Sally Peers

Sally Peers

Sally Peers at the 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Born	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$160,977
Singles
Career record	82–66
Career titles	2 (ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 145 (11 April 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2011)
French Open	Q2 (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2010)
US Open	2R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	41–47
Career titles	12 (ITF)
Highest ranking	No. 89 (8 November 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2010)
Wimbledon	1R (2010)
Last updated on: (11 April 2011).

Sally Peers

Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
	2010 Delhi	Women's Doubles
	2010 Delhi	Singles

Sally Peers (born 1 June 1991) is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010,^[1] while her career high in juniors is world no. 54 on 21 July 2008.^[2]

Early life and junior career

Peers was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother, Elizabeth Little, was a professional tennis player, as is her brother, John Peers. Peers started playing tennis at the age of six.^[1] She attended Mount View Primary School in Glen Waverley and Korowa Anglican Girls' School.^[3][4]

In 2009 at 2009 Wimbledon Championships, she won the Girls' Doubles tournament, paired with Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand.^[5]

2010

In 2010, Sally Peers attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. Peers entered both Women's Singles and Women's Doubles. In the singles tournament Peers was seeded 4th. Peers skipped the first round because she was seeded and was due to play Maldive player Aminta Mahir. Sally thrashed Mahir, 6–0, 6–0 advancing through to the Quarter-Finals. Sally then played 7th seed Anna Smith from the UK. Peers won 6–3, 6–3. Peers won through to the Semi-Final. This meant that no-matter what happened Sally would be in a Play-Off for a medal. She played fellow Australian and No. 1 Seed Anastasia Rodionova. After losing the first set 6–3, Peers bounced back and took the 2nd set in a tie-breaker, 7–6. However, Rodionova powered through the 3rd set 6–1, on her way to winning the gold medal. Peers was then in the Bronze Medal Match. She played another Australian and 6th seed Olivia Rogowska. Peers again lost the first set, 6–4, and again came back in the 2nd to win in a tie-breaker, 7–6. However, she didn't make the same mistake as she did against Rodionova and won the bronze medal beating Rogowska, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3. In the doubles event Sally played with Anastasia Rodionova. They were No. 1 Seeds. As the No. 1 Seeds they skipped the first round and played Bahama team, Nikkita Fountain and Larikah Russell in the Quarter-Finals. Rodionova and Peers powered through the match 6–2, 6–4. They reached the semi-finals and played Indians and 4th Seeds, Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi. Peers and Rodionova won through to the Gold-Medal Match, winning 6–4, 6–4. In the Gold Medal Match they played fellow Australians Jessica Moore and Olivia Rogowska. Peers and Rodionova won the first set 6–3, but lost the 2nd 6–2. In the third set Sally Peers and Anastasia Rodionova won 6–3. They won the Gold Medal.

At the 2010 US Open, she qualified to play in the main draw for the first time in a Grand Slam. In the first round, she crushed World No. 54 Aleksandra Wozniak 6–0, 6–1 for her first ever WTA Tour victory before being defeated by the defending US Open champion Kim Clijsters in the second round in straight sets, 6–2, 6–1.

2011

Sally Peers got her first win over a Top 50 player in the 2011 Brisbane International where she received a wildcard. She defeated World No.25 Alisa Kleybanova in the first round 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. She went on to the 2nd round but lost to Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets, 6–4, 6–1.

