Raquel Atawo

Raquel Atawo

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Fresno, California
Born	December 8, 1982
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2000
Prize money	US$ 1,615,905
Singles
Career record	144–136
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 162 (October 8, 2007)
Current ranking	No. 1203 (8 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2007)
French Open	Q2 (2007)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2007, 2008)
US Open	Q3 (2007)
Doubles
Career record	374–246
Career titles	16 WTA, 18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 10 (March 2, 2015)
Current ranking	No. 19 (8 February 2016)
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
US Open	1R (2014)
Last updated on: 8 February 2016.

Raquel Atawo (née Kops-Jones; born December 8, 1982) is a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She is primarily a doubles specialist, winning Premier 5 titles at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open and the 2014 Cincinnati Masters, and reaching the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, all of which alongside her regular partner, fellow American Abigail Spears. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 10, achieved in March 2015.

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.^[1]

Career

Her best results in doubles at Grand Slam events have been reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2012 and the US Open in 2008, 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 15 WTA doubles titles.

She played for the Boston Lobsters in the World TeamTennis pro league.

2012

Raquel Kops-Jones and compatriot Abigail Spears 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 and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

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

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

WTA career finals

Doubles: 23 (16 titles, 7 runners-up)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–1)
Tier II / Premier (7–4)
Tier III, IV & V / International (7–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	November 4, 2007	Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Christina Fusano	Stéphanie Dubois Renata Voráčová	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Winner	2.	May 10, 2009	Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Abigail Spears	Sharon Fichman Katalin Marosi	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Winner	3.	May 23, 2009	Warsaw Open, Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1.	June 14, 2009	Aegon Classic, Birmingham, Great Britain	Grass	Abigail Spears	Cara Black Liezel Huber	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	August 7, 2011	Mercury Insurance Open, San Diego, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	0–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	September 18, 2011	Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Abigail Spears	Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili	6–0, 3–6, [10–6]
Runner-up	3.	January 7, 2012	Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Abigail Spears	Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–7^(2–7), 6–7^(2–7)
Runner-up	4.	February 19, 2012	Qatar Ladies Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Abigail Spears	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	3–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	July 23, 2012	Mercury Insurance Open, Carlsbad, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Vania King Nadia Petrova	6–2, 6–4
Winner	6.	September 23, 2012	Hansol Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Abigail Spears	Akgul Amanmuradova Vania King	2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Winner	7.	September 29, 2012	Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Abigail Spears	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	6–1, 6–4
Winner	8.	October 14, 2012	HP Open, Osaka, Japan	Hard	Abigail Spears	Kimiko Date-Krumm Heather Watson	6–1, 6–4
Winner	9.	July 29, 2013	Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Julia Görges Darija Jurak	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Winner	10.	August 5, 2013	Southern California Open, Carlsbad, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Chan Hao-ching Janette Husárová	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	September 22, 2013	KDB Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Abigail Spears	Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	February 22, 2014	Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Abigail Spears	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova	2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner	11.	June 15, 2014	Aegon Classic, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Abigail Spears	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	7–6^(7–1), 6–1
Winner	12.	August 18, 2014	Cincinnati Masters, Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 2–0 ret.
Runner-up	7.	January 16, 2015	Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia	Hard	Abigail Spears	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza	3-6, 3-6
Winner	13.	February 28, 2015	Qatar Total Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Abigail Spears	Su-Wei Hsieh Sania Mirza	6-4, 6-4
Winner	14.	June 14, 2015	Aegon Nottingham Open, Nottingham, Great Britain	Grass	Abigail Spears	Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith	3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Winner	15.	October 18, 2015	Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria	Hard	Abigail Spears	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–3, 7–5
Winner	16.	23 July 2016	Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova	6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	3R	1R	2R	SF	QF	0 / 7	12–7
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 8	4–8
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	QF	3R	3R	SF	0 / 9	14–9
US Open	1R	1R	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 10	6–10
Win-Loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	6–3	1–4	1–4	3–4	6–4	4–4	7–4	5–4	0 / 34	36–34
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 8	5–8
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	SF	1R	0 / 7	5–7
Madrid	Not Held						1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF	2R	0 / 7	4–7
Beijing	NH	Tier II					2R	A	QF	QF	QF	QF	1R	0 / 6	8–6
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai	Tier II						2R	1R	1R	Premier			1R	0 / 4	0–4
Doha	T III	Tier II				A	Not Held		P	F	SF	2R	P	0 / 3	7–3
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	1–6
Montreal/Toronto	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	QF	QF	2R	0 / 5	7–5
Cincinnati	NH	Tier III					A	1R	1R	2R	1R	W	2R	1 / 6	7–5
Tokyo	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	QF	W	1R	Premier		1 / 4	6–3
Wuhan	Not Held											SF	QF	0 / 2	4–2
Career statistics
Tournament Played	2	1	ITF Only		6	9	23	25	26	25	24	22	5
Titles	0	0			1	0	2	0	1	4	2	2	1	13
Finals	0	0			1	0	3	0	2	6	3	3	2	20
Overall Win–Loss	0–2	0–1			5–5	10–9	21–21	12–25	25–25	42–21	27–22	38–20	9–4	189–155
Year-end Ranking	620	677	312	152	93	55	36	63	37	13	23	12	18

References

1. WTAtennis.com biography

External links

• Raquel Atawo at the Women's Tennis Association
• Raquel Atawo at the International Tennis Federation