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Anne Smith (tennis)
Anne Smith (born July 1, 1959) is an educational psychologist and a former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was world No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 11 in 1980.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 9 (5–4)
Mixed doubles: 5 (5–0)
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
WTA Tour finals
Singles 4 (0–4)
Doubles 69 (32–37)
Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Education
She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Trinity University and a PhD. in educational psychology from The University of Texas.
Career
Smith is a licensed psychologist in Texas and Massachusetts. She was director of the Learning Center at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. She was the coach of the WTT Boston Lobsters team in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Smith is the author of Grand Slam: Coach Your Mind to Win in Sports, Business & Life, with a foreword by Billie Jean King, and The MACH 4 Mental Training System: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Parents. On August 22, 2012, Smith appeared in an episode of Storage Wars: Texas where she appraised the value of a tennis racket restringing machine that had been won in an auction of a storage unit.
Honors and awards
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