Abigail Spears

Abigail Spears

Spears at the 2009 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Born	(1981-07-12) July 12, 1981 San Diego, California
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	October 2000
Retired	2021
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Larry Willens
Prize money	$2,994,112
Singles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 66 (June 6, 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2005)
French Open	1R (2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2005)
US Open	1R (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record	Tɛmplet:Tennis record
Career titles	21
Highest ranking	No. 10 (March 2, 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2014)
French Open	3R (2004)
Wimbledon	SF (2015, 2016, 2018)
US Open	QF (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2017)
French Open	QF (2018)
Wimbledon	QF (2018)
US Open	F (2013, 2014)
Last updated on: February 3, 2020.

Abigail Michal Spears (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli July bɛɣu pinaayi dali, yuuni 1981) o nyɛla purufɛshinal tennis bɔli ŋmɛri kurɔ ŋun nyɛ paɣa ka yina United States tingbanni . O nyɛla ŋun pili bɔlli ŋmebu yuuni 1988 sahashɛli o ni daa nyɛ yuma'yɔpoin . O nyɛla ŋun daa dɔni doubles ni bu pia zuɣu.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2013	US Open	Hard	Santiago González	Andrea Hlaváčková Tɛmplet:Country data BLR Max Mirnyi	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up	2014	US Open	Hard	Santiago González	Sania Mirza Bruno Soares	1–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Winner	2017	Australian Open	Hard	Juan Sebastián Cabal	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	6–2, 6–4

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2012	Doha	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	3–6, 1–6
Winner	2012	Tokyo	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	6–1, 6–4
Winner	2014	Cincinnati	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 2–0 ret.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	November 7, 2004	Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Martina Suchá	5–7, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 31 (21 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1)
Tier II / Premier (8–5)
Tier III, IV & V / International (11–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	January 5, 2003	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Teryn Ashley	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Win	2.	August 15, 2004	Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Canada	Hard	Bethanie Mattek	Els Callens Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1.	February 19, 2005	Cellular South Cup, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Yuka Yoshida Miho Saeki	3–6, 4–6
Win	3.	July 24, 2005	Western & Southern Women's Open, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	Květa Peschke María Emilia Salerni	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	4.	May 10, 2009	Estoril Open, Portugal	Clay	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data CAN Sharon Fichman Katalin Marosi	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss	2.	June 14, 2009	Aegon Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain	Grass	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data ZIM Cara Black Liezel Huber	1–6, 4–6
Win	5.	September 27, 2009	Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chan Yung-jan	Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3.	October 18, 2009	HP Open, Osaka, Japan	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	Lisa Raymond Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chuang Chia-jung	2–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	August 7, 2011	Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego, United States	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	0–6, 2–6
Win	6.	September 18, 2011	Bell Challenge, Quebec City	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili	6–0, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss	5.	January 7, 2012	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss	6.	February 19, 2012	Qatar Ladies Open, Doha	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	3–6, 1–6
Win	7.	July 23, 2012	Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad, United States	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Vania King Nadia Petrova	6–2, 6–4
Win	8.	September 23, 2012	Hansol Korea Open, Seoul	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Akgul Amanmuradova Vania King	2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	9.	September 29, 2012	Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	6–1, 6–4
Win	10.	October 14, 2012	HP Open, Osaka	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Kimiko Date-Krumm Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Heather Watson	6–1, 6–4
Win	11.	July 29, 2013	Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Julia Görges Darija Jurak	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	12.	August 5, 2013	Southern California Open, Carlsbad, United States	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chan Hao-ching Janette Husárová	6–4, 6–1
Loss	7.	September 22, 2013	KDB Korea Open, Seoul	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan	5–7, 3–6
Loss	8.	February 22, 2014	Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova	2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	13.	June 15, 2014	Aegon Classic, Birmingham	Grass	Raquel Kops-Jones	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win	14.	August 18, 2014	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 2–0 ret.
Loss	9.	January 16, 2015	Apia International Sydney, Australia	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza	3–6, 3–6
Win	15.	February 28, 2015	Qatar Total Open, Doha	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data TPE Hsieh Su-wei Sania Mirza	6–4, 6–4
Win	16.	June 14, 2015	Aegon Nottingham Open, Great Britain	Grass	Raquel Kops-Jones	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Jocelyn Rae Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Anna Smith	3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win	17.	October 18, 2015	Generali Ladies Linz, Austria	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–3, 7–5
Win	18.	July 23, 2016	Bank of the West Classic, Stanford	Hard	Raquel Atawo	Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova	6–3, 6–4
Win	19.	February 18, 2017	Qatar Total Open, Doha	Hard	Katarina Srebotnik	Olga Savchuk Yaroslava Shvedova	6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss	10.	April 30, 2017	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany	Clay (i)	Katarina Srebotnik	Raquel Atawo Tɛmplet:Country data LAT Jeļena Ostapenko	4–6, 4–6
Win	20.	August 6, 2017	Bank of the West Classic, Stanford	Hard	CoCo Vandeweghe	Alizé Cornet Alicja Rosolska	6–2, 6–3
Win	21.	June 17, 2018	Nottingham Open, Great Britain	Grass	Alicja Rosolska	Mihaela Buzărnescu Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Heather Watson	6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	2004	2005	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1
French Open	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
Wimbledon	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2
Win–loss	0–1	2–4	0 / 5	2–5

Doubles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	SF	QF	2R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 16	15–16
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 14	9–14
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	A	3R	1R	1R	2R	QF	3R	3R	SF	SF	1R	SF	3R	0 / 17	26–17
US Open	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 21	11–21
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	0–3	0–1	5–2	1–4	0–4	3–4	6–4	4–4	7–4	9–4	6–4	1–4	5–4	6–4	0 / 68	61–68
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	QF	1R	1R	2R	0 / 14	8–14
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	QF	2R	1R	1R	1R	SF	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	0 / 11	8–11
Madrid	Not Held											1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	0 / 11	7–11
Beijing	Not Held		Not Tier I									A	A	QF	QF	QF	QF	1R	1R	1R	QF	1R	0 / 9	10–9

External links

• Abigail Spears at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tɛmplet:ITF