Sophie Amiach


Sophie Amiach 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.

ITF finals

Singles (0–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.April 26, 1981Bournemouth, United KingdomClay

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993
Australian OpenAA1RQF1RAAAAAAAA
French Open1R1R1R2R1R1RAA3R2RA1R1R
WimbledonAAA[1984 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]1RAAA2R1RAAA
US OpenA1RA1R1RAAA2RAAAA