Siobhán Nicholson
Irish tennis player (born 1966)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1966-06-11) 11 June 1966 (age 58) Wimbledon, England |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $21,494 |
Singles | |
Career record | 44–38 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 259 (16 November 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1983, 1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 50–42 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 309 (15 July 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1992, 1993) |
Siobhán Nicholson (born 11 June 1966) is an Irish former professional tennis player.
Biography
Nicholson, a London-born player of Irish parentage, represented the Ireland Federation Cup team from 1983 to 1993. She featured in a total of 28 ties for Ireland, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers.[1]
While competing on the professional tour, Nicholson reached a career best singles ranking of 259 in the world, which was at the time the highest ever ranking attained by an Irish woman player.[2]
Nicholson played college tennis in the United States for the University of Florida, where she earned All-American honours for singles in both 1988 and 1989.[3]
ITF finals
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 5 (3–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 June 1988 | Alvor, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 19 June 1988 | Madeira, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
Win | 3. | 5 May 1991 | Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1. | 24 November 1991 | ITF Okada, Nigeria | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 5 April 1992 | Windhoek, Namibia | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 June 1988 | Alvor, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 19 August 1990 | Chatham, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(6) |
Win | 2. | 4 November 1990 | Meknes, Morocco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 23 June 1991 | Aveiro, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 30 June 1991 | Covilhã, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 11 October 1992 | Dublin, Ireland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
References
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (21 December 1999). "Dolan holds court for women's finest". Irish Independent.
- ^ Browne, Jeff (13 May 1989). "SEC Tennis Florida Holds Off Pepperdine". Sun-Sentinel.
External links
- Siobhán Nicholson at the Women's Tennis Association
- Siobhán Nicholson at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Siobhán Nicholson at the International Tennis Federation