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Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Michelle Jaggard-Lai at Brisbane Hardcourt Championships January 1994Country Australia Residence Sydney, Australia Born 6 May 1969
Sydney, AustraliaHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1984 Retired 1994 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money US$406,279 Singles Career record 179–178 Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 83 (10 May 1993) Grand Slam results Australian Open 3r (1989) French Open 2r (1989 & 1990) Wimbledon 1r (1987, 1988, 1989 & 1993) US Open 1r (1993) Doubles Career record 147–138 Career titles 3 WTA, 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 42 (4 February 1991) Last updated on: 19 April 2008. Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. Jaggard-Lai turned pro in 1984. She won 3 doubles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached the 3rd round of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a high singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.
She was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup.
Jaggard-Lai played in the Main Draw in singles at the Australian Open 8 times, the French Open 6 times, Wimbledon 4 times & the US Open once. She played in the Main Draw in doubles at the Australian Open 7 times, the French Open 9 times, Wimbledon 9 times & the US Open 6 times.
She married ex-professional soccer player from Holland, Gershwin Lai in 1992.
Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked # 2 in Australia in singles at the time).
Contents
WTA Tour titles (3)
Doubles wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score 1. 26 October 1987 Indianapolis, USA Hard (i) Jenny Byrne Beverly Bowes-Hackney
Hu Na6–2, 6–3 2. 24 July 1989 Schenectady, USA Hard Hu Na Sandra Birch
Debbie Graham6–3, 6–2 3. 20 November 1994 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Rene Simpson Nancy Feber
Alexandra Fusai6–0, 7–6(10) Doubles runners-up (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score 1. 5 February 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Julie Richardson Natalia Medvedeva
Leila Meskhi6–3, 2–6, 6–4 2. 9 April 1990 Tokyo (Japan Open), Japan Hard Hu Na Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie6–0, 3–6, 6–1 ITF Circuit wins
Singles winner (2)
Doubles winner (7)
- 1992 - $50k Machida, Japan (w/ Julie Richardson)
- 1992 - $50k Jakarta-2, Indonesia (w/ Kristine Kunce)
- 1992 - $50k Porto, Portugal (w/ Virginia Ruano Pascual)
- 1991 - $25k Port Pirie, Australia (w/ Jo-Anne Faull)
- 1990 - $50k Chiba, Japan (w/ Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer)
- 1986 - $10k Sydney, Australia (w/ Lisa O'Neil)
- 1986 - $25k Chiba, Japan (w/ Belinda Cordwell)
External links
- Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Women's Tennis Association
- Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Fed Cup
- Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the International Tennis Federation
Australian Open girls’ singles champions 1969 Lesley Hunt • 1970 Evonne Goolagong • 1971 Pat Coleman • 1972 Pat Coleman • 1973 Chris O’Neil • 1974 Jennifer Walker • 1975 Sue Barker • 1976 Sue Saliba • 1977 (Jan) Pamela Baily • 1977 (Dec) Amanda Tobin • 1978 Elizabeth Little • 1979 Anne Minter • 1980 Anne Minter • 1981 Anne Minter • 1982 Amanda Brown • 1983 Amanda Brown • 1984 Annabel Croft • 1985 Jenny Byrne • 1987 Michelle Jaggard • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull • 1989 Kim Kessaris • 1990 Magdalena Maleeva • 1991 Nicole Pratt • 1992 Joanne Limmer • 1993 Heike Rusch • 1994 Trudi Musgrave • 1995 Siobhan Drake-Brockman • 1996 Magdalena Grzybowska • 1997 Mirjana Lučić • 1998 Jelena Kostanić • 1999 Virginie Razzano • 2000 Anikó Kapros • 2001 Jelena Janković • 2002 Barbora Strýcová • 2003 Barbora Strýcová • 2004 Shahar Pe'er • 2005 Victoria Azarenka • 2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova • 2007 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova • 2008 Arantxa Rus • 2009 Ksenia Pervak • 2010 Karolína Plíšková • 2011 An-Sophie Mestach
Wimbledon (Open Era) girls' doubles champions 1982 Penny Barg / Beth Herr • 1983 Patty Fendick / Patricia Hy-Boulais • 1984 Caroline Kuhlman / Stephanie Rehe • 1985 Louise Field / Janine Thompson • 1986 Michelle Jaggard / Lisa O’Neill • 1987 Natalia Medvedeva / Natalia Zvereva • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan • 1989 Jennifer Capriati / Meredith McGrath • 1990 Karina Habšudová / Andrea Strnadová • 1991 Catherine Barclay / Limor Zaltz • 1992 Marja Avotins / Lisa McShea • 1993 Laurence Courtois / Nancy Feber • 1994 Esme DeVilliers / Elizabeth Jelfs • 1995 Cara Black / Aleksandra Olsza • 1996 Olga Barabanschikova / Amélie Mauresmo • 1997 Cara Black / Irina Selyutina • 1998 Eva Dyrberg / Jelena Kostanić • 1999 Dája Bedáňová / Maria Salerni • 2000 Ioana Gaspar / Tatiana Perebiynis • 2001 Gisela Dulko / Ashley Harkleroad • 2002 Elke Clijsters / Barbora Strýcová • 2003 Alisa Kleybanova / Sania Mirza • 2004 Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Ágnes Szávay • 2006 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Alisa Kleybanova • 2007 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Urszula Radwańska • 2008 Jessica Moore / Polona Hercog • 2009 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sally Peers • 2010 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens • 2011 Eugénie Bouchard / Grace Min
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Sportswomen from Sydney
- Tennis people from New South Wales
- Wimbledon champions
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