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Vanessa Webb

Vanessa Webb
  • Residence: Toronto, Canada
  • Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1976
  • Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
  • Height: 5'11'' (1.80 m)
  • Weight: 148 lbs. (67 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed
  • Status: Pro (June 1999)

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Vanessa Webb Biography

Introduced to the game by her father at age 7, and practiced against a wall behind her house...Coached by Craig O'Shannessy...Favorite surface is hard...Father, Ian, is a lawyer; mother, Cynthia, is a hospital administrator; younger sister, Katie, is studying pre-medicine; younger brother, David, attends high school...Entire family plays recreational tennis...Graduated from Duke University in May of 1999 with academic honors as a triple major in economics, French and Canadian studies...Enjoys politics, reading and crossword puzzles...Favorite book is Cathedral by Nelson De Mille...Other sports interests include hiking and biking...Lists her career at Duke University, both academic and tennis, as well as the time spent in her sorority, as her most memorable experience...Admires her sister because she is brilliant and can't wait to begin 12 years of school to become an orthopedic surgeon.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 0
WTA Doubles Titles - 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $345,485
W/L - Singles - - - 280 - 190
W/L - Doubles - - - 207 - 125
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Results

US OPEN

Grand Slam // USA // 25-Aug-2003 // $6,682,980 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 139 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss [W] Kelly Mc Cain (USA) 350 3-6 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$2,733
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
07-Aug-2000 (107) 17-Jul-2000 (95)
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1999 - Qualified at Tokyo [Princess Cup], her first main draw in a WTA Tour event without the assistance of a WC entry; collected two ITF titles, at ITF/Mt. Pleasant-USA, where she successfully defended her 1998 title, and ITF/Huixquilucan-MEX
2000 - Reached first doubles final on WTA Tour at Kuala Lumpur w/Horn; at Auckland, qualified and then upset No. 4 seed Schwartz to win first WTA Tour main draw match; seeded No. 2, won ITF/Seoul-KOR, upsetting top-seed Weingartner in final; singles quarterfinalist for first time on WTA Tour at Pattaya City
2001 - Qualified for Birmingham and won 1r over Vento
2002 - Won ITF/Tallahassee-USA w/Lehnhoff and the following week swept singles, dropping only one set in five matches, and doubles w/Rampre at ITF/Gainesville-USA; as world No. 184, qualified at Miami and upset No. 38 Serna 63 62 before falling 2r to No. 13 Shaughnessy (No. 10 seed ) 64 64; captured ninth ITF title at ITF/Fukuoka-JPN; l. 1r at Madrid to Zuluaga; qualified for Eastbourne, then held 2mp on No. 5 seed Shaughnessy before losing 1r 67 76 76; l. a doubles match in Canada's loss to the Czech Republic in a Fed Cup World Group playoff; reached 2r at Shanghai before falling to No. 2 Sugiyama 26 63 75 2003 - Qualified to make Australian Open debut, then recorded first Grand Slam-match victory over Sanchez Lorenzo before losing 2r to Australian WC Stosur; won ITF/Coatzacoalcos-MEX and reached doubles SF w/Augustus
SINGLES
Winner (0 WTA Tour): 2003 - ITF/Coatzacoalcos-MEX; 2002 - ITF/Gainesville-USA, ITF/Fukuoka-JPN; 2000 - ITF/Seoul-KOR; 1999 - ITF/Mt. Pleasant-USA, ITF/Huixquilucan-MEX; 1998 - ITF/Mt. Pleasant-USA, ITF/Montreal-CAN; 1996 - ITF/Lawrenceville-USA, ITF/Williamsburg-USA.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2000 - Pattaya City.

DOUBLES
Quarterfinalist (9): 2003 - Memphis (w/Augustus); 2002 - Bali (w/Kostanic); 2000 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Barclay), Oklahoma City (w/Snyder), Shanghai (w/Snyder), Kuala Lumpur (w/Horn), Pattaya City (w/Horn); 1999 - Tokyo [Princess Cup] (w/Kolbovic), Quebec City (w/Kolbovic).

