![]() Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Brisbane Hardcourt Championships, January 1994 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Born | Sydney | 6 May 1969
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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 singles 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) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1992) |
French Open | 2R (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991) |
US Open | 3R (1993) |
Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired tennis player from Australia. She turned professional in 1984. In her career, Jaggard-Lai won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached round three of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a best singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.
Jaggard-Lai was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup.
She played in the singles main draw at the Australian Open eight times, the French Open six times, Wimbledon four times & the US Open once. In doubles, she played in the main draw at the Australian Open seven times, the French Open & Wimbledon nine times, and the US Open six times.
She married ex-professional soccer player Gershwin Lai from the Netherlands, in February or March 1992.
Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked No. 2 in Australia in singles at the time). Together with her husband, she is a tennis teacher at Wakehurst Tennis in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
WTA career finals
[edit]Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | Oct 1987 | VS Indianapolis, United States |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, United States |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | Feb 1990 | Wellington Classic, New Zealand |
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3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | Apr 1990 | Japan Open | Hard | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | Nov 1994 | Taipei Championships, Taiwan |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(12–10) |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–6)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1986 | Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 October 1986 | Kofu, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 1. | 11 November 1990 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 18 November 1990 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 December 1991 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 November 1992 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 21 November 1993 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 November 1993 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (7–1)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 6 October 1986 | Chiba, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 2. | 31 October 1986 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 3. | 17 September 1990 | Chiba, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 10 November 1991 | Port Pirie, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 10 May 1992 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 26 October 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 2 November 1992 | Machida, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 December 1992 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Our team – Coaching crew at Wakehurst Tennis