British tennis player
Jocelyn Rae (born 20 February 1991) is a British former
tennis player.
Rae has a career-high doubles ranking of 67 by the
Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 22 February 2016. In her career, she won one singles title and 23 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit.
Together with
Colin Fleming, she won the gold medal in the
mixed doubles at the
2010 Commonwealth Games in
Delhi for Scotland (qualifying through her
Stirlingshire-born father).
[1] She was coached by former professional tennis player and fellow Scot,
Karen Paterson.
[2] She is openly
lesbian.
[3]
Career
Junior (2006–2009)
Rae played her first match on the
ITF Junior Circuit in April 2006 and continued to compete as a junior until July 2009. During this time, her greatest successes came in doubles although she did win one title at the 2006 Egypt International Championships. She also reached one semifinal and three quarterfinals in singles. In doubles, Rae won three titles (two with Hannah James and one with Amanda Elliott) as well as reaching one more final and three semifinals, one of which was in the
2008 Wimbledon girls' doubles, partnering
Jade Curtis. They lost, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, to
Polona Hercog and
Jessica Moore, the sixth seeded team who went on to win the title. Rae ended her junior career with win–loss records of 21–18 in singles and 26–14 in doubles. Her career-high combined junior ranking was world No. 167, which she achieved on 23 April 2007.
[4]
2014–2017
In February 2014, Rae received her first call up to the
British Fed Cup Team, following
Laura Robson's withdrawal due to injury.
In July, Rae reached her first
WTA Tour doubles final at the
Swedish Open, partnering
Anna Smith.
In April 2015, Rae won a $50k tournament in
Croissy-Beaubourg, France, partnering Anna Smith. In June 2015, she lost the WTA doubles final of the
Nottingham Open.
Jocelyn Rae announced her retirement from professional tour in December 2017.
[5]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
Winner — Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments
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Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5
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Tier II / Premier
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Tier III, IV & V / International (0–4)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Grass (0–2)
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Clay (0–1)
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Carpet (0–0)
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ITF finals
Singles (1–1)
Legend
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$10,000 tournaments
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–1)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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31 August 2009
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Cumberland, United Kingdom
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Hard
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Jade Windley
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1–6, 1–6
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Win
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1.
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12 October 2009
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Mytilini, Greece
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Hard
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Jade Windley
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6–2, 6–1
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Doubles (23–7)
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$15,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Finals by surface
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Hard (19–4)
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Clay (1–2)
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Grass (3–1)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1.
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15 September 2008
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Kawana Waters, Australia
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Hard
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Emelyn Starr
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Alexis Prousis
Robin Stephenson
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6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
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Win
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2.
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6 July 2009
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Felixstowe, United Kingdom
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Grass
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Jade Windley
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Dalila Jakupović
Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic
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6–1, 6–0
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Win
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3.
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13 July 2009
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Frinton, United Kingdom
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Grass
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Jade Windley
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Anna Fitzpatrick
Emelyn Starr
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6–3, 7–5
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Win
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4.
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4 September 2009
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Cumberland, United Kingdom
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Hard
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Jade Windley
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Lucia Kovarčíková
Monika Tumova
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6–4, 6–0
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Loss
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1.
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12 October 2009
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Mytilini, Greece
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Hard
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Jade Windley
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Olga Brózda
Justyna Jegiołka
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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2.
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30 November 2009
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Bendigo International, Australia
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Hard
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Emelyn Starr
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Irena Pavlovic
Arina Rodionova
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3–6, 6–7(3)
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Win
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5.
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9 May 2010
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Amanda Elliott
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Tímea Babos
Tara Moore
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7–6(5), 6–4
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Loss
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3.
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17 July 2010
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Woking, United Kingdom
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Hard
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Emelyn Starr
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Tímea Babos
Emma Laine
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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6.
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31 July 2010
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Chiswick, United Kingdom
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Hard
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Emelyn Starr
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Anna Fitzpatrick
Jade Windley
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6–1, 6–4
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Win
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7.
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13 November 2010
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Loughborough, UK
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Hard (i)
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Jade Windley
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Jana Orlova
Petra Krejsová
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6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
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Win
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8.
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9 November 2013
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Loughborough, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Francesca Palmigiano
Camilla Rosatello
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6–0, 4–6, [10–3]
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Win
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9.
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15 November 2013
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Manchester, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Eva Wacanno
Julia Wachaczyk
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6–1, 6–4
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Loss
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4.
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7 December 2013
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Pune, India
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Hard
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Anna Smith
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Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
Peangtarn Plipuech
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5–7, 5–7
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Win
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10.
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13 December 2013
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Navi Mumbai, India
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Hard
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Anna Smith
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Diāna Marcinkēviča
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6–4, 7–6(5)
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Win
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11.
