Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won eight singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On February 27, 1995, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13, while on March 29, 1993, she achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 24.

Biography

Junior career As a junior, she won US national titles in every age division, and she finished with 11 top 10 rankings, during a 6-year period in the 1980s. She captured 7 US national singles titles and 5 national doubles titles, while her junior Grand Slam record was 12–6 in singles.

Active career Frazier made her first appearance in four tour qualifying events in 1986 and debuted in the main draw in 1987, including at the 1987 US Open, where she lost to Catarina Lindqvist in the first round. Frazier was an active professional until the 2006 US Open, where she made her 20th consecutive singles appearance, setting a standalone Open Era record for the most consecutive appearances in the US Open women's draw.

She also appeared in 18 Australian Open, 18 Wimbledon, and 15 French Open tournaments for an all-time record of 71 Grand Slam appearances, until compatriot Venus Williams surpassed this record at the 2016 US Open. She qualified two times for the WTA Finals, first time in 1992 and then in 2000.

Her best showing is a pair of quarterfinal appearances at the 1992 Australian Open and 1995 US Open. She lost 30 times in the first round of her Grand Slam matches, 18 times in the second round, 15 times in the third round, six times in the fourth round, and both of her quarterfinal matches. Her all-time Grand Slam record is 73–71. She was also a member of the United States Fed Cup team.

Frazier has 27 wins against top-10 players, spent total 265 weeks inside the top 20, 18 consecutive years in the top 100 and 17 straight seasons inside the Top 40 which is the longest ever continuous span by any male or female tennis player who hasn't reached top 10.

Frazier has the distinction of being the last woman to play against Steffi Graf in a WTA Tour match at the 1999 TIG Tennis Classic, played at the La Costa Resort and Spa outside San Diego. Graf suffered the hamstring injury during the second set requiring a medical timeout to tape her thigh. She then retired mid-match in the third set, an event that would ultimately serve as the conclusion to her professional career. After the match, Frazier stated: "To compare myself in any way to Steffi is not in the realm of reality. I don’t really consider it winning, to be up 2-1 in the third. Steffi retired from the match. To say I won, that wouldn’t be correct." She added that it was "just an honor to be out there competing against her."

Frazier won eight career singles titles and was a finalist seven times. She also won four career doubles titles and was a finalist nine times. Being a flat-hitter, she excelled on hard courts and was the most successful on the summer hard-court events in California and appeared in eight finals in two different events in Japan.

Retirement Frazier played her last professional tour match at the 2006 US Open. She never officially announced her retirement.

After leaving the WTA Tour, she continued to be actively involved in tennis taking up a coaching role at the Franklin Athletic Club, Michigan (her local tennis club where she was first introduced to the sport at three years of age).

USTA National W40 Hardcourt champion (seniors' circuit) In December 2015, Frazier won the USTA National W40 Hardcourt Championships at La Jolla, California. At 43, it was her first and her last USTA National Senior tournament since leaving the pro tour.

USTA Midwest Hall of Fame induction In February 2019, she was inducted into the USTA Midwest Hall of Fame.

Personal life Frazier is married and has a daughter.

