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词条 Annabel Croft
释义

  1. Biography

     Tennis career  After tennis  Personal life 

  2. WTA Tour finals

     Singles: 1 (1–0) 

  3. Performance timelines

     Singles  Doubles  Mixed doubles  Fed Cup 

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Annabel Croft
| fullname = Annabel Nicola Croft
| image = Annabel croft head.jpg
| caption = Annabel Croft in 2011
| country = {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain
| residence = Kingston upon Thames[1]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|07|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Farnborough, Kent, England
| height =
| turnedpro =
| retired = 1988
| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $201,254
| singlesrecord = 49–68
| singlestitles = 1
| highestsinglesranking = No. 24 (31 December 1985)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1984, 1985)
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1986)
| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1984)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1986)
| doublesrecord = 13–36
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 126 (21 December 1986)
}}

Annabel Nicola Croft (born 12 July 1966 in Farnborough, Kent) is a former professional British No. 1 female tennis player and current radio and television presenter. As a tennis player she won the WTA Tour event Virginia Slims of San Diego and represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the Wightman Cup.

After retiring from tennis, she turned to television presenting, with such shows as Treasure Hunt and Interceptor. In 2005, she appeared in the ITV programme Celebrity Wrestling and went on to win it.

Most recently she has been a presenter for Eurosport, Sky Sports and the BBC.

Biography

Tennis career

After winning the Wimbledon and Australian Open girls' tournaments in 1984, Croft won the Virginia Slims of San Diego tournament in 1985, beating Wendy Turnbull in the final in straight sets.[2] In December 1985, she achieved a world ranking of 24.[1] She played for Great Britain in the Fed Cup in 1985 and 1986, and in the Wightman Cup from 1983 to 1986.[1]

After tennis

Despite her potential and being amongst the world's top 25 players, Croft retired from professional tennis at the age of only twenty-one, tired of the relentless travel and keen to start a family{{citation required|date=July 2017}}. Reflecting on her retirement in 2011, she noted that the tour was stressful as it was like "having an argument every day and preparing for another one tomorrow"{{citation required|date=July 2017}}. Immediately after her retirement, Annabel became the new face of Channel 4’s prime time show Treasure Hunt, following Anneka Rice's successful run. This was followed by her own show on ITV, Interceptor.[3]

In 1990, Croft released her own fitness video entitled Annabel Croft's Shape Tape{{citation required|date=July 2017}}.

She has been involved in coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championship for the BBC, Radio 5 Live and GMTV, and has also worked for Sky Sports and Eurosport as a tennis pundit. She has appeared on UK lifestyle TV shows such as The Wright Stuff, The Entertainment Show, GMTV, Out and About and This Morning.[1]

In June 2009, Annabel Croft was one of five volunteers who took part in a BBC series of two programmes Famous, Rich and Homeless about living penniless on the streets of London.[4] After Famous, Rich and Homeless Croft did a follow-on Radio 5 Live radio show which was broadcast on 24 and 25 December 2009, entitled James: My Alcoholic Friend, where she tries to track down the rough sleeper with whom she had spent a night on the streets.

In May 2012, Croft gave a speech at the Oxford Union in which, after talking about her tennis and media presenter careers, she spoke at length of her 3-day experience of living on the streets and the friendship she had formed with James during that time.{{citation required|date=July 2017}}

She is a presenter for Sky Sports, including the 2012 US Open. She has also presented Game, Set & Mats on Eurosport during Grand Slam weeks of tennis.

In October 2012, Croft launched a company called DiaryDoll with TV presenter Carol Smillie, retailing waterproof pants for periods, post-maternity and pelvic-floor weakness, with an aim to be pretty, feminine, breathable and washproof whilst reducing stigma of the topic of women's pelvic health.[5]

Personal life

Croft is married to Mel Coleman, a former international yachtsman and current investment banker. The couple live in Coombe, near Wimbledon, in the London borough of Kingston, with their three children.[6]

Croft is active in raising awareness of child obesity, and is a supporter of the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.[7]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Finals by category
Grand Slam Titles (0–0)
WTA Championships (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1/0)
Clay (0/0)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (0/0)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winnerformat=dmy|1985|4|22}} Virginia Slims
$75,000		 Virginia Slims of San Diego, United States HardAUS}} {{sortname|Wendy|Turnbull}} 6–0, 7–6(7–5)

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 W–L|Match Win–LossSR|Tournament Strike Rate
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q21R1RNHA1R0–30 / 3
French OpenAQ11R1R2R1RA1–40 / 4
Wimbledon1R1R3R1R1R2RA3–60 / 6
US OpenQ21R1R2R3R2RA4–50 / 5
Win–Loss 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–4 3–3 2–3 0–1 8–18 0 / 18
Year-End Ranking161[8]138[9]82[10]24[11]82[12]141[13]265[14]