ADDITIONAL
Canadian Fed Cup Team 2000, 2002-03. Canadian Olympic Team 2000.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 0
WTA Doubles Titles - 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $345,485
W/L - Singles - - - 280 - 190
W/L - Doubles - - - 207 - 125

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
1 / 1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - - - 1r - - - -
0 / 2 US OPEN - - - 1r - 1r - -

Doubles

W/L   2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - - 1r - - - -
4 / 4 FRENCH OPEN 2r 2r 2r 2r - - - -
1 / 3 WIMBLEDON 2r - 1r 1r - - - -
0 / 2 US OPEN - - - 1r 1r - - -
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Vanessa Webb Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

US OPEN

Grand Slam // USA // 25-Aug-2003 // $6,682,980 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 139 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss [W] Kelly Mc Cain (USA) 350 3-6 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$2,733

WIMBLEDON

Grand Slam // GREAT BRITAIN // 23-Jun-2003 // $5,182,419 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss Maret Ani (EST) 161 5-7 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$1,555

BIRMINGHAM

WTA // GREAT BRITAIN // 09-Jun-2003 // $170,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 129 // Seed/Entry: /L

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [W] Amanda Keen (GBR) 523 6-4 6-4
Q-R16 Loss [13] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 149 6-1 6-3
R64 Loss Jill Craybas (USA) 64 6-4 3-6 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+2.25

Prize Money

$520

SURBITON

ITF // GREAT BRITAIN // 02-Jun-2003 // $25,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 128 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [W] Lucie Ahl (GBR) 211 7-5 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$294

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 26-May-2003 // $5,363,011 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss Melinda Czink (HUN) 149 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$1,624

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 19-May-2003 // $170,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 128 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Oleksandra Kravets (UKR) 259 6-2 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$200

FUKUOKA

ITF // JAPAN // 06-May-2003 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 119 // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 362 7-6 (6) 6-3
R16 Loss Tiantian Sun (CHN) 194 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$800

GIFU

ITF // JAPAN // 27-Apr-2003 // $50,000 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 4/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Jin-Hee (sr) Kim (KOR) 279 6-2 6-3
R16 Loss Tiantian Sun (CHN) 203 6-2 7-6 (1)

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$800

SAN LUIS POTOSI

ITF // MEXICO // 14-Apr-2003 // $25,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 127 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Giorgia Mortello (ITA) 397 6-7 (7) 7-5 6-3
R16 Win Melanie Marois (CAN) 288 6-1 6-2
Q Loss [Q] Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol (ARG) 427 2-6 7-6 (3) 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+7

Prize Money

$700

COATZACOALCOS

ITF // MEXICO // 07-Apr-2003 // $25,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 126 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Caroline Ann Basu (GER) 417 6-4 6-2
R16 Win [Q] Christina Zachariadou (GRE) 407 6-3 6-4
Q Win Dimana Krastevitch (BUL) 328 6-1 3-6 6-1
S Win [4] Kyra Nagy (HUN) 234 6-4 7-6 (3)
F Win [2] Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 132 6-3 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3)

WTA Rankings PTS

+25

Prize Money

$3,000

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2003 // $2,960,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 118 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Loss [22] Lubomira Kurhajcova (SVK) 117 6-3 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,150

ST. PAUL

ITF // USA // 25-Feb-2003 // $50,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN) 165 7-5 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$500

MEMPHIS

WTA // USA // 16-Feb-2003 // $170,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /L

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 BYE
Q-R16 Win Caroline Schneider (GER) 560 6-1 6-0
Q-Q Loss [5] Tara Snyder (USA) 153 6-4 6-1
R32 Loss Saori Obata (JPN) 121 6-4 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+3.75

Prize Money

$1,300

MIDLAND

ITF // USA // 04-Feb-2003 // $75,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Nina Duebbers (GER) 209 6-4 6-4
R16 Loss Angelika Bachmann (GER) 234 4-6 6-2 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+7

Prize Money

$1,140

ROCKFORD

ITF // USA // 28-Jan-2003 // $25,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Jana Nejedly (CAN) 224 6-1 6-0
R16 Win [Q] Hana Sromova (CZE) 286 6-4 7-5
Q Win [8] Evelyn Fauth (AUT) 159 6-3 6-2
S Loss [Q] Petra Rampre (SLO) 491 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+11.5

Prize Money

$1,100

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 13-Jan-2003 // $4,054,063 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 138 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Win Cindy Watson (AUS) 173 6-0 6-3
Q-R64 Win Teryn Ashley (USA) 196 7-6 (4) 7-5
Q-R32 Win Sunitha Rao (IND) 204 7-6 (5) 6-2
R128 Win Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 97 2-6 7-5 6-3
R64 Loss [W] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 244 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+58

