Sally Peers

Sally Peers
Medal record
Tennis
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games

Sally Peers
	Sally Peers 2011 at Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria
Born	1 June 1991 (age 33); Melbourne, Victoria
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$259,642
Singles
Career record	207–203
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	180–146
Career titles	14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 89 (8 November 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2010)
Wimbledon	1R (2010)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2011)

Sally Peers (born 1 June 1991) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is 145, which she achieved on 11 April 2011. Her highest doubles ranking of world No. 89 she reached on 8 November 2010.^[1] Her career high in juniors is world No. 54, achieved on 21 July 2008.^[2]

Early life and junior career

Her mother, Elizabeth Little, was a professional tennis player, as is her brother, John Peers. Sally 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, she won the girls' doubles tournament of the Wimbledon Championships, paired with Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand.^[5]

Professional career

2010

In 2010, Peers attended the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. She entered both singles and women's doubles. In the singles tournament, Peers was seeded fourth. She 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 quarterfinals. She then played seventh seed Anna Smith from the UK. Peers won 6–3, 6–3, and won through to the semifinals. This meant that no-matter what happened Peers would be in a play-off for a medal. She played fellow Australian and No. 1 seed Anastasia Rodionova. After losing the first set 3–6, Peers bounced back and took the second set in a tie-breaker. However, Rodionova powered through the third set 6–1, on her way to winning the gold medal. Peers was then in the bronze-medal match. She played another Australian and sixth seed Olivia Rogowska. Peers again lost the first set, and again came back in the second to win in a tie-breaker. 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. As the No. 1 seeds they skipped the first round and played Bahama team, Nikkita Fountain and Larikah Russell in the quarterfinals. Rodionova and Peers powered through the match 6–2, 6–4. They reached the semifinals and played Indians and fourth seeds, Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi. Peers and Rodionova won through to the gold-medal match, winning 6–4, 6–4 against fellow Australians Jessica Moore and Olivia Rogowska. Peers and Rodionova won the first set 6–3, but lost the second 2–6. In the third set, Peers and Rodionova won 6–3, and the gold medal.

At the US Open, she qualified to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. In the first round, she crushed world No. 54, Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–0, 6–1 for her first ever major victory, before being defeated by the defending US Open champion, Kim Clijsters, 6–2, 6–1.

2011

Peers got her first win over a top 50 player at the Brisbane International where she received a wildcard. She defeated world No. 25, Alisa Kleybanova in the first round, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 but then lost to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets, 4–6, 1–6.

For the Australian Open, she earned a wildcard entry into the women's singles. In the first round she faced 25th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Petra Kvitová. Peers lost in straight sets, 2–6, 4–6. 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 in straight sets, 6–1, 6–2. In the second round, they were drawn to face No. 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 quarterfinals. Mattek-Sands and Tecau won the match in tough straight sets, 7–5, 6–4.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	14 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Alicia Molik	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	21 February 2010	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Casey Dellacqua	5–7, 0–6
Win	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
Win	5.	28 March 2011	Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Lesia Tsurenko	5–7, 7–5, 6–0
Loss	6.	5 April 2015	Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Zoe Hives	5–7, 2–6
Loss	7.	13 June 2015	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Gabriela Pantůčková	3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (14–15)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	27 April 2009	Bundaberg, Australia	Clay	Isabella Holland	Maki Arai Nicole Riner	6–1, 4–6, [9–11]
Win	2.	21 September 2009	Darwin, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Alenka Hubacek Jessy Rompies	6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss	3.	16 November 2009	Esperance, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Shannon Golds Olivia Rogowska	1–6, 1–6
Loss	4.	23 November 2009	Kalgoorlie, Australia	Hard	Marija Mirkovic	Shannon Golds Hayley Ericksen	3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss	5.	26 April 2010	Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Isabella Holland	Moe Kawatoko Miki Miyamura	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	6.	4 February 2011	Burnie International, Australia	Hard	Olivia Rogowska	Natsumi Hamamura Erika Takao	2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win	7.	9 May 2011	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Sophie Ferguson	Claudia Giovine María Irigoyen	6–4, 6–1
Win	8.	30 May 2011	Rome, Italy	Clay	Sophie Ferguson	Magda Linette Liana Ungur	w/o
Win	9.	24 October 2011	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Monique Adamczak Bojana Bobusic	w/o
Loss	10.	31 October 2011	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	w/o
Loss	11.	1 April 2012	Bundaberg, Australia	Hard	Sacha Jones	Shuko Aoyama Junri Namigata	1–6, 5–7
Win	12.	16 June 2012	Nottingham Open, UK	Grass	Ashleigh Barty	Réka Luca Jani Maria João Koehler	7–6⁽²⁾, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss	13.	10 September 2012	Salisbury, Australia	Hard	Alison Bai	Ayu Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta	6–7, 0–6
Win	14.	22 September 2012	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Sacha Jones	Stephanie Bengson Chanel Simmonds	6–4, 6–2
Win	15.	5 October 2012	Esperance, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Victoria Larrière Olivia Rogowska	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [10–4]
Loss	16.	28 October 2012	Traralgon, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Arina Rodionova Cara Black	6–2, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, [8–10]
Win	17.	2 November 2012	Bendigo International, Australia	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	Arina Rodionova Cara Black	7–6⁽¹²⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	18.	6 May 2013	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Jessica Moore	Asia Muhammad Allie Will	3–6, 3–6
Win	19.	16 September 2013	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Isabella Holland	Miyu Kato Yurina Koshino	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss	20.	28 October 2013	Bendigo International, Australia	Hard	Stephanie Bengson	Monique Adamczak Olivia Rogowska	3–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss	21.	10 March 2014	Orlando, United States	Clay	Natalie Pluskota	CiCi Bellis Alexis Nelson	2–6, 6–0, [9–11]
Win	22.	19 May 2014	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Samantha Harris	Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia	6–3, 7–6
Loss	23.	9 June 2014	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Samantha Harris	Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá	0–6, 4–6
Loss	24.	21 June 2014	Civitavecchia, Italy	Clay	Alexa Guarachi	Martina Caregaro Anna Floris	4–6, 4–6
Loss	25.	17 May 2015	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Jacqueline Cako	Jan Abaza Justyna Jegiołka	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	26.	20 June 2015	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Sandra Zaniewska	Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen	6–3, 6–4
Win	27.	6 August 2015	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Laëtitia Sarrazin	Ágnes Bukta Janina Toljan	6–1, 6–2
Win	28.	29 July 2016	Maaseik, Belgium	Clay	Ellen Perez	Déborah Kerfs Chiara Scholl	6–2, 6–2
Win	29.	24 June 2017	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Clay	Rosalie van der Hoek	Sviatlana Pirazhenka Erika Vogelsang	6–3, 6–1