Allison Baker

Allison Baker (born April 10, 1986), also known as Ally Baker, is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography Baker was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of two daughters of Bill and Leigh. A left-handed player, she was coached by John Evert at the Evert Tennis Academy in Florida from the age of 14.

When she was 15 she won an ITF singles title in Greenville and also competed successfully on the international junior circuit. She and German Anna-Lena Groenefeld narrowly lost the girls' doubles final at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, 6–8 in the third set. In girls' singles events she made the quarter-finals of the 2002 US Open, the semi-finals of the 2002 Orange Bowl, won the title at Roehampton in 2003 and was a quarter-finalist at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. While still a junior she received an Adidas sponsorship and featured beside Andy Roddick in a commercial for French sports company Babolat. She later unsuccessfully sued Adidas for negligence over the injury, which she claimed was caused by the company's shoes that she had been supplied through their sponsorship arrangement since her junior career. The shoes were sent without any examination of the size required and it was later revealed that the shoes she had been competing in were three sizes too wide. To rectify this she was flown by Adidas to Oregon to have a custom-fitted shoe designed, but she ended up requiring surgery for the torn ligament in 2004, after which she lost the ability to run. The suit, which was filed locally, was dismissed for improper venue as the contract she had signed with Adidas stated that any contractual issues would need to be adjudicated in Amsterdam, where the company had their head office.

Baker, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, now works at PWC in Nashville.

ITF finals Legend$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments Singles (1–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. Sep 2001 Greenville, United States Clay Julie De Roo 6–3 RETLoss 2. Sep 2001 Raleigh, United States Clay Melinda Czink 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (2–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Sep 2001 Raleigh, United States Clay Melinda Czink Leanne Baker Tracey O'Connor 6–4, 1–6, 6–4Loss 2. Sep 2002 Peachtree City, United States Hard Kristina Brandi Jennifer Russell Christina Wheeler 2–6, 6–7(3)Win 3. Sep 2003 Columbus, United States Hard Teryn Ashley María Emilia Salerni Andreea Vanc 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2Loss 4. Feb 2004 Midland, United States Hard (i) Tara Snyder Sofia Arvidsson Åsa Svensson 6–7(5), 2–6