British tennis player
Anne Simpkin Meredith (born 2 April 1969) is a British former professional tennis player.
A right-handed player from Leicestershire, Simpkin reached a career best ranking of 200 in the world while competing on the professional tour.[1]
Simpkin featured as a wildcard in the singles main draw at Wimbledon on three occasions. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Eastbourne in 1989, where she had a first round win over Julie Salmon, before losing in the second round to Mary Joe Fernandez.[2] She won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
ITF finals
Legend
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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23 April 1988
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Queens, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Ann Grossman
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6–4, 7–5
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Runner-up
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1.
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29 August 1988
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Corsica, France
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Clay
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Maïder Laval
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2–6, 3–6
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Doubles: 7 (3–4)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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11 January 1988
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Moulins, France
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Clay
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Caroline Billingham
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Karine Quentrec Nathalie Herreman
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3–6, 3–6
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Winner
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1.
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29 February 1988
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Rocafort, Spain
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Clay
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Bettina Diesner
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Elena Guerra Rosa Bielsa
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6–3, 6–2
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Winner
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2.
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23 April 1988
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Queens, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Joy Tacon
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Lesley O'Halloran Lone Vandborg
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4–6, 6–2, 7–6
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Winner
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3.
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8 May 1988
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Joy Tacon
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Sally Godman Alexandra Niepel
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6–3, 6–3
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Runner-up
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2.
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15 May 1988
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Bath, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Joy Tacon
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Sally Godman Alexandra Niepel
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3–6, 2–6
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Runner-up
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3.
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3 October 1988
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Eastbourne, Great Britain
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Hard
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Valda Lake
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Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder
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4–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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4.
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25 February 1991
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Norwich, United Kingdom
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Carpet
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Valda Lake
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Anke Marchl Dorien Wamelink
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4–6, 6–2, 1–6
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