Doubles

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 W–L|Match Win–LossSR|Tournament Strike Rate
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open1R2RNHA0–30 / 3
French Open2R1R1R1R1–40 / 4
WimbledonA1R1R1R3–60 / 6
US Open1R1R1RA4–50 / 5
Win–Loss 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–4 8–18 0 / 18
Year-End Ranking114[15]62[16]126[17]292[18]

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 W–L|Match Win–LossSR|Tournament Strike Rate
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenANHA0–00 / 0
French OpenA1RA1RA1–40 / 4
Wimbledon1R1R1R1R2R3–60 / 6
US Open1R1RA4–50 / 5
Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–4 8–18 0 / 18

Fed Cup

1985 Federation Cup Main Draw
Date Venue Surface Round Opponents Final match score Match Opponent Rubber score
6–14 Oct
1985		NagoyaHardR1FRG}}3–0 Singles Myriam Schropp6–3, 6–1 (W)
R2JPN}}2–1 Singles Etsuko Inoue7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 (W)
QFBUL}}1–2 Singles Manuela Maleeva2–6, 2–6 (L)
1986 Federation Cup Consolation Rounds
20–27 Jul
1986		PragueClayR1BYE
R2{{fed|FIN}}3–0 Singles Petra Thoren6–4, 3–6, 6–4 (W)
Doubles(with Anne Hobbs) Suonpaa/Thoren6–0, 6–1 (W)
QF{{fed|INA}}3–0 Singles Suzanna Anggarkusuma6–2, 2–6, 6–2 (W)
Doubles(with Anne Hobbs) Anggarkusuma/Basuki6–2, 4–6, 6–2 (W)
SF{{fed|HUN}}3–0 Singles Csilla Cserepy6–4, 6–2 (W)
Doubles(with Anne Hobbs) Cserepy/Szikszay2–1, ret. (W)
W{{fed|URS}}2–1 Singles Larisa Savchenko6–4, 6–0 (W)
Doubles(with Anne Hobbs) Egorova/Parkhomenko2–6, 1–6 (L)

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Annabel Croft |publisher=Celebrity Tennis |date=30 January 2005 |url=http://www.celebritytennis.co.uk/Croft%20Bio.pdf |format=pdf |accessdate=4 June 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912014915/http://www.celebritytennis.co.uk/Croft%20Bio.pdf |archivedate=12 September 2011 }}
2. ^{{cite web | last = Flatman| first = Barry| title = The top 10 great white hopes of British tennis| work = The Sunday Times| publisher = Times Newspapers| date = 12 June 2005| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532462.ece| accessdate =22 May 2008 | location=London}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.interceptors-lair.com/htmldocs/behind_scenes/cast_annabel.htm|title=Interceptor - Behind the Scenes - Annabel Croft|publisher=}}
4. ^BBC page about Famous, Rich and Homeless
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/health-fitness/knickers-period-problems-carol-smillie-4600597|title=Knickers to period problems: Carol Smillie on the range of underwear for girls she launched with friend Annabel Croft|date=9 November 2014|work=dailyrecord}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/25/cmfame25.xml&page=1|title=Fame and fortune: Annabel Croft|publisher=The Telegraph|date=29 August 2007|accessdate=23 June 2008}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Annabel Croft Launches New Challenge Event for CLIC Sargent |publisher=CLIC Sargent |date=12 May 2008 |url=http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Aboutus/Mediacentre/Latestnews/24sevenchallengelaunch |accessdate=4 June 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602185559/http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Aboutus/Mediacentre/Latestnews/24sevenchallengelaunch |archivedate=2 June 2009 }}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1982.pdf|title=1982 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1983.pdf|title=1983 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1984.pdf|title=1984 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1985.pdf|title=1985 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1986.pdf|title=1986 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1987.pdf|title=1987 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1988.pdf|title=1988 Year-end singles rankings|publisher=}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_1984.pdf|title=1984 Year-end doubles rankings|publisher=}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_1985.pdf|title=1985 Year-end doubles rankings|publisher=}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_1986.pdf|title=1986 Year-end doubles rankings|publisher=}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_1987.pdf|title=1987 Year-end doubles rankings|publisher=}}

External links

  • Official website
  • {{IMDb name|0188456|Annabel Croft}}
{{Australian Open girls’ singles champions}}{{Wimbledon girls' singles champions}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Croft, Annabel}}

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