Amanda Brown (tennis)
# Amanda Brown (tennis)

Amanda Brown (born 2 May 1965) is a former professional British tennis player who reached the second round of Wimbledon (on two occasions) and the Australian Open, as well as competing for Great Britain at the 1984 Olympics and the 1984 Federation Cup. As a junior, she twice won the junior title at the Australian Open, in 1982 and 1983. She played her first matches on the WTA tour in November 1982 and her final matches at Wimbledon in 1986. During her career, Brown successfully gained victories over players such as Sue Barker, Sara Gomer, Annabel Croft and Gigi Fernández.

Brown also reached the doubles final at the tournament in Salt Lake City in 1983, the singles semifinals in Hershey (as a qualifier) and Denver in 1984, and the singles quarterfinals in Melbourne in 1985.

## Performance timelines

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career win–loss |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2–4 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career win–loss |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1984 | Career win–loss |
| - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | 0–0 |

### Fed Cup

1984 Federation Cup Main Draw :

| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponents | Final match score | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | R1 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) | K. Maleeva/Man. Maleeva | 6–7, 5–7 (L) |
| 1984 Federation Cup consolation rounds |||||||||
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | R1 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | R2 | Canada | 2–1 | Singles | Eva Rozsavolgyi | 6–4, 6–3 (W) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | R2 | Canada | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Ritecz/Rozsavolgyi | 6–2, 7–5 (W) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | Quarterfinals | Hungary | 2–1 | Singles | Karen Dewis | 6–4, 6–2 (W) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | Quarterfinals | Hungary | 2–1 | Doubles (with Jo Durie) | Hetherington/Pelletier | 7–6, 6–2 (W) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | Semifinals | Brazil | 1–2 | Singles | Silvana Campos | 4–6, 5–7 (L) |
| 15–22 Jul 1984 | São Paulo | Clay | Semifinals | Brazil | 1–2 | Doubles (with Anne Hobbs) | Medrado/Monteiro | 5–7, 5–7 (L) |
