Leigh-Anne Thompson

Leigh-Anne Thompson
Singles
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1964-01-08) January 8, 1964 Newport News, Virginia, USA
Turned pro	February 1982
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career record	42–68
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 27 (August 15, 1983)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	2R (1982)
Wimbledon	1R (1982)
US Open	3R (1981, 1985)
Doubles
Career record	3–19
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	2R (1982)
US Open	2R (1982)

Leigh-Anne Thompson (born January 8, 1964) is a retired American professional tennis player.

Career

Thompson turned professional in February 1982.^[1] She had career wins over Andrea Jaeger, Helena Suková, Bettina Bunge, and Catarina Lindqvist. She won 1 singles title and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 27 in 1983. She retired in 1988.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–2)

Titles by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	January 18, 1982	Montreal	Hard (I)	Glynis Coles	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	February 15, 1982	Nashville	Carpet (I)	Eva Pfaff	6–3, 7–5
Winner	1.	August 23, 1982	Mahwah	Hard (I)	Bettina Bunge	7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	0 / 0
French Open	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
US Open	3R	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	A	A	0 / 6
SR	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 9
Year End Ranking	63	31	56	215	94	111	NR	NR

NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

References

↑ "Virginian Upsets Miss Bunge". The New York Times. August 30, 1982. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

Leigh-Anne Thompson at the Women's Tennis Association
Leigh-Anne Thompson at the International Tennis Federation

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