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Raquel Atawo
American tennis player
American tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Raquel Atawo |
| image | Kops Jones RG13 (9408587105).jpg |
| image_upright | .8 |
| country | |
| residence | Fresno, California, U.S. |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Fresno, California, U.S. |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 2000 |
| retired | 2019 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $2,345,304 |
| singlesrecord | |
| singlestitles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 162 (October 8, 2007) |
| AustralianOpenresult | Q2 (2007) |
| FrenchOpenresult | Q2 (2007) |
| Wimbledonresult | Q1 (2007, 2008) |
| USOpenresult | Q3 (2007) |
| doublesrecord | |
| doublestitles | 18 WTA, 18 ITF |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 10 (March 2, 2015) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | SF (2014) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | 3R (2008) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | SF (2015, 2016) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | QF (2008) |
| AustralianOpenMixedresult | QF (2010) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | 3R (2014) |
| WimbledonMixedresult | 2R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019) |
| USOpenMixedresult | QF (2019) |
Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player, who is currently the head women's tennis coach for the Washington State Cougars.
She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 18 WTA doubles titles, including two Premier-5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears.
Before serving as the head coach at Washington State, Atawo was an assistant women's tennis coach for Auburn University and a volunteer coach for University of California women's tennis.
Biography
Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father was Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015.
Career
Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2014 and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, both while partnered with Abigail Spears. Kops-Jones has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 10, achieved on March 2, 2015. She won 18 WTA doubles titles.
In 2008, she played for the Boston Lobsters, and in 2019, played for the Philadelphia Freedoms—both teams in the World TeamTennis Pro League.
2012
Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears were one of the most successful doubles teams of the 2012 season, winning four titles, at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
Significant finals
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | Qatar Open | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | USA Liezel Huber | |
| USA Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 1–6 | |||||
| Win | 2012 | Tokyo Open | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | |
| CZE Květa Peschke | 6–1, 6–4 | |||||
| Win | 2014 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | HUN Tímea Babos | |
| FRA Kristina Mladenovic | 6–1, 2–0 ret. |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Winner — Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5 (2–1) |
| Tier II / Premier (9–4) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (7–3) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Nov 2007 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Hard | USA Christina Fusano | CAN Stéphanie Dubois | |
| CZE Renata Voráčová | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||||||
| Win | 2. | May 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | USA Abigail Spears | CAN Sharon Fichman | |
| HUN Katalin Marosi | 2–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||||||
| Win | 3. | May 2009 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CHN Yan Zi | |
| CHN Zheng Jie | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Jun 2009 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | USA Abigail Spears | ZIM Cara Black | |
| USA Liezel Huber | 1–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 2. | Aug 2011 | San Diego Open, United States | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | CZE Květa Peschke | |
| SLO Katarina Srebotnik | 0–6, 2–6 | ||||||
| Win | 4. | Sep 2011 | Bell Challenge, Canada (2) | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | USA Jamie Hampton | |
| GEO Anna Tatishvili | 6–0, 3–6, [10–6] | ||||||
| Loss | 3. | Jan 2012 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives | |
| ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) | ||||||
| Loss | 4. | Feb 2012 | Qatar Ladies Open, Doha | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | USA Liezel Huber | |
| USA Lisa Raymond | 3–6, 1–6 | ||||||
| Win | 5. | Jul 2012 | San Diego Open, US | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | USA Vania King | |
| RUS Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 6. | Sep 2012 | Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | UZB Akgul Amanmuradova | |
| USA Vania King | 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||||||
| Win | 7. | Sep 2012 | Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | |
| CZE Květa Peschke | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 8. | Oct 2012 | Osaka Open, Japan | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm | |
| GBR Heather Watson | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 9. | Jul 2013 | Stanford Classic, US | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | GER Julia Görges | |
| CRO Darija Jurak | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||||||
| Win | 10. | Aug 2013 | San Diego Open, US (2) | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | TPE Chan Hao-ching | |
| SVK Janette Husárová | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | TPE Chan Chin-wei | |
| CHN Xu Yifan | 5–7, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 6. | Feb 2014 | Dubai Tennis Championships, U.A.E. | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | RUS Alla Kudryavtseva | |
| AUS Anastasia Rodionova | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||||||
| Win | 11. | Jun 2014 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | USA Abigail Spears | AUS Ashleigh Barty | |
| AUS Casey Dellacqua | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 | ||||||
| Win | 12. | Aug 2014 | Cincinnati Open, US | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | HUN Tímea Babos | |
| FRA Kristina Mladenovic | 6–1, 2–0 ret. | ||||||
| Loss | 7. | Jan 2015 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands | |
| IND Sania Mirza | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Win | 13. | Feb 2015 | Qatar Ladies Open, Doha | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | TPE Hsieh Su-wei | |
| IND Sania Mirza | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 14. | Jun 2015 | Nottingham Open, UK | Grass | USA Abigail Spears | GBR Jocelyn Rae | |
| GBR Anna Smith | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||||||
| Win | 15. | Oct 2015 | Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | USA Abigail Spears | CZE Andrea Hlaváčková | |
| CZE Lucie Hradecká | 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| Win | 16. | Jul 2016 | Stanford Classic, US (2) | Hard | USA Abigail Spears | CRO Darija Jurak | |
| AUS Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 17. | Apr 2017 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart | Clay (i) | LAT Jeļena Ostapenko | USA Abigail Spears | |
| SLO Katarina Srebotnik | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 18. | Apr 2018 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (2) | Clay (i) | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | USA Nicole Melichar | |
| CZE Květa Peschke | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] | ||||||
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2018 | Linz Open, Austria (2) | Hard (i) | GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld | BEL Kirsten Flipkens | |
| SWE Johanna Larsson | 6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 50 | 59–50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–5 | 10–9 | 21–21 | 12–25 | 25–25 | 42–21 | 27–22 | 38–20 | 33–23 | 30–23 | 19–21 | 23–22 | 13–18 | 298–258 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 0 / 11 | 21–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 11–14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 9–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beijing | NH | Tier II | 2R | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai | Tier II | 2R | 1R | 1R | Premier | 1R | P | 1R | P | 1R | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doha | T III | Tier II | A | Not Held | P | F | SF | 2R | P | 2R | P | 1R | P | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | NH | Tier III | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1 / 10 | 10–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | QF | W | 1R | Premier | 1 / 4 | 6–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan | Not Held | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 2 | 1 | ITF only | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 620 | 677 | 312 | 152 | 93 | 55 | 36 | 63 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 57 |
References
References
- "Raquel Atawo named Auburn women's tennis assistant coach".
- Staff, Spencer Golanka {{!}} Senior. (2019-09-13). "Former Bear Raquel Atawo joins women's tennis coaching staff".
- [http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/4465/title/raquel-atawo WTAtennis.com biography]
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