Sophie Amiach

Sophie Amiach (born 10 November 1963 in Paris) is a former professional tennis player from France who played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1995.[1]

Sophie Amiach
Country (sports) France
Born (1963-11-10) 10 November 1963
Paris, France
Turned pro1980
Retired1995
Prize money$309,669
Singles
Career record190–203
Highest rankingNo. 57 (2 April 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1984)
French Open3R (1989)
Wimbledon2R (1984)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record114–159
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1980)
French Open3R (1987)
Wimbledon2R (1985)
US Open2R (1982)

Currently, she provides commentary on professional tennis in both English and French for different networks throughout the world. Perform/WTA that is the Women’s Tennis Association world feed, www.wtatv.com including the 2018 WTA Finals and Elite Trophy, ESPN (during the US Open), Input Media at Roland Garros (French Open), RMC a French Network. Sophie has also covered the 2016 Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber for BBC Radio.

Career

Born in Paris, Sophie Amiach grew up in the south of France. Having started playing tennis at 4 years old, she became one of the best French juniors.[1] She won the first junior girls doubles at French Open in 1981. Amiach was selected in the 1981 French team of the Fed Cup.[2] She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1984 and played in 10 French Opens.[3] In 1987, Amiach was coached by Billie Jean King.[1]

WTA Finals

Doubles(0–1)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-Up1989Taranto, ItalyClay Emmanuelle Derly Sabrina Goleš
Mercedes Paz		2–6, 2–6

ITF Finals

Singles (0-4)
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Jo Durie 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 2. July 13, 1981 Pesaro, Italy Clay Pilar Vásquez 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. November 9, 1981 South Yarra, Australia Hard Catherine Tanvier 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. September 19, 1988 Chicago, United States Hard Martina Pawlik 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (6–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Catherine Tanvier Jo Durie
Debbie Jevans		 0–6, 1–6
Winner 2. November 2, 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard Catherine Tanvier Kym Ruddell
Gwen Warnock		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. April 11, 1982 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Linda Stewart Andrea Meister
Marillia Matte		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 4. February 8, 1988 Stavanger, Norway Carpet Lisa Bobby Jonna Jonerup
Maria Strandlund		 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. June 6, 1988 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Jennifer Santrock Lucila Becerra
Xóchitl Escobedo		 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up 6. June 27, 1988 Augusta, United States Hard Lisa Bobby Kim Il-soon
Lee Jeong-myung		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7. September 25, 1989 Chicago, United States Hard Kristine Kunce Mary-Lou Daniels
Candy Reynolds		 3–6, 3–6
Winner 8. October 1, 1990 York, United States Hard Louise Allen Simone Schilder
Caroline Vis		 7–6(4), 6–4
Winner 9. June 17, 1991 St.Simons, United States Clay Louise Allen Patti O'Reilly
Christine O'Reilly		 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
Winner 10. January 18, 1993 Mcallen, United States Hard Louise Allen Alysia May
Stephanie Reece		 6–3, 7–6(2)
Winner 11. January 24, 1994 Austin, United States Hard Tracey Morton-Rodgers Jean Ceniza
Mareze Joubert		 7–6(8), 7–6(5)

Grand Slam Singles Tournament Timeline
Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993
Australia A A 1R QF 1R A A A A A A A A
France 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A A 3R 2R A 1R 1R
Wimbledon A A A 2R 1R A A A 2R 1R A A A
United States A 1R A 1R 1R A A A 2R A A A A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

References
  1. 40-Love Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Sophie Amiach's professional site
  2. Fed-cup profile
  3. ITF Tennis profile
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