Adria Engel

Adria Engel
Full nameAdria Engel Raines
Country (sports) United States
Born (1979-12-21) December 21, 1979 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Prize money$35,575
Singles
Career record119–101
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 296 (October 12, 1998)
Doubles
Career record64–67
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (October 12, 1998)

Adria Engel Raines (born December 21, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Chicago, Engel is of Czech heritage through both of her parents, who were noted sportspeople in their native Czechoslovakia.[1] Her mother played tennis and trained with Věra Suková, while her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an elder brother, Marty, who played some professional tennis.[2]

Engel was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils (ASU) varsity tennis team and amassed an ASU record 132 career-singles wins. In 2001, as a sophomore, she became the first player from ASU to claim a Pac-10 singles title.[3]

  1. ^ Lemon, John (March 21, 1996). "Phenom travels globe on pro tennis circuit". Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
  2. ^ Hanna, Julie (April 5, 1991). "Glenbard West's Engel Quits Kidding Around". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ Pratt, Steve (April 30, 2001). "USC's Unranked Moore Walks Away With Title". Los Angeles Times.