Ashley Harkleroad
![]() Harkleroad playing with World TeamTennis, 2007 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Born | Rossville, Georgia | May 2, 1985
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,022,094 |
Singles | |
Career record | 213–140 (60.3%) |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (June 9, 2003) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
French Open | 3R (2003) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
US Open | 2R (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 96–77 (55.5%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (January 27, 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2007) |
French Open | QF (2008) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | 3R (2002, 2006) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2003) |
US Open | QF (2007) |
Ashley Harkleroad Adams (born May 2, 1985) is a former professional American tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking in singles of 39 in June 2003.
Career
Raised in Chickamauga, Georgia (near Chattanooga, Tennessee), Harkleroad turned professional on June 12, 2000, after she turned 15 years old. Her debut was at the ITF tournament in Largo, Florida, in 1999. The following year, she played her first
Her breakthrough year was 2003, when at
With that performance, Harkleroad climbed from No. 101 to No. 56. She then reached the semifinals again at Strasbourg and scored her second top-10 win and second over Daniela Hantuchová at
In 2004, Harkleroad made her career first tour final in
2006
Harkleroad played her second main-tour event since 2005 at Auckland, qualifying for the main draw, only to fall in the opening round. She failed to qualify at Sydney, before reaching the second round of the Australian Open (as a qualifier), where she pushed world No. 4 Maria Sharapova in a tough match. On her way, she upset a higher-ranked opponent, Peng Shuai of China. This performance saw Harkleroad break back into the top 100 at No. 83. Harkleroad ended 2006 at No. 86 in singles and No. 55 in doubles.[citation needed]
2007
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Harkleroad was selected for the US team in the
Harkleroad struggled in the clay-court season and finished in the second round at
In the grass-court season, Harkleroad played the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament for the second straight year as her
In the
2008
Starting the year off as usual in Auckland, Harkleroad reached the second round, defeating eighth seed Émilie Loit, before losing to home-crowd wildcard Marina Erakovic. Harkleroad played in Hobart, after winning three matches to qualify. She defeated three top-100 players, before bowing out in the semifinals to top seed Vera Zvonareva. In the Australian Open, Harkleroad lost to 30th seed Virginie Razzano.[citation needed]
Harkleroad debuted with the
Harkleroad then reached the final of the $75k event in Midland, where she was defeated by compatriot Laura Granville.[citation needed]
Harkleroad's next tournament was the
At the French Open, Harkleroad lost against tournament favorite Serena Williams in the first round.[3]
At Wimbledon, she lost against 2006 winner Amélie Mauresmo in the first round.[citation needed]
After losing early in the US Open Series, Harkleroad withdrew from the US Open and Beijing Olympics, due to pregnancy. She took an indefinite break from tennis as a result. She gave birth on March 30, 2009 to a boy.[citation needed]
2010: Comeback
Harkleroad planned on originally coming back at the
2012
In 2012, Harkleroad retired from professional tennis and joined Tennis Channel as a commentator.[4]
Personal life
In 1989, at the age of four years, Harkleroad started playing tennis.[5] She was formerly coached by
Harkleroad married ATP pro
In 2022 Harkleroad joined the Onlyfans platform.[8] Her account has since been deleted.
US Playboy's first professional tennis player
Following the 2008 French Open, Harkleroad told reporters she would appear in the August 2008 issue of Playboy, a decision she made while convalescing from ovarian cyst surgery in March 2008. In an on-the-air interview, broadcast during the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Harkleroad stated that swimmer Amanda Beard's 2007 pictorial was partly an inspiration for hers.[9]
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend |
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Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III (0–0) |
Tier IV & V (0–1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 2004 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III (0–2) |
Tier IV & V (0–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Sep 2003 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 0–6 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 2005 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Tier III | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | May 2006 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 4. | May 2006 | Morocco Open | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (8–5)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 6 May 2001 | ITF Dothan , United States
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25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 12 May 2002 | ITF Sea Island, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | 7 July 2002 | ITF Los Gatos, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | 18 August 2002 | ITF Bronx, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | 22 September 2002 | ITF Columbus, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 1–6, 6–7(9) |
Loss | 2–4 | 10 July 2005 | ITF College Park, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | 17 July 2005 | ITF Louisville, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 4–4 | 7 August 2005 | ITF Washington, United States | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 5–4 | 15 October 2006 | ITF San Francisco, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | 14 October 2007 | ITF San Francisco, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 7–4 | 11 November 2007 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 75,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8–4 | 18 November 2007 | ITF La Quinta, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
Loss | 8–5 | 10 February 2008 | ITF Midland, United States | 75,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3–4 |
French Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 5–5 |
Wimbledon
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A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1–6 |
U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1–6 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 10–21 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | 1R | 3–4 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 3–4 |
Wimbledon
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A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2–4 |
US Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 5–6 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 13–18 |
References
- ^ "Venus Williams breaks record for fastest serve by a woman". Sporting News. 2007-05-30. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ Camers, Simon (2007-08-28). "Record serve in Venus romp". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "French Open 2008 Tennis Tournament". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ McGrogan, Ed (January 11, 2013). "Sydney: Radwanska d. Cibulkova". tennis.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ^ a b "ITF Tennis – Women's Circuit – Player Biography". Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Harkleroad Wedding Photos". Tennis Grandstand. November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "WTT > Players". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Ashley Harkleroad, l'ex tennista diventa una pornostar. "Sono nel fiore degli anni"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ Tennis-Open-Harkleroad fulfils naked ambition with Playboy shoot
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