Anne Simpkin Meredith (born 2 April 1969) is a British former professional
tennis
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player.
A right-handed player from
Leicestershire, Simpkin reached a career best ranking of 200 in the world while competing on the professional tour.
Simpkin featured as a wildcard in the singles main draw at
Wimbledon on three occasions. Her best performance on the
WTA Tour
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came at
Eastbourne
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in 1989, where she had a first round win over
Julie Salmon
Julie Salmon (born 8 July 1965) is a British former international tennis player. She competed in the Fed Cup a number of times, from 1988 to 1993.Mary Joe Fernandez
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.
She won one singles and three doubles titles on the
ITF circuit.
ITF finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
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1969 births
Living people
British female tennis players
English female tennis players
Tennis players from Leicestershire