Prize Money

$13,023

CANBERRA

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 05-Jan-2003 // $110,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 138 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Samantha Stosur (AUS) 245 7-5 7-6 (4)
Q-R16 Loss [8] Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 121 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$250

AUCKLAND

WTA // NEW ZEALAND // 30-Dec-2002 // $140,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win [8] Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 116 4-6 6-1 6-1
Q-R16 Loss Seda Noorlander (NED) 166 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$300
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
25/08/2003 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 78
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON Q - 3R 26
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 2R 14
28/08/2000 US OPEN 1R 29
Date Tournament Round Points
26/06/2000 WIMBLEDON 3R 20
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 20
30/08/1999 US OPEN Q - 2R 10
31/08/1998 US OPEN 1R 2
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2003 155 129
2002 150 130
2001 207 171
2000 112 99
1999 134 111
1998 254 193
1997 334 351
1996 340 384
1995 211 208
1994 297 264
1993 412 218
1992 459 484
1991 760 0
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
07-Aug-2000 (107) 17-Jul-2000 (95)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
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Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
25/08/2003 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 78
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON Q - 3R 26
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 2R 14
28/08/2000 US OPEN 1R 29
Date Tournament Round Points
26/06/2000 WIMBLEDON 3R 20
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 20
30/08/1999 US OPEN Q - 2R 10
31/08/1998 US OPEN 1R 2

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
09/06/2003 BIRMINGHAM 2R 2
19/05/2003 MADRID Q - 1R 1
19/03/2003 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
16/02/2003 MEMPHIS 3R 4
05/01/2003 CANBERRA Q - 2R 4
30/12/2002 AUCKLAND 2R 6
30/09/2002 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 1
23/09/2002 BALI Q - 2R 4
16/09/2002 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 2R 5
09/09/2002 SHANGHAI 2R 14
Date Tournament Round Points
12/08/2002 MONTREAL 1R 1
17/06/2002 EASTBOURNE 1R 30
10/06/2002 BIRMINGHAM Q - 1R 1
20/05/2002 MADRID 1R 1
20/03/2002 MIAMI 2R 45
06/03/2002 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
18/02/2002 DUBAI Q - 2R 6
11/02/2002 DOHA Q - 2R 3
13/08/2001 TORONTO 1R 1
11/06/2001 BIRMINGHAM 2R 24
Date Tournament Round Points
21/05/2001 STRASBOURG Q - 1R 1
06/11/2000 KUALA LUMPUR Q - 1R 1
09/10/2000 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 1
02/10/2000 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 2R 11
14/08/2000 MONTREAL 1R 1
12/06/2000 BIRMINGHAM 2R 14
22/05/2000 STRASBOURG Q - 2R 4
18/04/2000 HILTON HEAD Q - 1R 1
20/03/2000 MIAMI 1R 23
21/02/2000 OKLAHOMA CITY 1R 7
Date Tournament Round Points
14/02/2000 HANNOVER 1R 1
08/02/2000 PARIS 1R 1
03/01/2000 AUCKLAND 2R 30
15/11/1999 PATTAYA CITY 2R 4
01/11/1999 QUEBEC CITY Q - 2R 4
20/09/1999 TOKYO (TOYOTA) 1R 12
16/08/1999 TORONTO Q - 2R 11
09/08/1999 LOS ANGELES Q - 1R 1
04/01/1999 AUCKLAND 3R 9
17/08/1998 MONTREAL 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
11/08/1997 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
05/08/1996 MONTREAL 2R 5
30/10/1995 QUEBEC CITY Q - 2R 0
14/08/1995 TORONTO 1R 13
19/06/1995 EASTBOURNE 1R 9
12/06/1995 BIRMINGHAM Q - 2R 0
10/04/1995 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 0
06/02/1995 CHICAGO Q - 2R 0
31/10/1994 QUEBEC CITY 3R 0
15/08/1994 MONTREAL 1R 0
Date Tournament Round Points
23/08/1993 SCHENECTADY Q - 1R 0
16/08/1993 TORONTO Q - 1R 0
17/08/1992 MONTREAL 1R 12
05/08/1991 TORONTO Q - 1R 0
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