Sophie Amiach

Sophie Amiach

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1963-11-10) 10 November 1963 Paris, France
Turned pro	1980
Retired	1995
Prize money	$309,669
Singles
Career record	190–203
Highest ranking	No. 57 (2 April 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1984)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1984)
US Open	2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record	114–159
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 62 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1980)
French Open	3R (1987)
Wimbledon	2R (1985)
US Open	2R (1982)

Sophie Amiach (born 10 November 1963 in Paris) is a former professional tennis player from France who played on the WTA Tour from 1980 to 1995.

Currently, she provides commentary on professional tennis in both English and French for different networks throughout the world. Sophie also covered the 2016 Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber for BBC Radio.

Career

Born in Paris, Sophie Amiach grew up in the south of France. Having started playing tennis at 4 years old, she became one of the best French juniors. She won the first junior girls doubles at French Open in 1981. Amiach was selected in the 1981 French team of the then-Federation Cup. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1984 and played in ten French Opens. In 1987, Amiach was coached by Billie Jean King.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-Up	1989	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Emmanuelle Derly	Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz	2–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (0–4)

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	April 26, 1981	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Jo Durie	5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	July 13, 1981	Pesaro, Italy	Clay	Pilar Vásquez	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	November 9, 1981	South Yarra, Australia	Hard	Catherine Tanvier	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	September 19, 1988	Chicago, United States	Hard	Martina Pawlik	1–6, 5–7

Doubles (6–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	April 26, 1981	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Catherine Tanvier	Jo Durie Debbie Jevans	0–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	November 2, 1981	Frankston, Australia	Hard	Catherine Tanvier	Kym Ruddell Gwen Warnock	6–4, 6–2
Winner	3.	April 11, 1982	Curitiba, Brazil	Clay	Linda Stewart	Andrea Meister Marillia Matte	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	February 8, 1988	Stavanger, Norway	Carpet	Lisa Bobby	Jonna Jonerup Maria Strandlund	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	June 6, 1988	Key Biscayne, United States	Hard	Jennifer Santrock	Lucila Becerra Xóchitl Escobedo	4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up	6.	June 27, 1988	Augusta, United States	Hard	Lisa Bobby	Kim Il-soon Lee Jeong-myung	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	September 25, 1989	Chicago, United States	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Mary-Lou Daniels Candy Reynolds	3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	October 1, 1990	York, United States	Hard	Louise Allen	Simone Schilder Caroline Vis	7–6(4), 6–4
Winner	9.	June 17, 1991	St. Simons, United States	Clay	Louise Allen	Patti O'Reilly Christine O'Reilly	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
Winner	10.	January 18, 1993	Mcallen, United States	Hard	Louise Allen	Alysia May Stephanie Reece	6–3, 7–6(2)
Winner	11.	January 24, 1994	Austin, United States	Hard	Tracey Morton-Rodgers	Jean Ceniza Mareze Joubert	7–6(8), 7–6(5)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
Australian Open	A	A	1R	QF	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
French Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	3R	2R	A	1R	1R
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A
US Open	A	1R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A

External links

• Sophie Amiach at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sophie Amiach at the International Tennis Federation
• Sophie Amiach at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)