Cory Ann Avants
{{short description|American tennis player}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|22}}
| birth_place = Hawaii, U.S.
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $90,601
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 226 (July 26, 2004)
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Cory Ann Avants-Dockins (born January 22, 1985) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Born in Hawaii, Avants grew up in North Carolina, coached in tennis by her parents Hank and Sharon.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/sports/20151014/sporting-life-cory-ann-avants-finds-a-home-at-northriver|title=Cory Ann Avants finds a home at NorthRiver|last=Hopf|first=Becky|date=October 14, 2015|work=Tuscaloosa News|accessdate=11 September 2018}} A right-handed player, she had both a two-handed forehand and backhand.
Avants won her first ITF title at Raleigh in 2000.
From 2001 she competed as a professional and reached the final round of qualifying at the 2001 US Open, before having to retire hurt with a knee injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/22/sports/tennis-junior-players-find-that-life-isn-t-easy-on-the-fringe-of-the-us-open.html|title=Junior Players Find That Life Isn't Easy on the Fringe of the U.S. Open|date=August 22, 2001|work=The New York Times|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
As a wildcard she featured in WTA Tour main draws at Los Angeles in 2001 and the Miami Open the following year.
She continued to compete in juniors, making the quarterfinals of the girls' singles at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the semi-finals of the 2003 US Open as a qualifier, which included a win over Ana Ivanovic.{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=35014150|title=ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Avants, Cory-Ann (USA)|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
In 2004 she reached her career best ranking of 226 in the world and won her second ITF title, the Houston Pro Tennis Classic.{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Avants-receives-much-anticipated-payoff-1557007.php|title=Avants receives much-anticipated payoff|date=May 31, 2004|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
Avants qualified for the main draw of the WTA Tournament in Cincinnati in 2005.{{cite news|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2005/jul/20/tennis-roundup-tuesdays-matches/?print|title=Tuesday's matches|date=July 20, 2005|work=The Vindicator|accessdate=11 September 2018|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727123015/https://www.vindy.com/news/2005/jul/20/tennis-roundup-tuesdays-matches/?print|url-status=dead}}
ITF finals
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| $25,000 tournaments |
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=Singles (2–1)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | Oct 2000 | Raleigh, USA | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR}} Eugenia Subbotina | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 2. | Feb 2004 | Boca Raton, USA | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | 3–6, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | May 2004 | Houston, USA | Hard | {{flagdeco|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko | 6–1, 6–4 |
=Doubles (1–5)=
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! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 1 | Apr 2004 | Jackson, USA | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen Schlukebir | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stéphanie Dubois | 2–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | May 2004 | Hilton Head Island, USA |Hard |{{flagdeco|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko |{{flagdeco|USA}} Tanner Cochran |6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 3. | Jun 2004 | Allentown, USA |Hard |{{flagdeco|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko |{{flagdeco|USA}} Angela Haynes |0–6, 2–6 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 4. | Sep 2004 | Ashland, USA | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen Schlukebir | {{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 5. | Jan 2005 | Tampa, USA | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen Schlukebir | {{flagicon|USA}} Julie Ditty | 1–6, 2–6 |
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 6. | Jun 2005 | Allentown, USA | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristen Schlukebir | {{flagicon|USA}} Ansley Cargill | 2–6, 3–6 |
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:American female tennis players