Samantha Smith (tennis)

Samantha Smith
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceLoughton, Essex, England
Born (1971-11-27) 27 November 1971 (age 52)
Epping, Essex, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$351,902
Singles
Career record199–160
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (22 February 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French Open1R (1991, 1999)
Wimbledon4R (1998)
US Open2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record54–75
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 126 (25 June 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998)
Wimbledon1R (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–5
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Buffalo Women's Singles

Samantha Smith (born 27 November 1971) is an English former professional tennis player, who was the British ladies' No. 1 from 1996 to 1999. She now commentates on the game, predominantly for the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Eurosport & Amazon Prime[1] and for 16 consecutive years since 2009 in Australia on the Australian Open for the Seven Network and since 2019 the Nine Network.[2]

  1. ^ Sam Smith Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Biography and Image, Celebrity Tennis
  2. ^ Knox, David (30 December 2014). "Summer of Tennis: guide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2015.