Abigail Spears

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Abigail Michal Spears (born July 12, 1981)[1] is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Spears won 21 double titles including the 2017 Australian Open.

Spears started playing tennis in 1988 when she was 7 years old, and turned professional in 2000.[2] Spears and compatriot, Raquel Kops-Jones, were one of the most successful doubles team of the 2012 season, winning four tour titles and reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. In 2017, Spears partnered with Juan Sebastián Cabal at the Australian Open to win the mixed-doubles tournament. After being suspended for much of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Spears retired in September 2021.

Biography

July 12, 1981 Abigail Spears was born in San Diego, California, she is a distant relation of the well known singer Britney Spears.

2000–2010

Spears turned professional in 2000.[2] She reached the third round at the 2005 Australian Open[3] and the first round at the 2005 French Open, 2005 Wimbledon tournament (where she also reached the third round in the doubles tournament with Lisa McShea), and the 2005 US Open.[4][5] She reached the third round at the 2008 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Raquel Kops-Jones, and the duo bettered that result by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2008 US Open.

Spears also qualified in singles for the US Open twice.[6] She achieved a singles ranking of world No. 66 on June 6, 2005. Her highest doubles ranking was world No. 11 on June 24, 2013. Spears has not won a WTA singles title, but as of the end of December 2018 she has won 21 WTA doubles titles.[2] She participated in the US Open doubles draw eleven times between 1998 and 2010.[6]

2010-2020

Spears and compatriot Raquel Kops-Jones were one of the most successful doubles team of the 2012 season, winning four titles at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

2017 was expected to be Spears' farewell year on tour.[7] At the Australian Open, she partnered with Juan Sebastián Cabal to win the mixed-doubles tournament. In the final, they defeated the second-seeded team of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4. The American-Colombian duo recovered from a 1–4 deficit in the second set to reel off five straight games to clinch the title. It was a revenge match for Spears, having lost to Mirza the last time she made it to a Grand Slam final losing 9–11 in the super tiebreak to Mirza and Bruno Soares at the 2014 US Open.

Retirement

Spears was suspended for 22 months doping offences from 7 November 2019 until 6 September 2021.[8][9] She retired from the pro tour on 16 September 2021.[10]

In 2023, Spears played at the Peak Tennis Pro Am charity event in Missoula, Montana along with others such as Mats Wilander.[11] In April 2024, Spears played at annual Gootter-Jensen charity event in Tucson along with Kim Clijsters and others.[12]

Personal life

Aside from tennis, Spears enjoys watching movies and going to the beach to surf or play beach volleyball. Her idols were Steffi Graf and Monica Seles.[2]

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2013 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up 2014 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza
Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares 		1–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Winner 2017 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza
Template:Flagicon Ivan Dodig 		6–2, 6–4

