14 Facts About Sacha Hughes

Sacha Hughes is the current New Zealand Fed Cup captain, appointed May 2019.

Sacha Hughes is a former professional New Zealand and Australian tennis player who competed as Sacha Jones.

Sacha Hughes attained the No 1 ranking in New Zealand in 2009 and competed in the ASB Classic, New Zealand's only WTA event, on seven occasions.

Sacha Hughes's father is Australian-born and her mother is a New Zealander.

Sacha Hughes has two older brothers and one older sister.

Sacha Hughes lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Dominika Cibulkova, second round of junior Wimbledon to Caroline Wozniacki and the quarterfinals of the US Open to Tamira Paszek.

Sacha Hughes played at the Pattaya Open but lost in the first round to Alberta Brianti.

Sacha Hughes was able to compete only sporadically on tour for the remainder of the year due to stress fractures in her ribs.

Sacha Hughes was the hitting partner for Maria Sharapova during this tournament.

Sacha Hughes competed in the US Open qualifying draw, losing in the second round in three sets.

Sacha Hughes lost to Shahar Pe'er in round two in an extremely tight two-setter.

At the Australian Open, Sacha Hughes partnered compatriot Bojana Bobusic to enter the women's doubles draw where the pair beat Liga Dekmeijere and Maria Kondratieva in the first round.

Sacha Hughes recorded mixed results for most of 2012 including a three set win over Eugenie Bouchard to secure her spot in the French Open.

Sacha Hughes announced that the Auckland Open was her last tournament, and retired from professional tennis.