Sophie Amiach

Sophie Amiach (born 10 November 1963 in Paris) is a former professional tennis player from France who played on the WTA Tour from 1980 to 1995.

Currently, she provides commentary on professional tennis in both English and French for different networks throughout the world. Sophie also covered the 2016 Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber for BBC Radio.

Career Born in Paris, Sophie Amiach grew up in the south of France. Having started playing tennis at 4 years old, she became one of the best French juniors. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1984 and played in ten French Opens. In 1987, Amiach was coached by Billie Jean King.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-Up 1989 Taranto, Italy Clay Emmanuelle Derly Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz 2–6, 2–6

ITF finals Singles (0–4) $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Jo Durie 5–7, 6–1, 3–6Runner-up 2. July 13, 1981 Pesaro, Italy Clay Pilar Vásquez 2–6, 0–6Runner-up 3. November 9, 1981 South Yarra, Australia Hard Catherine Tanvier 3–6, 1–6Runner-up 4. September 19, 1988 Chicago, United States Hard Martina Pawlik 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (6–5) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. April 26, 1981 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Catherine Tanvier Jo Durie Debbie Jevans 0–6, 1–6Winner 2. November 2, 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard Catherine Tanvier Kym Ruddell Gwen Warnock 6–4, 6–2Winner 3. April 11, 1982 Curitiba, Brazil Clay Linda Stewart Andrea Meister Marillia Matte 6–2, 6–2Runner-up 4. February 8, 1988 Stavanger, Norway Carpet Lisa Bobby Jonna Jonerup Maria Strandlund 2–6, 6–7Runner-up 5. June 6, 1988 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Jennifer Santrock Lucila Becerra Xóchitl Escobedo 4–6, 6–2, 5–7Runner-up 6. June 27, 1988 Augusta, United States Hard Lisa Bobby Kim Il-soon Lee Jeong-myung 1–6, 2–6Runner-up 7. September 25, 1989 Chicago, United States Hard Kristine Kunce Mary-Lou Daniels Candy Reynolds 3–6, 3–6Winner 8. October 1, 1990 York, United States Hard Louise Allen Simone Schilder Caroline Vis 7–6(4), 6–4Winner 9. June 17, 1991 St. Simons, United States Clay Louise Allen Patti O'Reilly Christine O'Reilly 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3Winner 10. January 18, 1993 Mcallen, United States Hard Louise Allen Alysia May Stephanie Reece 6–3, 7–6(2)Winner 11. January 24, 1994 Austin, United States Hard Tracey Morton-Rodgers Jean Ceniza Mareze Joubert 7–6(8), 7–6(5)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline