Raquel Atawo
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Residence | Fresno, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fresno | December 8, 1982||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $2,201,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 144–138 (51.06%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 162 (October 8, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q3 (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 444–311 (58.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 18 WTA, 18 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 10 (March 2, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: July 9, 2019. |
Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is a former professional American tennis player, who is currently the head woman's tennis coach for the Washington State Cougars.
She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning 18 WTA doubles titles, including two Premier-5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears.
Before serving as the head coach at Washington State, Atawo was an assistant women's tennis coach for Auburn University[1] and a volunteer coach for University of California women's tennis.[2]
Biography[]
Raquel's mother is Nancy Kops, and her father is Lawrence Jones. She has two sisters, Renee and Khristy. She married Toby Atawo on July 18, 2015.[3]
Career[]
Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2014 and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, both while partnered with Abigail Spears. Kops-Jones has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 10, achieved on March 2, 2015. She has won 18 WTA doubles titles.
In 2008, she played for the Boston Lobsters, and in 2019, played for the Philadelphia Freedoms—both teams in the World TeamTennis Pro League.
2012[]
Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears were one of the most successful doubles teams of the 2012 season, winning four titles, at Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo, and Osaka. The pair also reached two other finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
Significant finals[]
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals[]
Doubles: 2 titles, 1 runner-up[]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2012 | Doha | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2012 | Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2014 | Cincinnati | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–0 ret. |
WTA career finals[]
Doubles: 18 titles, 8 runner-ups[]
Winner — Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1) |
Tier II / Premier (9–4) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (7–3) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Nov 2007 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 2. | May 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 3. | May 2009 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1. | Jun 2009 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Aug 2011 | Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Sep 2011 | Bell Challenge, Quebec City (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 3. | Jan 2012 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 4. | Feb 2012 | Qatar Ladies Open, Doha | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5. | Jul 2012 | Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Sep 2012 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Win | 7. | Sep 2012 | Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | Oct 2012 | HP Open, Osaka | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | Jul 2013 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 10. | Aug 2013 | Southern California Open, Carlsbad (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 2013 | KDB Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 2014 | Dubai Tennis Championships, U.A.E. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
Win | 11. | Jun 2014 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
Win | 12. | Aug 2014 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–0 ret. |
Loss | 7. | Jan 2015 | Apia International Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13. | Feb 2015 | Qatar Total Open, Doha | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | Jun 2015 | Aegon Nottingham Open, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Win | 15. | Oct 2015 | Generali Ladies Linz, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 16. | Jul 2016 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford (2) | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 17. | Apr 2017 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | Apr 2018 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (2) | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
Loss | 8. | Oct 2018 | Linz Open, Austria (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 0 / 11 | 21–11 | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 | ||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 11–14 | ||||||||||
Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 50 | 59–50 | ||||||||||
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 9–12 | ||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | ||||||||||
Madrid | Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | |||||||||||||||
Beijing | NH | Tier II | 2R | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | ||||||||||||||
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai | Tier II | 2R | 1R | 1R | Premier | 1R | P | 1R | P | 1R | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | |||||||||||||||||
Doha | T III | Tier II | A | Not Held | P | F | SF | 2R | P | 2R | P | 1R | P | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | ||||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | ||||||||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | NH | Tier III | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1 / 10 | 10–9 | ||||||||||||||
Tokyo | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | QF | W | 1R | Premier | 1 / 4 | 6–3 | |||||||||||||||
Wuhan | Not Held | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments played | 2 | 1 | ITF only | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–5 | 10–9 | 21–21 | 12–25 | 25–25 | 42–21 | 27–22 | 38–20 | 33–23 | 30–23 | 19–21 | 23–22 | 13–18 | 298–258 | |||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 620 | 677 | 312 | 152 | 93 | 55 | 36 | 63 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 57 |
References[]
- ^ "Raquel Atawo named Auburn women's tennis assistant coach". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Staff, Spencer Golanka | Senior (September 13, 2019). "Former Bear Raquel Atawo joins women's tennis coaching staff". The Daily Californian. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ WTAtennis.com biography
External links[]
- Raquel Atawo at the Women's Tennis Association
- Raquel Atawo at the International Tennis Federation
- African-American female tennis players
- American female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Fresno, California
- Tennis people from California
- 1982 births
- Living people
- California Golden Bears women's tennis players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women