Ann Devries
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1970 Bree, Belgium |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$180,271 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 100–104 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (7 November 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1987, 1988, 1992) |
| French Open | 2R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1990) |
| US Open | 2R (1987, 1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 43–59 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (10 June 1991) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1988, 1989, 1991) |
| French Open | 1R (1988, 1989, 1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1990) |
| US Open | 2R (1988) |
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Ann Devries (born 27 February 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Devries, a right-handed player, was born in the Flemish city of Bree. She trained in Antwerp from the age of 12, and by 15 was making her debut for the Belgium Fed Cup team. Her match against Steffi Graf in the first round of the 1986 Fed Cup was the first appearance of the then West German in the competition. Devries was a member of Belgium's World Youth Cup winning side in 1986 and won the girls' doubles title at the 1987 Australian Open with Nicole Provis.[1]
Early in her career, she was in a relationship with top Swedish player Magnus Gustafsson.[2]
She broke through on the WTA Tour in 1987 with singles quarterfinal appearances in four tournaments, at Auckland, Taipei, Singapore and Knokke. These efforts made her the first Belgian woman to reach the world's top 100 in singles. Her best performance came at the Sofia Open in 1988 where she made the semi-finals and three months later reached her career best ranking of 77 in the world. She made the third round of the 1990 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier. Her run was ended by seventh seed Katerina Maleeva.[3]
As a doubles player, she peaked at 93 in 1991, and later reached her only WTA Tour final in the doubles at the 1993 edition of the Belgian Open.[4]
A hernia injury caused her retirement from professional tennis in 1994.[2]
After finishing her Fed Cup playing career with a 12/13 overall record from 15 ties, she returned to captain the team from 2012 to 2016. She has also been the personal coach of several Belgian players, including Yanina Wickmayer.[5]
WTA career finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1993 | Belgian Open, Belgium | Tier IV | Clay | Belgium Dominique Monami | Czech Republic Radka Bobková Argentina María José Gaidano |
4–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit | edit source]| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 4 (1–3)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 20 October 1986 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | China Yan Sun | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 24 June 1991 | ITF Caltagirone, Italy | Clay | Italy Silvia Farina Elia | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 3 February 1992 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Romania Irina Spîrlea | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 26 October 1992 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | United States Jennifer Santrock | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 3 (3–0)
[edit | edit source]| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 26 March 1990 | ITF Limoges, France | Carpet (i) | Poland Iwona Kuczyńska | France Catherine Tanvier France Sandrine Testud |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 28 September 1992 | ITF Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy | Clay | Romania Irina Spîrlea | Italy Ginevra Mugnaini Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | 6 June 1994 | ITF Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Portugal Sofia Prazeres | Austria Désirée Leupold  Janet Souto
|
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
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References
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External links
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