Amanda Janes Keen (born 15 January 1978) is a former English

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player who competed on the

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. She twice competed at

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and had a career-best ranking of no. 207. Keen is the daughter of

Christine Truman Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Open, French Championships in 1959 and was ...

, winner of the 1959

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. Since her retirement from the tennis tour, she has been a coach and also teaches English at a high school.Amanda Janes: Coach Resource
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ITF finals

Singles (4–2)

Doubles (1–0)

References

External links

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Former British number two female tennis player Amanda Janes on Wimbledon, the cost of pursuing dreams and family life
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keen, Amanda 1978 births English female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Living people British female tennis players Tennis people from Greater London Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade