing alongside Abigail Spears to beat Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 in the final.

Ashley also won the 2003 Dow Corning Tennis Classic Doubles event held in Midland, Michigan, United States, which was her biggest ITF Women's Circuit title, with Abigail Spears, beating Bethanie Mattek and Shenay Perry 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.[2]

At the 2002 US Open Women's Doubles event, Ashley partnered Sarah Taylor to reach the second round, defeating Laura Montalvo and Elena Tatarkova 6–4, 4–6, 6–4.

Also, at the 2003 US Open Women's Doubles event, she paired-up with Abigail Spears to beat Bianka Lamade and Anastasia Myskina 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 to reach round 2 for the second consecutive year.

In the 2003 French Open Women's Doubles event, she paired-up with Abigail Spears to beat Renata Voráčová and Marlene Weingärtner 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 to reach the second round.

In her career overall, she won 1 WTA Doubles title, 4 ITF Singles titles, and 12 ITF Doubles titles. She enjoyed a successful doubles partnership with compatriot Abigail Spears.

Teryn retired from tennis after losing in the first round of singles and doubles at an ITF $25,000 event in Tampa, Florida. She lost her singles match to Tatjana Malek.

Personal life

Teryn was born and raised by parents Allen and Anne in Boston, Massachusetts. She was introduced to tennis by her mother at the age of 9. Her preferred surface is clay. She currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended Stanford University in 2001.[3]

Teryn married Brian Fitch in August 2008. The couple have a daughter, Abby and two sons William and Nico.[4]

Awards

Ashley was a two-time NCAA champion in 1997 and 1999 and a three-time All-American.

Career statistics

WTA Tour Titles

Doubles (1)

Winner – Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Tour Championships
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Tier II / Premier
Tier III, IV & V / International

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnered with	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1.	January 5, 2003	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Abigail Spears	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 2–6, 6–0

ITF Circuit Titles

Singles (4)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	May 27, 2001	El Paso, Texas, United States	Hard	Alison Nash	6–1, 6–1
2.	July 1, 2001	Lachine, Canada	Hard	Diana Srebrovic	2–6, 6–4, 6–0
3.	September 21, 2003	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Hard	Tara Snyder	6–3, 6–1
4.	November 9, 2003	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Hard	Meilen Tu	1–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	June 3, 2001	Lake Ozark, Texas, United States	Hard	Claire Curran	Alison Nash Andrea Nathan	7–5, 6–1
2.	February 24, 2002	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Hard	Kristen Schlukebir	Maria Goloviznina Eugenia Kulikovskaya	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
3.	July 7, 2002	Los Gatos, California, United States	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Ryoko Takemura Yuka Yoshida	6–3, 6–4
4.	February 9, 2003	Midland, Michigan, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Bethanie Mattek Shenay Perry	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
5.	April 20, 2003	Jackson, Mississippi, United States	Clay	Abigail Spears	Lisa McShea Christina Wheeler	6–1, 6–3
6.	September 21, 2003	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Hard	Allison Baker	María Emilia Salerni Andreea Vanc	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–2
7.	November 16, 2003	Eugene, Oregon, United States	Hard	Shenay Perry	Alina Jidkova Tatiana Poutchek	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
8.	October 3, 2004	Troy, Alabama, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Bethanie Mattek Shenay Perry	2–6, 3–0^r
9.	November 14, 2004	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Els Callens Samantha Stosur	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
10.	July 3, 2005	Los Gatos, California, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Lindsay Lee-Waters Kaysie Smashey	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
11.	October 2, 2005	Ashland, Kentucky, United States	Hard	Amy Frazier	Maria Fernanda Alves Ahsha Rolle	6–1, 6–4
12.	November 13, 2005	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Hard	Carly Gullickson	Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek	6–1, 6–0

References

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External links

• Teryn Ashley at the Women's Tennis Association
• Teryn Ashley at the International Tennis Federation