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2012 Doha Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber
Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond 		3–6, 1–6
Winner 2012 Tokyo Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke 		6–1, 6–4
Winner 2014 Cincinnati Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos
Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic 		6–1, 2–0 ret.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. November 7, 2004 Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Martina Suchá 5–7, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 31 (21 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1)
Tier II / Premier (8–5)
Tier III, IV & V / International (11–4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. January 5, 2003 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Template:Flagicon Teryn Ashley Template:Flagicon Cara Black
Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva 		6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Win 2. August 15, 2004 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek Template:Flagicon Els Callens
Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 1. February 19, 2005 Cellular South Cup, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Laura Granville Template:Flagicon Yuka Yoshida
Template:Flagicon Miho Saeki 		3–6, 4–6
Win 3. July 24, 2005 Western & Southern Women's Open, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Laura Granville Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke
Template:Flagicon María Emilia Salerni 		3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. May 10, 2009 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Sharon Fichman
Template:Flagicon Katalin Marosi 		2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 2. June 14, 2009 Aegon Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Cara Black
Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber 		1–6, 4–6
Win 5. September 27, 2009 Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea Hard Template:Flagicon Chan Yung-jan Template:Flagicon Carly Gullickson
Template:Flagicon Nicole Kriz 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. October 18, 2009 HP Open, Osaka, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Chanelle Scheepers Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond
Template:Flagicon Chuang Chia-jung 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 4. August 7, 2011 Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke
Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik 		0–6, 2–6
Win 6. September 18, 2011 Bell Challenge, Quebec City Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Jamie Hampton
Template:Flagicon Anna Tatishvili 		6–0, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 5. January 7, 2012 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Nuria Llagostera Vives
Template:Flagicon Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 6. February 19, 2012 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Liezel Huber
Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond 		3–6, 1–6
Win 7. July 23, 2012 Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Vania King
Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova 		6–2, 6–4
Win 8. September 23, 2012 Hansol Korea Open, Seoul Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Akgul Amanmuradova
Template:Flagicon Vania King 		2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 9. September 29, 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Template:Flagicon Květa Peschke 		6–1, 6–4
Win 10. October 14, 2012 HP Open, Osaka Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Kimiko Date-Krumm
Template:Flagicon Heather Watson 		6–1, 6–4
Win 11. July 29, 2013 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Julia Görges
Template:Flagicon Darija Jurak 		6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 12. August 5, 2013 Southern California Open, Carlsbad, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Chan Hao-ching
Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová 		6–4, 6–1
Loss 7. September 22, 2013 KDB Korea Open, Seoul Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Chan Chin-wei
Template:Flagicon Xu Yifan 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 8. February 22, 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Alla Kudryavtseva
Template:Flagicon Anastasia Rodionova 		2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 13. June 15, 2014 Aegon Classic, Birmingham Grass Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Ashleigh Barty
Template:Flagicon Casey Dellacqua 		7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 14. August 18, 2014 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Tímea Babos
Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic 		6–1, 2–0 ret.
Loss 9. January 16, 2015 Apia International Sydney, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza 		3–6, 3–6
Win 15. February 28, 2015 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Hsieh Su-wei
Template:Flagicon Sania Mirza 		6–4, 6–4
Win 16. June 14, 2015 Aegon Nottingham Open, Great Britain Grass Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Jocelyn Rae
Template:Flagicon Anna Smith 		3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 17. October 18, 2015 Generali Ladies Linz, Austria Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Kops-Jones Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková
Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká 		6–3, 7–5
Win 18. July 23, 2016 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard Template:Flagicon Raquel Atawo Template:Flagicon Darija Jurak
Template:Flagicon Anastasia Rodionova 		6–3, 6–4
Win 19. February 18, 2017 Qatar Total Open, Doha Hard Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik Template:Flagicon Olga Savchuk
Template:Flagicon Yaroslava Shvedova 		6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 10. April 30, 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany Clay (i) Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik Template:Flagicon Raquel Atawo
Template:Flagicon Jeļena Ostapenko 		4–6, 4–6
Win 20. August 6, 2017 Bank of the West Classic, Stanford Hard Template:Flagicon CoCo Vandeweghe Template:Flagicon Alizé Cornet
Template:Flagicon Alicja Rosolska 		6–2, 6–3
Win 21. June 17, 2018 Nottingham Open, Great Britain Grass Template:Flagicon Alicja Rosolska Template:Flagicon Mihaela Buzărnescu
Template:Flagicon Heather Watson 		6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Template:Performance key

Singles

Tournament 2004 2005 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R 0 / 1 2–1
French Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Win–loss 0–1 2–4 0 / 5 2–5

Doubles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R SF QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 16 15–16
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 3R A A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 0 / 14 9–14
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R A 3R 1R 1R 2R QF 3R 3R SF SF 1R SF 3R 0 / 17 26–17
US Open 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 21 11–21
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–4 2–4 2–4 2–3 0–3 0–1 5–2 1–4 0–4 3–4 6–4 4–4 7–4 9–4 6–4 1–4 5–4 6–4 0 / 68 61–68
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R 1R 2R A A A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 0 / 14 8–14
Miami A A A A A A A Q2 A A A QF 2R 1R 1R 1R SF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 0 / 11 8–11
Madrid Not Held 1R 1R 1R 1R QF QF 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 0 / 11 7–11
Beijing Not Held Not Tier I A A QF QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 0 / 9 10–9

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External links

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