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Vanessa Webb (born 24 January 1976) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She is currently the Player Class Director for the WTA Board of Directors.

Vanessa Webb
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceMumbai, India
Born (1976-01-24) 24 January 1976 (age 48)
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2003
PlaysLeft (one-handed backhand)
CollegeDuke University
Prize money$345,485
Singles
Career record280–190
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 107 (7 August 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open1R (2000)
WimbledonQ3 (2000, 2001)
US Open1R (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record445–408
Career titles25 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (17 July 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2000, 2003)
French Open2R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Wimbledon2R (2003)
US Open1R (1999, 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2003)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–1

In her career, she won ten singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She also reached one WTA Tour doubles final, in Kuala Lumpur in 2000.

College

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While at Duke, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female tennis player in 1999.[1][2]

Tennis career

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Webb made the second round of the 2003 Australian Open which was her best Grand Slam singles performance. She also reached the first round of the French Open (in 2003) and the US Open (in 1998 & 2000). In doubles, she made the second rounds of the French Open (in 2001,'02,'03 & '04) and the Wimbledon Championships (in 2003). Webb made the first rounds of the Australian Open (in 2000,'03) and US Open (in 1999, 2000), and also the first round of mixed-doubles at the Wimbledon Championships in 2003.

Personal life

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After retiring from tennis, Webb has had a successful career with the Parthenon Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, working out of their branch in Mumbai, India, where she currently resides.[3]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2000 Wismilak International, Malaysia Tier III Hard South Africa  Liezel Huber Slovakia  Henrieta Nagyová
Austria  Sylvia Plischke
4–6, 6–7(4–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 16 (10–6)

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 11 July 1994 ITF Frinton, United States Grass United Kingdom  Shirli-Ann Siddall 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 2. 3 June 1996 ITF Lawrenceville, United States Hard Sri Lanka  Lihini Weerasuriya 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3. 24 June 1996 ITF Madison, United States Hard Georgia (country)  Nino Louarsabishvili 6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Win 4. 7 July 1996 ITF Williamsburg, United States Hard United States  Stephanie Mabry 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. 21 June 1998 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States Hard China  Ding Ding 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 6. 28 June 1998 ITF Montreal, Canada Hard Canada  Renata Kolbovic 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. 22 November 1998 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard United States  Karin Miller 2–6, 6–7
Win 8. 21 June 1999 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States Hard United States  Jennifer Hopkins 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Win 9. 30 August 1999 ITF Huixquilucan, Mexico Hard Switzerland  Miroslava Vavrinec 1–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. 4 October 1996 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Thailand  Tamarine Tanasugarn 3–6, 3–6
Loss 11. 16 July 2000 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard United States  Kristina Kraszewski 3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win 12. 29 October 2000 ITF Seoul, South Korea Hard Germany  Marlene Weingärtner 4–2, 5–3, 1–4, 5–3
Loss 13. 15 July 2001 ITF College Park, United States Hard United States  Sarah Taylor 4–6, 4–6
Win 14. 20 January 2002 ITF Gainesville, United States Hard United States  Tiffany Dabek 6–4, 6–0
Win 15. 8 May 2002 Fukuoka International, Japan Grass South Korea  Jeon Mi-ra 6–0, 6–4
Win 16. 7 April 2003 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Clay Italy  Maria Elena Camerin 6–3, 6–7, 7–6

