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Jan Abaza
Abaza at the 2014 Rock Hill Rocks Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-03-01) March 1, 1995 (age 29)
New Jersey, United States
Prize money$57,227
Singles
Career record118–95
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 374 (August 5, 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record77–46
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 138 (July 20, 2015)

Jan Abaza (born March 1, 1995) is an American former tennis player of Syrian descent.[1]

She won two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On August 5, 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 374. On July 20, 2015, she peaked at No. 138 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Partnering Louisa Chirico, Abaza won her first $50k tournament at the 2013 Melbourne Pro Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final. However, she couldn't defend her title, losing in the final a year later.

ITF finals

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Singles (2–1)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. June 23, 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Greece Despina Papamichail 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1. June 30, 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Greece Eleni Kordolaimi 6–7(1), 6–3, 5–7
Win 2. July 7, 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard France Pauline Payet 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (9–7)

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (3–4)
Result No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. May 21, 2012 10,000 ITF Sumter, US Hard United Kingdom Nicola Slater United States Elizabeth Ferris
Japan Mayo Hibi
7–6(1), 6–3
Loss 1. February 4, 2013 25,000 ITF Rancho Mirage,
United States
Hard United States Louisa Chirico United Kingdom Tara Moore
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Loss 2. March 4, 2013 10,000 ITF Gainesville, US Clay United States Nicole Robinson United States Lindsey Hardenbergh
United States Noelle Hickey
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. April 29, 2013 50,000 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US Clay United States Louisa Chirico United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. July 8, 2013 50,000 ITF Yakima, US Hard United States Allie Will United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United States Irina Falconi
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 3. January 13, 2014 25,000 ITF Port St. Lucie, US Clay United States Louisa Chirico Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Russia Irina Khromacheva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. April 28, 2014 50,000 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US Clay United States Sanaz Marand United States Asia Muhammad
United States Taylor Townsend
2–6, 1–6
Loss 5. June 23, 2014 10,000 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Egypt Ola Abou Zekry Belgium Magali Kempen
Russia Anna Morgina
4–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win 4. June 30, 2014 10,000 ITF Sharm El Sheikh Hard Egypt Ola Abou Zekry Greece Eleni Kordolaimi
Greece Despoina Vogasari
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 5. July 7, 2014 10,000 ITF Sharm El Sheikh Hard Russia Anastasia Shaulskaya Romania Jaqueline Cristian
Lithuania Akvilė Paražinskaitė
6–4, 6–3
Win 6. September 15, 2014 75,000 ITF Albuquerque,
United States
Hard United States Melanie Oudin United States Nicole Melichar
United States Allie Will
6–2, 6–3
Loss 6. December 1, 2014 25,000+H ITF Mérida, Mexico Hard Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu Germany Tatjana Maria
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 7. January 12, 2015 25,000 ITF Plantation, United States Clay United States Sanaz Marand Russia Irina Khromacheva
United States Asia Muhammad
2–6, 2–6
Win 7. January 19, 2015 25,000 ITF Daytona Beach, US Clay United States Sanaz Marand Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 8. May 11, 2015 25,000 ITF Raleigh, US Clay Poland Justyna Jegiołka United States Jacqueline Cako
Australia Sally Peers
7–6(7), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 9. October 26, 2015 50,000 Tennis Classic of Macon, US Hard Switzerland Viktorija Golubic Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
United States Sanaz Marand
7–6(3), 7–5

References

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  1. ^ Rogers, Ken (April 17, 2013). "Fourth-seed Glatch beats Abaza at Dothan Pro Classic". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
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