Anne Smith (tennis)


Anne Smith is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was world No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 11 in 1980.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1980French OpenClay

Mixed doubles: 5 (5–0)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1980French OpenClay

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4 (0–4)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 1982Washington, D.C., USCarpet

Doubles 69 (32–37)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Championships
Virginia Slims
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Mar 1978DallasCarpet

Grand Slam performance timeline

Mixed doubles

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Education

She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Trinity University and a PhD. in educational psychology from The University of Texas.

Career

Smith is a licensed psychologist in Texas and Massachusetts. She was director of the Learning Center at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. She was the coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters team in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Smith is the author of Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business & Life, with a foreword by Billie Jean King, and The MACH 4 Mental Training System: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents.
On August 22, 2012, Smith appeared in an episode of Storage Wars: Texas where she appraised the value of a tennis racket restringing machine that had been won in an auction of a storage unit.

Honors and awards