Doubles: 37 (25–12)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 30 August 1992 ITF Querétaro, Mexico Hard Canada  Renata Kolbovic Mexico  Lucila Becerra
Mexico  Xóchitl Escobedo
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. 6 September 1992 ITF Toluca, Mexico Hard Canada  Renata Kolbovic Mexico  Lucila Becerra
Mexico  Xóchitl Escobedo
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 16 May 1993 ITF León, Mexico Clay Canada  Renata Kolbovic Canada  Mélanie Bernard
Canada  Caroline Delisle
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 26 June 1993 ITF Roanoke, United States Hard South Africa  Mareze Joubert Japan  Ai Sugiyama
Japan  Yoshiko Sasano
4–6, 3–6
Win 5. 2 August 1993 ITF Norfolk, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong Australia  Maija Avotins
Australia  Lisa McShea
7–6, 6–4
Win 6. 18 October 1993 ITF Sedona, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong United States  Jessica Emmons
United States  Caroline Kuhlman
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win 7. 15 November 1993 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia  Lisa McShea Slovenia  Tina Križan
Czech Republic  Eva Martincová
7–6(5), 6–3
Loss 8. 10 October 1994 ITF Sedona, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong United States  Shannan McCarthy
United States  Julie Steven
3–6, 3–6
Win 9. 12 December 1994 ITF Mildura, France Grass France  Catherine Tanvier Australia  Catherine Barclay
Australia  Louise Pleming
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Loss 10. 24 July 1995 ITF Salisbury, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong United States  Shannan McCarthy
United States  Julie Steven
3–6, 2–6
Win 11. 9 June 1996 ITF Lawrenceville, United States Hard United States  Amanda Augustus United States  Rebecca Jensen
United States  Kristine Kurth
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–4
Win 12. 30 June 1996 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard United States  Amanda Augustus United States  Jackie Moe
United States  Vickie Paynter
6–2, 6–4
Loss 13. 19 January 1997 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard United States  Pam Nelson United States  Rebecca Jensen
United States  Keri Phebus
7–6(4), 2–6, 2–6
Win 14. 9 June 1997 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong New Zealand  Nicola Kaiwai
New Zealand  Gaye McManus
6–1, 6–3
Win 15. 14 June 1998 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States  Sandy Sureephong United States  Holly Parkinson
United States  Tracy Almeda-Singian
6–2, 7–6(4)
Win 16. 21 June 1998 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States Hard United States  Keri Phebus United States  Adria Engel
Mexico  Karin Palme
6–2, 6–1
Win 17. 28 June 1998 ITF Montreal, Canada Hard Canada  Renata Kolbovic Canada  Mélanie Marois
Canada  Katherine Rammo
6–3, 6–1
Loss 18. 26 July 1998 ITF Peachtree City, United States Hard United States  Keri Phebus United Kingdom  Julie Pullin
United Kingdom  Lorna Woodroffe
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 19. 2 August 1998 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard United States  Keri Phebus Canada  Renata Kolbovic
United Kingdom  Julie Pullin
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 20. 15 November 1998 Bendigo International, Australia Hard United States  Dawn Buth Australia  Catherine Barclay
Australia  Kerry-Anne Guse
7–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win 21. 29 November 1998 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia  Danielle Jones Australia  Catherine Barclay
Australia  Trudi Musgrave
6–3, 7–5
Win 22. 7 June 1999 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States  Dawn Buth United States  Wendy Fix
United States  Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 23. 11 July 1999 ITF Edmonton, Canada Hard United States  Dawn Buth Germany  Kirstin Freye
Canada  Renata Kolbovic
6–3, 6–2
Win 24. 18 July 1999 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard United States  Dawn Buth United States  Sandra Cacic
United States  Karin Miller
6–4, 6–3
Win 25. 9 October 1999 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Australia  Catherine Barclay South Korea  Kim Eun-ha
Slovenia  Petra Rampre
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 26. 9 July 2000 ITF Los Gatos, United States Hard Chinese Taipei  Janet Lee United States  Sandra Cacic
Canada  Renata Kolbovic
6–4, 6–1
Win 27. 16 July 2000 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard Canada  Renata Kolbovic Germany  Kirstin Freye
Hong Kong  Tong Ka-po
6–1, 6–4
Win 28. 8 July 2001 ITF Los Gatos, United States Hard United States  Dawn Buth Japan  Ryoko Takemura
Japan  Yuka Yoshida
6–2, 7–6
Loss 29. 15 July 2001 ITF College Park, United States Hard United States  Dawn Buth Japan  Nana Miyagi
Australia  Lisa McShea
1–6, 4–6
Loss 30. 22 July 2001 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard United States  Dawn Buth Japan  Nana Miyagi
Australia  Lisa McShea
1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 31. 4 August 2001 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Slovenia  Petra Rampre United States  Erika deLone
Canada  Renata Kolbovic
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 32. 8 January 2002 ITF Tallahassee, United States Hard United States  Jessica Lehnhoff Croatia  Ivana Abramović
United States  Jacqueline Trail
6–4, 6–3
Win 33. 20 January 2002 ITF Gainesville, United States Hard Slovenia  Petra Rampre United States  Beau Jones
Latvia  Anžela Žguna
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 34. 13 May 2002 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Venezuela  Milagros Sequera Czech Republic  Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic  Gabriela Chmelinová
6–7(5), 7–5, 6–3
Win 35. 7 July 2002 ITF Los Gatos, United States Hard Canada  Teryn Ashley Japan  Ryoko Takemura
Japan  Yuka Yoshida
6–3, 6–4
Win 36. 8 October 2002 ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom Hard (i) France  Marion Bartoli Argentina  Mariana Díaz Oliva
United Kingdom  Julie Pullin
6–4, 6–2
Loss 37. 11 November 2002 ITF Mexico City Clay Slovenia  Tina Hergold Czech Republic  Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic  Gabriela Chmelinová
6–3, 3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Cecil Wins Honda Award". Duke University. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ Tom Tebbutt (24 February 2008). "Webb takes different post-career path". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
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