Anne Smith

Insights

Peak run came in 1982

Smith’s best Grand Slam results were three quarterfinals, all in 1982: Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open. That was her only season with multiple quarterfinal finishes.

French Open was her steadiest major

She reached at least the round of 16 at the French Open four times: 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982. No other Slam shows that many results at the same stage or better.

US Open produced both her earliest and latest deep runs

Her first Grand Slam round of 16 came at the US Open in 1978, and her last quarterfinal-level run was also at the US Open in 1981. The same event bookends much of her best work.

Late-career results trended downward

After the 1982 quarterfinal peak, her results mostly settled into earlier exits: R128 at the 1983 French Open, R128 at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1986, and only one R16 after 1985, at Wimbledon that year.

Her Grand Slam career was long but uneven

Smith’s Grand Slam span ran from 1977-1983 and then 1985-1991, covering 29 tournaments and 77 matches. Across that span she won 48 and lost 29, a 62% record.