WTA career finals Singles: 15 (8–7) Legend Tier I (0/0) Tier II (1/2) Tier III (4/4) Tier IV & V (2/1) Virginia Slims (1/0) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Feb 1989 Kansas, Wichita Hard (i) Barbara Potter 4–6, 6–4, 6–0Win 2–0 Feb 1990 Oklahoma City, US Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf 6–4, 6–2Loss 2–1 Sep 1990 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Mary Joe Fernández 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 3–1 May 1992 Lucerne, Switzerland Clay Radka Zrubáková 4–6, 6–4, 7–5Loss 3–2 Apr 1994 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kimiko Date 7–5, 6–0Win 4–2 Aug 1994 Los Angeles, US Hard Ann Grossman 6–1, 6–3Loss 4–3 Sep 1994 Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–2Win 5–3 Apr 1995 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kimiko Date 7–6(7–5), 7–5Loss 5–4 Apr 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard Kimiko Date 6–4, 7–5Loss 5–5 Apr 1997 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ai Sugiyama 4–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 6–5 Apr 1999 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–2Loss 6–6 Oct 2000 Tokyo, Japan Hard Julie Halard-Decugis 5–7, 7–5, 6–4Loss 6–7 Jan 2003 Hobart, Australia Hard Alicia Molik 6–2, 4–6, 6–4Win 7–7 Jan 2004 Hobart, Australia Hard Shinobu Asagoe 6–3, 6–3Win 8–7 Nov 2005 Quebec City, Canada Hard (i) Sofia Arvidsson 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 13 (4–9) Legend Tier I (0/0) Tier II (0/5) Tier III (1/3) Tier IV & V (3/1) Virginia Slims (0/0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Oct 1990 Puerto Rico Open Hard Julie Richardson Elena Brioukhovets Natalia Medvedeva 6–4, 6–2Win 1. Apr 1991 Japan Open Championships Hard Maya Kidowaki Yone Kamio Akiko Kijimuta 6–2, 6–4Win 2. Apr 1992 Japan Open Championships Hard Rika Hiraki Kimiko Date Stephanie Rehe 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–0Win 3. May 1992 Swiss Open Clay Elna Reinach Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel 7–5, 6–2Loss 2. Feb 1993 Chicago Cup, United States Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Katrina Adams Zina Garrison-Jackson 7–6(9–7), 6–3Loss 3. Sep 1994 International Championships, Tokyo Hard (i) Rika Hiraki Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 0–6, 6–1Loss 4. Apr 1996 Japan Open Championships Hard Kimberly Po Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 Loss 5. Aug 1996 Los Angeles Classic, United States Hard Kimberly Po Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–4Loss 6. Oct 1996 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Kimberly Po Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–1, 6–4Loss 7. Aug 1997 San Diego Open, United States Hard Kimberly Po Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5Loss 8. Apr 1998 Japan Open Championships Hard Kimberly Po Nana Miyagi Naoko Kijimuta 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Win 4. Nov 1999 Tournoi de Québec, Canada Carpet (i) Katie Schlukebir Debbie Graham Cara Black 6–2, 6–3Loss 9. Jul 2000 Stanford Classic, United States Hard Cara Black Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–4, 6–4

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006W–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian Open1R4RQF1R3R3R1R1RA2R1R2R2R2R3R3R1R19–16 French OpenAA2RA1R3R1R2RA2R1R3R2R1R1R2R1R9–13 Wimbledon3R4R4RA1R2R4R2R1R1R3R3R1R2R4R1R3R23–16 US Open1R2R1R2R2RQF2R1R1R3R1R1R4R3R3R2R1R18–17Win–loss2–37–38–41–23–49–44–42–40–24–42–45–45–44–47–44–42–469–62

Records against top ranked players Frazier has had some success against top-ranked opponents. Her records against players who reached the top 10 during their careers are as follows: Justine Henin 2–1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–3 Mary Pierce 4–3 Pam Shriver 4–1 Anke Huber 6–2 Barbara Schett 4–2 Ai Sugiyama 4–1 Patty Schnyder 3–2 Nicole Vaidisova 1–0 Kathy Rinaldi 2–0 Paola Suárez 2–0 Dominique Van Roost 2–0 Barbara Paulus 1–0 Mary Joe Fernandez 1–1 Iva Majoli 1–1 Natasha Zvereva 1–1 Ana Ivanovic 1–1 Nathalie Tauziat 4–4 Katerina Maleeva 3–3 Magdalena Maleeva 1–1 Conchita Martínez 4–8 Gabriela Sabatini 2–3 Manuela Maleeva 2–4 Alicia Molik 2–3 Martina Navratilova 1–2 Anastasia Myskina 1–2 Marion Bartoli 1–2 Daniela Hantuchová 1–2 Steffi Graf 1–6 Monica Seles 1–9 Martina Hingis 1–6 Jennifer Capriati 0–6 Jelena Janković 0–2 Lindsay Davenport 0–10 Serena Williams 0–3 Venus Williams 0–5 Maria Sharapova 0–3 Helena Sukova 0–3 Kim Clijsters 0–2

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