Amanda Wainwright

For the fictional character, see The Inspectors.

Amanda "Mandy" Wainwright (born 24 March 1976) is a British former professional tennis player.

Amanda Wainwright

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1976-03-24) 24 March 1976 (age 48) Essex, England
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$82,553
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 218 (13 June 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (1993)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 95 (22 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	2R (1997)

Biography

Wainwright grew up in the county of Essex, attending Bancroft's School in Woodford Green.^[1]

A right-handed player, Wainwright made her Wimbledon debut in 1993 and upset Caroline Kuhlman, the world number 78, in the first round. She didn't progress past the opening round in her two other singles main draw appearances at Wimbledon and was more successful on tour as a doubles player, ranked as high as 95 in the world.

Wainwright has now returned to Bancroft's School in Woodford Green as a history teacher and Head of Tennis.^[2]

ITF circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	29 August 1993	Gryfino, Poland	Clay	Monika Starosta	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	5 September 1993	Burgas, Bulgaria	Hard	Svetlana Krivencheva	3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3)
Runner-up	3.	4 October 1997	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Natalia Egorova	2–6, 7–6, 1–6

Doubles (6–11)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 November 1994	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Carpet	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko	6–7(8), 6–7(6)
Runner-up	2.	6 February 1995	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Hard	Lorna Woodroffe	Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko	4–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	8 May 1995	Le Touquet, France	Clay	Amélie Mauresmo	Julia Apostoli Sylvie Sabas	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	13 November 1995	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Carpet (i)	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Julia Lutrova Jane Wood	6–7(7), 4–6
Runner-up	4.	31 March 1996	Caen, France	Clay	Claire Taylor	Annica Lindstedt Anna-Karin Svensson	4–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up	5.	4 May 1996	Hatfield, United Kingdom	Clay	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Robyn Mawdsley Jane Wood	6–4, 6–7(4), 5–7
Winner	2.	12 May 1996	Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward	7–5, 6–1
Winner	3.	23 September 1996	Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Meilen Tu	Janet Lee Laxmi Poruri	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	20 October 1996	Cardiff, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Maria Strandlund Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	8 February 1997	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Megan Miller Rachel Viollet	7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up	7.	16 February 1997	Birmingham, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	7 April 1997	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Julie Pullin	Patrícia Marková Zuzana Váleková	6–7(3), 4–6
Winner	5.	27 April 1997	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Lorna Woodroffe Julie Pullin	6–3, 7–5
Winner	6.	14 July 1997	Clearwater, United States	Hard (i)	Julie Pullin	Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	27 July 1997	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Julie Pullin	Sonya Jeyaseelan Kaoru Shibata	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	10.	11 July 1998	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Lucie Ahl	Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	11.	18 July 1998	Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Lucie Ahl	Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert	2–6, 5–7

References

1. Vecsey, George (25 June 1993). "Sports of The Times; The Players Turn Backs On Caution". The New York Times.
2. Kitchen, The Web. "Bancroft's School". Bancrofts.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

External links

• Amanda Wainwright at the Women's Tennis Association
• Amanda Wainwright at the International Tennis Federation