Country (sports) | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Loughton, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Epping, Essex, England | 27 November 1971|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $351,902 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 199–160 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 55 (22 February 1999) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1999) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1991, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1998) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1997) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 54–75 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 126 (25 June 1990) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1998) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 10–5 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]