Adria Engel Raines (born December 21, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player.

Adria Engel
Full nameAdria Engel Raines
Country (sports) United States
Born (1979-12-21) December 21, 1979 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Prize money$35,575
Singles
Career record119–101
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 296 (October 12, 1998)
Doubles
Career record64–67
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (October 12, 1998)

Born in Chicago, Engel is of Czech heritage through both of her parents, who were noted sportspeople in their native Czechoslovakia.[1] Her mother played tennis and trained with Věra Suková, while her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an elder brother, Marty, who played some professional tennis.[2]

Engel was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils (ASU) varsity tennis team and amassed an ASU record 132 career-singles wins. In 2001, as a sophomore, she became the first player from ASU to claim a Pac-10 singles title.[3]

ITF finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (2–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. March 26, 1995 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard   Sylvia Schenck 5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Winner 1. August 17, 1997 ITF Margarita Island, Venezuela Hard   Miriam D'Agostini 7–6(4), 6–4
Runner-up 2. May 24, 1998 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard   Alina Jidkova 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. June 25, 2000 ITF Easton, United States Hard   Jacqueline Trail 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. July 2, 2000 ITF Springfield, United States Hard   Chang Kyung-mi 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 4. June 24, 2001 ITF Montreal, Canada Hard   Kaori Aoyama 1–6, 7–5, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (3–6) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. October 22, 1995 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard   Eva Belbl   Cécile De Winne
  Celine Regnier
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Winner 2. May 10, 1998 ITF Tampico, Mexico Hard   Alina Jidkova   Paula Cabezas
  Vanessa Menga
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1. May 17, 1998 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Alina Jidkova   Paula Cabezas
  Vanessa Menga
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. May 24, 1998 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard   Alina Jidkova   Paula Cabezas
  Vanessa Menga
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. June 21, 1998 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States Hard   Karin Palme   Keri Phebus
  Vanessa Webb
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. May 2, 1999 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard   Alena Paulenková   Melody Falcó
  Joelle Schad
1–4 ret.
Winner 3. July 1, 2001 ITF Lachine, Canada Hard   Aliénor Tricerri   Ayano Takeuchi
  Tomoko Yonemura
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. June 30, 2002 ITF Lachine, Canada Hard   Kristina Kraszewski   Seiko Okamoto
  Shizu Katsumi
w/o
Runner-up 6. June 15, 2003 ITF Allentown, United States Hard   Kelly McCain   Ilke Gers
  Surina De Beer
7–6(4), 3–6, 3–6

References edit

  1. ^ Lemon, John (March 21, 1996). "Phenom travels globe on pro tennis circuit". Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
  2. ^ Hanna, Julie (April 5, 1991). "Glenbard West's Engel Quits Kidding Around". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ Pratt, Steve (30 April 2001). "USC's Unranked Moore Walks Away With Title". Los Angeles Times.

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