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18 January 2014
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GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Martina Borecká
Tereza Malíková
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4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
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Win
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12.
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25 January 2014
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Sunderland, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Ágnes Bukta
Viktoriya Tomova
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6–1, 6–1
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Win
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13.
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23 February 2014
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Nottingham, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Naomi Broady
Renata Voráčová
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7–6(6), 6–4
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Loss
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5.
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28 February 2014
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Beinasco, Italy
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Clay (i)
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Anna Smith
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Nicole Clerico
Giulia Gatto-Monticone
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1–6, 7–5, [11–13]
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Win
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14.
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31 March 2014
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Edgbaston, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Magda Linette
Amra Sadiković
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3–6, 7–5, [10–4]
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Win
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15.
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2 June 2014
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Nottingham Trophy, UK
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Grass
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Anna Smith
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Sharon Fichman
Maria Sanchez
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7–6(5), 4–6, [10–5]
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Win
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16.
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26 July 2014
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Lexington Challenger, United States
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Hard
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Anna Smith
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Shuko Aoyama
Keri Wong
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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17.
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1 February 2015
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Sunderland, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Justyna Jegiołka
Cornelia Lister
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6–3, 6–1
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Win
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18.
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4 April 2015
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Croissy-Beaubourg, France
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Julie Coin
Mathilde Johansson
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7–6(5), 7–6(2)
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Loss
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6.
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10 May 2015
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Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
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Clay
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Anna Smith
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Johanna Konta
Laura Thorpe
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6–1, 4–6, [5–10]
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Loss
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7.
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4 June 2015
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Eastbourne Trophy, UK
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Grass
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Anna Smith
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Shelby Rogers
CoCo Vandeweghe
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5–7, 6–7(1)
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Win
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19.
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2 April 2016
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ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Lenka Kunčíková
Karolína Stuchlá
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6–4, 6–1
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Win
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20.
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3 September 2016
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Guiyang, China
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Wei Zhanlan
Zhao Qianqian
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6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
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Win
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21.
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11 November 2016
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Quirine Lemoine
Eva Wacanno
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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22.
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4 February 2017
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GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Laura Ioana Andrei
Petra Krejsová
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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23.
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19 August 2017
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Vancouver Open, Canada
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Hard
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Jessica Moore
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Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos
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6–1, 7–5
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Fed Cup participation
Doubles (10–3)
Edition
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Round
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Date
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Location
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Against
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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W/L
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Score
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2011 Fed Cup
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Europe/Africa Group I
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2 February 2011
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Eilat, Israel
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Switzerland
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Hard
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Heather Watson
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Timea Bacsinszky
Amra Sadiković
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W
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6–4, 6–3
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4 February 2011
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Denmark
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Heather Watson
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Mai Grage
Caroline Wozniacki
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W
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5–7, 7–5, 7–5
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2014 Fed Cup
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Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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5 February 2014
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Budapest, Hungary
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Latvia
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Hard (i)
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Heather Watson
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Diāna Marcinkēviča
Jeļena Ostapenko
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L
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6–1, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
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7 February 2014
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Romania
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Heather Watson
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Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu
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L
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0–6, 2–6
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2015 Fed Cup
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Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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4 February 2015
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Budapest, Hungary
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Liechtenstein
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Hard (i)
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Anna Smith
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Kathinka von Deichmann
Stephanie Vogt
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W
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6–1, 6–2
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5 February 2015
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Turkey
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Anna Smith
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Başak Eraydın
Pemra Özgen
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W
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6–2, 6–1
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6 February 2015
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Ukraine
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Anna Smith
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Kateryna Kozlova
Olga Savchuk
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W
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6–2, 6–1
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2016 Fed Cup
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Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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4 February 2016
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Eilat, Israel
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South Africa
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Hard
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Anna Smith
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Madrie Le Roux
Michelle Sammons
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W
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6–3, 6–2
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5 February 2016
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Georgia
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Anna Smith
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Sofia Shapatava
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L
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2–6, 4–6
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2017 Fed Cup
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Europe/Africa Zone Group I
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8 February 2017
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Tallinn, Estonia
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Portugal
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Hard (i)
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Laura Robson
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Michelle Larcher de Brito
Inês Murta
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W
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6–2, 6–3
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9 February 2017
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Latvia
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Laura Robson
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Diāna Marcinkēviča
Daniela Vismane
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W
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6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
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10 February 2017
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Turkey
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Laura Robson
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Ayla Aksu
Pemra Özgen
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W
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6–2, 6–2
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World Group II Play-offs
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23 April 2017
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Constanța, Romania
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Romania
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Clay
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Laura Robson
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Simona Halep
Monica Niculescu
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W
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6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
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