Amanda Augustus (born January 19, 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography Augustus, who grew up in Los Angeles County, attended UC Berkeley and was one of the most successful tennis players in California Golden Bears history. She received All-Pac-10 honors in each of her four seasons. In 1998 and 1999 she teamed up with Amy Jensen to claim back to back NCAA doubles titles.
A left-handed player, Augustus turned professional after graduating from UC Berkeley in 1999.
She played on tour primarily as a doubles player and reached a top ranking of 82 in the world, with 18 ITF doubles titles. Her best performance on the WTA Tour were semi-final appearances in the doubles at the 2001 Tashkent Open, 2002 Canberra Women's Classic and 2002 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. Both of her wins in grand slam matches were over seeded pairings. Partnering Jennifer Embry at the 2002 French Open, the pair beat 12th seeds Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya. At the 2002 US Open she and Embry had a win over Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil, who were also seeded 12th. She played her final year on the professional tour in 2005.
Formerly a head coach at the University of Michigan, since 2007 she has headed women's tennis back at her alma mater UC Berkeley.
ITF Circuit finals Doubles (18–16) $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1.9 June 1996Lawrenceville, United StatesHard Vanessa Webb Rebecca Jensen Kristine Kurth7–6, 3–6, 6–4Win2.30 June 1996Mahwah, United StatesHard Vanessa Webb Jackie Moe Vickie Paynter6–2, 6–4Loss1.16 June 1997Mount Pleasant, United StatesHard Tina Samara Keirsten Alley Liza Andriyani6–2, 3–6, 4–6Loss2.26 July 1997Dublin, IrelandCarpet Amy Jensen Surina De Beer Lizzie Jelfs3–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss3.22 September 1997Newport Beach, United StatesHard Amy Jensen Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Janet Lee 3–6, 3–6Win3.28 June 1998Springfield, United StatesHard Julie Scott Amanda Grahame Bryanne Stewart6–0, 6–0Win4.12 July 1998Easton, United StatesHard Julie Scott Dawn Buth Stephanie Nickitas6–2, 3–6, 6–1Loss4.18 July 1999Evansville, United StatesHard Elizabeth Schmidt Amanda Johnson Andrea Nathan4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win5.8 August 1999Harrisonburg, United StatesHard Amy Jensen Julie Ditty Wang I-ting5–7, 6–3, 6–2Loss 5. 21 November 1999 Bendigo, Australia Hard Julie Scott Rachel McQuillan Trudi Musgrave 4–6, 5–7Win6.16 April 2000La Cañada, United StatesHard Julie Scott Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya6–3, 6–1Win7.25 June 2000Montreal, CanadaHard Amy Jensen Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski3–6, 7–5, 6–0Loss 6. 2 July 2000 Lachine, Canada Clay Amy Jensen Jennifer Embry Kristina Kraszewski 1–6, 5–7Win8.17 September 2000Osaka, JapanHard Amy Jensen Shiho Hisamatsu Jeon Mi-ra6–3, 6–2Win9.1 October 2000Saga, JapanGrass Amy Jensen Nannie de Villiers Eva Krejčová6–4, 6–3Win10.5 November 2000Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Amy Jensen Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken6–4, 6–3Loss 7. 15 April 2001 Columbus, United States Hard (i) Sarah Taylor Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina 1–6, 5–7Loss 8. 22 April 2001 Allentown, United States Hard (i) Zuzana Lešenarová Lisa McShea Irina Selyutina 5–7, 3–6Winner11.29 April 2001Jackson, United StatesClay Irina Selyutina Zuzana Lešenarová Nicole Melch6–3, 6–3Loss 9. 4 November 2001 Hayward, United States Hard Abigail Spears Irina Selyutina Nannie de Villiers 0–6, 5–7Win12.18 November 2001Mexico CityHard Jennifer Embry Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–67–5)Win13.3 December 2001West Columbia, United StatesHard Jennifer Embry Alina Jidkova Abigail Spears0–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 10. Bendigo, Australia Grass Claire Curran Sarah Stone 0–6, 6–4, 3–6Win14.7 July 2002Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Christina Horiatopoulos Lenka Šnajdrová Ivana Višić7–6(7–4), 6–4Win15.14 July 2002Felixstowe, Great BritainGrass Nicole Sewell Christina Horiatopoulos Sarah Stone7–6(7–5), 6–4Win16. 4 August 2002Vancouver Open, CanadaHard Renata Kolbovic Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra7–5, 7–5Loss 11. 17 November 2002 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Gabriela Lastra Trudi Musgrave Julie Pullin 6–7(1–7), 2–6Loss 12. 24 November 2002 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Gabriela Lastra Evie Dominikovic Rachel McQuillan 5–7, 3–6Loss 13. 8 December 2002 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Debby Haak Ivana Abramović Remi Tezuka 2–6, 1–6Win17.13 July 2003Vancouver Open] CanadaHard Mélanie Marois Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk7–6(7–4), 6–4Loss 14. 14 September 2003 Peachtree, United States Hard Mélanie Marois Lauren Kalvaria Jessica Lehnhoff 6–4, 3–6, 1–6Loss 15. 28 September 2003 Albuquerque, United States Hard Mélanie Marois Samantha Reeves Milagros Sequera 3–6, 2–6Win18.19 October 2003Mexico CityHard Mélanie Marois Sarah Riske Kaysie Smashey7–6(8–6), 6–2Loss 16. 1 February 2004 Waikoloa, United States Hard Natalie Grandin Gisela Dulko Patricia Tarabini 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
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