Amy Bowtell (born 16 September 1993) is a former tennis player and former Irish number one. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 381.[1] Bowtell won ten professional titles, five singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has been a member of Ireland Fed Cup team since 2009.[2]
Country (sports) | Ireland |
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Residence | Wicklow, Ireland |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 16 September 1993
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $34,664 |
Singles | |
Career record | 139–87 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 381 (9 February 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 49–34 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 450 (29 October 2012) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 24–14 |
Personal life
editBowtell grew up playing in Greystones Lawn Tennis Club in County Wicklow.[3] Bowtell is currently coached by Garry Cahill.[4]
Career highlights
editTo date, Amy has reached seven ITF finals in singles, her first being a $10k tournament held in Chiswick, England on 1 August 2010. In the final, Amy lost to Tara Moore 3–6, 4–6. On 19 February 2012, she won her first ITF title, winning a $10k tournament held in Tallinn, Estonia against Polina Vinogradova 7–6, 6–4.[5] She won her second title in April 2014, winning another $10,000 tournament, this time in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Date | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Chiswick, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard | Tara Moore | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2012 | ITF Sutton, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Polina Vinogradova | 7–6(5), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2013 | ITF Preston, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Tara Moore | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Katie Boulter | 6–7(5), 6–0, 7–6(6) |
Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Elena-Teodora Cadar | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 2014 | ITF Loughborough, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Shérazad Reix | 6–7, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Nov 2014 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Tess Sugnaux | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–5 | Feb 2015 | ITF Sunderland, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Marta Sirotkina | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2011 | ITF Amarante, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Yasmin Clarke | Katharina Negrin Constance Sibille |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 2011 | ITF Gijón, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Lucy Brown | Amanda Carreras Andrea Gámiz |
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Win | 3–0 | Jan 2012 | ITF Sutton, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Quirine Lemoine | Elixane Lechemia Irina Ramialison |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2012 | ITF Helsingborg, Sweden | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Quirine Lemoine | Matilda Hamlin Valeria Osadchenko |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2012 | ITF Bournemouth, Great Britain | 10,000 | Clay | Lucy Brown | Carolin Daniels Dejana Raickovic |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–1 | Aug 2012 | ITF Middelkerke, Belgium | 10,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray | Steffi Distelmans Magali Kempen |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sunderland, Great Britain | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Lucy Brown | Hilda Melander Sandra Roma |
0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2014 | ITF Loughborough, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Lucy Brown | Martina Borecká Shérazad Reix |
3–6, 2–6 |
Fed Cup performance
editSingles (11–8)
editEdition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2009 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 21 April 2009 | Algeria | Hard | Amira Benaissa | Win | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
22 April 2009 | Greece | Eleni Daniilidou | Loss | 2–6, 2–6 | |||
23 April 2009 | Finland | Piia Suomalainen | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | |||
25 April 2009 | Malta | Stephanie Sullivan | Win | 6–4, 6–1 | |||
2010 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 22 April 2010 | Malta | Clay | Elaine Genovese | Win | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
22 April 2010 | Morocco | Nadia Lalami | Loss | 2–6, 0–6 | |||
23 April 2010 | Algeria | Assia Halo | Loss | 6–0, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | |||
2011 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 2 May 2011 | Moldova | Daniela Ciobanu | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | |
3 May 2011 | Norway | Emma Flood | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
4 May 2011 | Egypt | Aziz Magy | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
6 May 2011 | Tunisia | Ons Jabeur | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 | |||
2012 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 16 April 2012 | Malta | Clay | Rosanne Dimech | Win | 6–0, 6–2 |
18 April 2012 | Morocco | Nadia Lalami | Loss | 5–7, 1–6 | |||
19 April 2012 | Armenia | Ani Amiraghyan | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
20 April 2012 | Kenya | Veronica Nabwire Osogo | Win | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
P/O | 21 April 2012 | Tunisia | Ons Jabeur | Loss | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group 3 | RR | 5 February 2014 | Iceland | Hard (i) | Hjördís Rósa Guðmundsdóttir | Win | 6–1, 6–0 |
7 February 2014 | Malta | Katrina Sammut | Win | 6–3, 6–0 | |||
P/O | 8 February 2014 | Greece | Maria Sakkari | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles (7–2)
editEdition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2010 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 21 April 2010 | Malta | Clay | Julia Moriarty | Kimberley Cassar Elaine Genovese |
Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
2011 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 3 May 2011 | Norway | Lynsey McCullough | Ulrikke Eikeri Caroline Rohde-Moe |
Loss | 1–6, 1–6 | |
6 May 2011 | Tunisia | Lynsey McCullough | Sonia Daggou Ons Jabeur |
Loss | 2–6, 2–6 | |||
2012 Europe/Africa Zone | RR | 19 April 2012 | Armenia | Jenny Claffey | Ani Amiraghyan Anna Movsisyan |
Win | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | |
20 April 2012 | Kenya | Lynsey McCullough | Caroline Oduor Michelle Kerubo Onyancha |
Win | 6–1, 6–0 | |||
P/O | 21 April 2012 | Tunisia | Jenny Claffey | Ons Jabeur Mouna Jebri |
Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group 3 | RR | 5 February 2014 | Iceland | Hard (i) | Rachael Dillon | Hjördís Rósa Guðmundsdóttir Sandra Kristjánsdóttir |
Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
7 February 2014 | Malta | Rachael Dillon | Rosanne Dimech Elaine Genovese |
Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |||
P/O | 8 February 2014 | Greece | Rachael Dillon | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Maria Sakkari |
Win | 6–4, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Amy Bowtell stats on WTA official site". WTA. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ Amy Bowtell at the Fed Cup
- ^ Amy Bowtell Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the Tennis Ireland
- ^ Amy Bowtell Archived 22 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ a b "Amy Bowtell: served by a love of tennis". independent.ie. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.