Andrea M. Farley (born September 30, 1971) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Growing up in

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, Ohio, Farley won four state high school singles championships, a record for any player (male or female). She was a junior singles finalist at the 1988 French Open and was also the junior runner-up at the

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. Farley, who reached a career high ranking of 118 in the world, featured in the main draw of all

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tournaments except Wimbledon, although she did play there as a junior. As a qualifier at the

, she won her way through to the third round, where she was beaten in three sets by eighth seed

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. At the

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she defeated former semi-finalist

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in the first round. In the early 1990s she played college tennis for the

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and earned All-American honors on three occasions. When she graduated from the University of Florida in 1993 she retired from playing professional tournaments and instead continued her studies at

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, where she earned a J.D. She now works as a corporate attorney in Atlanta.

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farley, Andrea 1971 births Living people American female tennis players Florida Gators women's tennis players Tennis players from Cincinnati Vanderbilt University Law School alumni