In the 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles, She earned a wild-card entry into the Women's Singles. In the first round she faced 25th seed and eventual quarter-finalist Petra Kvitová. Peers lost in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4. She also entered 2011 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles with Carsten Ball. In the first round they played unseeded pair Monica Niculescu and Eric Butorac. Peers and Ball won through to the 2nd round in straight sets, 6–1, 6–2. In the 2nd round they were drawn to face Number 1 Seeds Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber. Huber and Bryan pulled out of the match. Peers and Ball played Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Horia Tecău in the quarter-finals. Mattek-Sands and Tecau won the match in a tough straight sets, 7–5, 6–4.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Alicia Molik	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	21 February 2010	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Casey Dellacqua	5–7, 0–6
Winner	3.	26 April 2010	Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Sophie Letcher	6–4 6–3
Runner–up	4.	3 May 2010	Bundaberg, Australia	Hard	Natsumi Hamamura	0–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	28 March 2011	Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Lesia Tsurenko	5–7 7–5 6–0
Runner–up	6.	5 April 2015	Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Zoe Hives	5–7, 2–6
Runner–up	7.	13 June 2015	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Gabriela Pantůčková	3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 28 (13–15)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 April 2009	Bundaberg, Australia	Clay	Isabella Holland	Maki Arai Nicole Riner	6–1, 4–6, [9–11]
Winner	2.	21 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Alenka Hubacek Jessy Rompies	6–4 3–6 10–4
Runner-up	3.	16 November 2009	Esperance, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Shannon Golds Olivia Rogowska	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	23 November 2009	Kalgoorlie, Australia	Hard	Marija Mirkovic	Shannon Golds Hayley Ericksen	3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up	5.	26 April 2010	Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Isabella Holland	Moe Kawatoko Miki Miyamura	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner–up	6.	4 February 2011	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Olivia Rogowska	Natsumi Hamamura Erika Takao	2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Winner	7.	9 May 2011	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Sophie Ferguson	Claudia Giovine Maria Irigoyen	6–4 6–1
Winner	8.	30 May 2011	Rome, Italy	Clay	Sophie Ferguson	Magda Linette Liana Ungur	W/O
Winner	9.	24 October 2011	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Monique Adamczak Bojana Bobusic	W/O
Runner–up	10.	31 October 2011	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	W/O
Runner–up	11.	1 April 2012	Bundaberg, Australia	Hard	Sacha Jones	Shuko Aoyama Junri Namigata	1–6, 5–7
Winner	12.	16 June 2012	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Ashleigh Barty	Réka-Luca Jani Maria João Koehler	7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
Runner–up	13.	10 September 2012	Salisbury, Australia	Hard	Alison Bai	Ayu Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta	6–7, 0–6
Winner	14.	22 September 2012	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Sacha Jones	Stephanie Bengson Chanel Simmonds	6–4, 6–2
Winner	15.	5 October 2012	Esperance, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Victoria Larrière Olivia Rogowska	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Runner-up	16.	28 October 2012	Traralgon, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Arina Rodionova Cara Black	6–2, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Winner	17.	2 November 2012	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Arina Rodionova Cara Black	7–6(14–12), 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up	18.	6 May 2013	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Jessica Moore	Asia Muhammad Allie Will	3–6, 3–6
Winner	19.	16 September 2013	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Miyu Kato Yurina Koshino	7–6(9–7), 4–6, 10–7
Runner-up	20.	28 October 2013	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Stephanie Bengson	Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska	3–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Runner-up	21.	10 March 2014	Orlando, United States	Clay	Natalie Pluskota	CiCi Bellis Alexis Nelson	2–6, 6–0, [9–11]
Winner	22.	19 May 2014	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Samantha Harris	Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia	6–3 7–6
Runner-up	23.	9 June 2014	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Samantha Harris	Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá	0–6, 4–6
Runner-up	24.	21 June 2014	Civitavecchia, Italy	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Martina Caregaro Anna Floris	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	25.	17 May 2015	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Jacqueline Cako	Jan Abaza Justyna Jegiołka	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Winner	26.	20 June 2015	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Sandra Zaniewska	Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen	6–3, 6–4
Winner	27.	6 August 2015	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Laëtitia Sarrazin	Ágnes Bukta Janina Toljan	6–1, 6–2
Winner	28.	29 July 2016	Maaseik, Belgium	Clay	Ellen Perez	Déborah Kerfs Chiara Scholl	6–2, 6–2

References

Women's Tennis Association: Top Australian female doubles tennis players as of 7 November 2016
1. Anastasia Rodionova (40 ) 2. Arina Rodionova (82 ) 3. Daria Gavrilova (90 ) 4. Jessica Moore (91 ) 5. Samantha Stosur (124 )
6. Storm Sanders (134 ) 7. Alison Bai (232 ) 8. Jarmila Wolfe (254 ) 9. Ashleigh Barty (261 ) 10. Casey Dellacqua (273 )

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