Australian tennis player
Amy Jensen| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Born | (1978-07-31) 31 July 1978 (age 46)
Brisbane, Australia |
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| Prize money | $34,867 |
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| Career record | 26–37 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 423 (29 January 2001) |
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| Career record | 72–46 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 199 (17 November 1997) |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
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| US Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000) |
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Amy Jensen (born 31 July 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
Originally from Brisbane, Jensen had a successful career in American college tennis playing for UC Berkeley. From 1998 to 2000 she won three successive NCAA doubles titles, partnering Amanda Augustus in the first two, then Claire Curran for the third.[1]
As a professional player she had a top 200 ranking in doubles and won eight ITF titles. She featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at both the Australian Open and US Open during her career. At the 2000 US Open, she and partner Claire Curran won the first set of their opening round match against Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce.[2]
Jensen has held several coaches positions in college tennis. She is currently the head coach for UC Santa Cruz.[3]
ITF finals
| Legend
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| $25,000 tournaments
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| $10,000 tournaments
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Doubles (8–4)
| Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Location
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Runner-up
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1.
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21 July 1996
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Frinton, United Kingdom
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Grass
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 Anita Kurimay
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 Lucie Ahl
Shirli-Ann Siddall
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1–6, 4–6
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| Winner
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1.
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28 July 1996
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Dublin, Ireland
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Grass
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Sarah Stanley
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Kylie Moulds
Cindy Watson
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6–4, 6–4
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| Winner
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2.
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8 June 1997
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Little Rock, United States
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Hard
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 Samantha Reeves
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Erica Adams
 Tina Samara
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6–0, 6–4
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| Winner
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3.
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23 June 1997
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Greenwood, United States
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Hard
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Melissa Beadman
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Keirsten Alley
Tina Samara
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4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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| Runner-up
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2.
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26 July 1997
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Dublin, Ireland
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Carpet
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Amanda Augustus
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 Surina De Beer
Lizzie Jelfs
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3–6, 6–4, 4–6
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| Runner-up
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3.
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22 September 1997
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Newport Beach, United States
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Hard
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Amanda Augustus
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Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
 Janet Lee
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3–6, 3–6
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| Winner
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4.
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8 August 1999
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Harrisonburg, United States
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Hard
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Amanda Augustus
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Julie Ditty
Wang I-ting
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2
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| Winner
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5.
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25 June 2000
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Montreal, Canada
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Hard
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Amanda Augustus
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Jennifer Embry
Kristina Kraszewski
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3–6, 7–5, 6–0
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| Runner-up
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4.
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2 July 2000
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Lachine, Canada
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Clay
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Amanda Augustus
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Jennifer Embry
Kristina Kraszewski
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1–6, 5–7
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| Winner
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6.
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17 September 2000
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Osaka, Japan
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Hard
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Amanda Augustus
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 Shiho Hisamatsu
 Jeon Mi-ra
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6–3, 6–2
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| Winner
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7.
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1 October 2000
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Saga, Japan
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Grass
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Amanda Augustus
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Nannie de Villiers
 Eva Krejčová
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6–4, 6–3
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| Winner
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8.
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5 November 2000
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Gold Coast, Australia
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Hard
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Amanda Augustus
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Natalie Grandin
Nicole Rencken
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6–4, 6–3
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