Abigail Guthrie

Abigail Guthrie

Full name	Abigail Guthrie
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Auckland
Born	(1990-06-22) 22 June 1990 New Zealand
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US $5,464
Singles
Career record	6–7
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1173 (12 August 2013)
Current ranking	No. 1234 (3 February 2014)
Doubles
Career record	25–11
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 256 (13 January 2014)
Current ranking	No. 257 (3 February 2014)
Last updated on: 8 February 2014.

Abigail "Abby" Guthrie (born 22 June 1990) is a New Zealand tennis player. On the Junior Circuit, Guthrie peaked at world number 360 in 2008. She has not won any ITF or WTA singles titles, but she and partner Kristi Boxx won two doubles titles on the ITF women's circuit in 2013.

Guthrie also made her debut for the New Zealand Fed Cup team in 2013. She currently holds an 8–1 record in competition after the 2014 Asia/Oceania Group Round Robin Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Guthrie first competed at the ASB Classic in Auckland as a wildcard entry in both singles and doubles in 2013. In 2014, again as a wildcard, she and partner Sacha Jones caused a huge upset in the doubles by defeating second seeds Marina Erakovic and Cara Black in the first round. ^[1]

Guthrie was educated at St Cuthbert's College in Auckland before enrolling at the University of Mississippi, from where she graduated in 2012, majoring in dietetics and nutrition. Selected as an All-American, she was ranked number 7 in doubles for the USA. Her favorite athlete is swimmer Michael Phelps, while the tennis player she most admires is James Blake.

ITF Circuit Finals

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	14 July 2013	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard (o)	Kristi Boxx	Anna Morgina Naomi Totka	6–1 6–2
Runner–up	1.	10 August 2013	Izmir, Turkey	Hard (o)	Kristi Boxx	Aleksandra Krunic Katarzyna Piter	2–6 2–6
Runner–up	2.	5 October 2013	Hilton Head Island, USA	Clay (o)	Kristi Boxx	Alexandra Mueller Jillian O'Neill	4–6 1–6
Winner	2.	13 October 2013	Macon, USA	Hard (o)	Kristi Boxx	Emily Harman Elizabeth Lumpkin	3–6 7–6(7–4)[10–4]
Runner–up	3.	27 October 2013	Florence, USA	Hard	Kristi Boxx	Anamika Bhargava Madison Brengle	5–7, 5–7

References

External links

• Abigail Guthrie at the Women's Tennis Association
• Abigail Guthrie at the International Tennis Federation
• Abigail Guthrie at the Fed Cup