Abbey Forbes
Forbes in 2023
Full nameAbigail Forbes
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-03-10) March 10, 2001 (age 22)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA (2019–2022)
North Carolina (2022–)
Prize money$10,153
Singles
Career record19–14 (57.6%)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Junior3R (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (25.0%)
Highest rankingNo. 1218 (February 17, 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1218 (February 17, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2019)
Last updated on: February 21, 2020.

Abigail Forbes (born March 10, 2001) is an American tennis player.

Career

Forbes won the 2019 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Savannah Broadus, joining three other Americans in the finals of the junior tournaments.[1] On August 10, 2019, she and Alexa Noel won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships in doubles, earning them a wild-card entry into the main draw of the 2019 US Open.[2]

Forbes has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 16 achieved on October 14, 2019. She began attending UCLA for the fall 2019 semester.

After graduation, she enrolled in the UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School and joined the North Carolina Tar Heels tennis team.[3] She won a national team title in her first season at North Carolina in 2023.[4]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2019 Wimbledon Grass United States Savannah Broadus Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva 		7–5, 5–7, 6–2

References

  1. ^ Wancke, Barbara (July 14, 2019). "Junior Wimbledon | Snigur is the girls singles champion | Tennis..."
  2. ^ "Katie Volynets, Reese Brantmeier Prevail Over Top Teen Tennis Players in King Tourney". timesofsandiego.com. Times of San Diego. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "WTEN Adds Grad Transfer Abbey Forbes". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. July 26, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. May 20, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.

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Wimbledon girls' doubles champions
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