Adria Engel Raines (born December 21, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. Born in

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, Engel is of Czech heritage through both of her parents, who were noted sportspeople in their native Czechoslovakia. Her mother played tennis and trained with

Věra Suková Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was ...

, while her father was a professional soccer player. She also has an elder brother, Marty, who played some professional tennis. Engel was a member of the

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(ASU) varsity tennis team and amassed an ASU record 132 career-singles wins. In 2001, as a sophomore, she became the first player from ASU to claim a

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singles title.

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Doubles: 9 (3–6)

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