Cory Ann Avants

Cory Ann Avants
Full nameCory Ann Avants-Dockins
Country (sports) United States
Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 39)
Hawaii, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$90,601
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 226 (July 26, 2004)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 193 (September 27, 2004)

Cory Ann Avants-Dockins (born January 22, 1985) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Born in Hawaii, Avants grew up in North Carolina, coached in tennis by her parents Hank and Sharon.[1] A right-handed player, she had both a two-handed forehand and backhand.

Avants won her first ITF title at Raleigh in 2000.[1]

From 2001 she competed as a professional and reached the final round of qualifying at the 2001 US Open, before having to retire hurt with a knee injury.[2]

As a wildcard she featured in WTA Tour main draws at Los Angeles in 2001 and the Miami Open the following year.

She continued to compete in juniors, making the quarterfinals of the girls' singles at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the semi-finals of the 2003 US Open as a qualifier, which included a win over Ana Ivanovic.[3]

In 2004 she reached her career best ranking of 226 in the world and won her second ITF title, the Houston Pro Tennis Classic.[4]

Avants qualified for the main draw of the WTA Tournament in Cincinnati in 2005.[5]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. Oct 2000 Raleigh, USA Clay Belarus Eugenia Subbotina 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. Feb 2004 Boca Raton, USA Hard India Sania Mirza 3–6, 2–6
Winner 3. May 2004 Houston, USA Hard Varvara Lepchenko 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (1–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1 Apr 2004 Jackson, USA Clay United States Kristen Schlukebir Canada Stéphanie Dubois
Russia Alisa Kleybanova 		2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. May 2004 Hilton Head Island, USA Hard Varvara Lepchenko Tanner Cochran
Australia Jaslyn Hewitt 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. Jun 2004 Allentown, USA Hard Varvara Lepchenko Angela Haynes
United States Diana Ospina 		0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. Sep 2004 Ashland, USA Hard United States Kristen Schlukebir Germany Sandra Klösel
Argentina María Emilia Salerni 		3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. Jan 2005 Tampa, USA Hard United States Kristen Schlukebir United States Julie Ditty
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová 		1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. Jun 2005 Allentown, USA Hard United States Kristen Schlukebir United States Ansley Cargill
United States Julie Ditty 		2–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ a b Hopf, Becky (October 14, 2015). "Cory Ann Avants finds a home at NorthRiver". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Junior Players Find That Life Isn't Easy on the Fringe of the U.S. Open". The New York Times. August 22, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Avants, Cory-Ann (USA)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Avants receives much-anticipated payoff". Houston Chronicle. May 31, 2004. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tuesday's matches". The Vindicator. July 20, 2005. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2018.