| Full name | Anne Simpkin Meredith |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 2 April 1969 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $45,000 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 200 (17 July 1989) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 164 (14 August 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1990) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1990) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1990) |
Anne Simpkin Meredith (born 2 April 1969) is a British former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player from Leicestershire, Simpkin reached a career best ranking of 200 in the world while competing on the professional tour.[1]
Simpkin featured as a wildcard in the singles main draw at Wimbledon on three occasions. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Eastbourne in 1989, where she had a first round win over Julie Salmon, before losing in the second round to Mary Joe Fernandez.[2] She won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 23 April 1988 | Queens, United Kingdom | Clay |  Ann Grossman |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 August 1988 | Corsica, France | Clay |  Maïder Laval |
2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 January 1988 | Moulins, France | Clay | Caroline Billingham |
Karine Quentrec Nathalie Herreman |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 29 February 1988 | Rocafort, Spain | Clay |  Bettina Diesner |
 Elena Guerra Rosa Bielsa |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 April 1988 | Queens, United Kingdom | Clay | Joy Tacon |
 Lesley O'Halloran Lone Vandborg |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 8 May 1988 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Joy Tacon |
Sally Godman Alexandra Niepel |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 May 1988 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Joy Tacon |
Sally Godman Alexandra Niepel |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 October 1988 | Eastbourne, Great Britain | Hard | Valda Lake |
 Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 February 1991 | Norwich, United Kingdom | Carpet | Valda Lake |
 Anke Marchl Dorien Wamelink |
4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
References
- ↑ "Tennis Abstract: Anne Meredith WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ↑ "Tennis Roundup : Graf, Sanchez Paired to Meet at Wimbledon". Los Angeles Times. 21 June 1989.
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