Vanessa Webb

Vanessa Webb

Country (sports)	Canada
Residence	Mumbai, India
Born	(1976-01-24) 24 January 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2003
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$345,485
Singles
Career record	280–190
Career titles	0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 107 (7 August 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2003)
French Open	1R (2000)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2000, 2001)
US Open	1R (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Career titles	0 WTA, 25 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 95 (17 July 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2000, 2003)
French Open	2R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Wimbledon	2R (2003)
US Open	1R (1999, 2000)
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2003)
Last updated on: 18 September 2011.

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.

Tennis career

Webb has 10 ITF singles titles, 25 ITF doubles titles and has reached one WTA doubles final in Kuala Lumpur in 2000.

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

Personal life

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.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Tier II / Premier (0–0) Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	12 November 2000	Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Malaysia	Hard	Liezel Huber	Henrieta Nagyová Sylvia Plischke	4–6, 6–7(4–7)

External links

• Vanessa Webb at the Women's Tennis Association
• Vanessa Webb at the Fed Cup