Amanda Wainwright

{{short description|British tennis player}} {{for|the fictional character|The Inspectors}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Amanda Wainwright | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{GBR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Essex, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $82,553 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 218 (13 June 1994) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = | Wimbledonresult = 2R (1993) | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 95 (22 September 1997) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1997) | USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1997) }} '''Amanda "Mandy" Wainwright''' (born 24 March 1976) is a British former professional tennis player.

==Biography== Wainwright grew up in the county of Essex, attending Bancroft's School in Woodford Green.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vecsey |first1=George |title=Sports of The Times; The Players Turn Backs On Caution |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/25/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-players-turn-backs-on-caution.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=0A1A4B5856B448F08FA5BB37BBAFC45D&gwt=pay |work=The New York Times |date=25 June 1993}}</ref>

A right-handed player, Wainwright made her Wimbledon debut in 1993 and upset Caroline Kuhlman, the world number 78, in the first round. She didn't progress past the opening round in her two other singles main draw appearances at Wimbledon and was more successful on tour as a doubles player, ranked as high as 95 in the world.

Wainwright has now returned to Bancroft's School in Woodford Green as a history teacher and Head of Tennis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bancrofts.org/senior/sport/tennis/|title=Bancroft's School|first=The Web|last=Kitchen|website=Bancrofts.org|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>

==ITF circuit finals== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |}

===Singles (1–2)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Opponent !Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 29 August 1993 | Gryfino, Poland | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Starosta | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |- bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 5 September 1993 | Burgas, Bulgaria | Hard | {{flagicon|BUL}} Svetlana Krivencheva | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 4 October 1997 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Egorova | 2–6, 7–6, 1–6 |}

===Doubles (6–11)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !Result !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 14 November 1994 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Carpet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|RUS|1991}} Natalia Egorova {{flagicon|RUS|1991}} Svetlana Parkhomenko | 6–7(8), 6–7(6) |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 6 February 1995 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe | {{flagicon|Russia|1991}} Natalia Egorova {{flagicon|Russia|1991}} Svetlana Parkhomenko | 4–6, 2–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | 8 May 1995 | Le Touquet, France | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo | {{flagicon|GRE}} Julia Apostoli {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvie Sabas | 6–4, 6–2 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 13 November 1995 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|RUS|1991}} Julia Lutrova {{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Wood | 6–7(7), 4–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 31 March 1996 | Caen, France | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Claire Taylor | {{flagicon|SWE}} Annica Lindstedt {{flagicon|SWE}} Anna-Karin Svensson | 4–6, 6–7(4) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 4 May 1996 | Hatfield, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robyn Mawdsley {{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Wood | 6–4, 6–7(4), 5–7 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | 12 May 1996 | Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucie Ahl {{flagicon|GBR}} Joanne Ward | 7–5, 6–1 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 23 September 1996 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | {{Flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu | {{Flagicon|USA}} Janet Lee {{Flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri | 7–5, 6–2 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6. | 20 October 1996 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Strandlund {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 3–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 8 February 1997 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|GBR}} Megan Miller {{flagicon|GBR}} Rachel Viollet | 7–6(2), 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | 16 February 1997 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin {{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe | 2–6, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 7 April 1997 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin | {{flagicon|SVK}} Patrícia Marková {{flagicon|SVK}} Zuzana Váleková | 6–7(3), 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 27 April 1997 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shirli-Ann Siddall | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lorna Woodroffe {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin | 6–3, 7–5 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 14 July 1997 | Clearwater, United States | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin | {{flagicon|CAN}} Maureen Drake {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 27 July 1997 | Peachtree City, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Julie Pullin | {{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaoru Shibata | 4–6, 1–6 |-bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | {{dts|format=dmy|1998|7|11}} | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucie Ahl | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave | 4–6, 6–7 |-bgcolor=f0f8ff | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | {{dts|format=dmy|1998|7|18}} | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucie Ahl | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lizzie Jelfs {{flagicon|RSA}} Mareze Joubert | 2–6, 5–7 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}

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