Tanner Cochran Evans (born August 3, 1984) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Tennis career

A right-handed player from

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, Cochran debuted at the US Open main draw as a 16 year-old in 2000, partnering Kristen Schlukebir in the women's doubles. As a junior, she and Schlukebir were semi-finalists in the girls' doubles event at the 2001 Open and she reached the round of 16 of the girls' singles at the 2002 US Open, which included a win over

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. From 2002 she played as a professional and won a $25,000 ITF singles title that year at Allentown, in addition to a second US Open doubles appearance. Cochran, who had a best ranking of 236 in the world, played in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament for the only time at the 2003 Kroger St. Jude International in Memphis.

Personal life

She is married to former

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baseball player Terry Evans.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cochran, Tanner 1984 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Dublin, Georgia 21st-century American women