Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Australian tennis player
Michelle Jaggard-Lai Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Brisbane Hardcourt Championships, January 1994
Country (sports) Australia Residence Sydney , AustraliaBorn (1969-05-06 ) 6 May 1969 (age 55) SydneyHeight 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1984 Retired 1994 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 406,279 Career record 179–178 Career titles 0 WTA, 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 83 (10 May 1993) Australian Open 3R (1989 ) French Open 2R (1989 , 1990 ) Wimbledon 1R (1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1993 ) US Open 1R (1993 ) Career record 147–138 Career titles 3 WTA, 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 42 (4 February 1991) 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
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
Oct 1987
VS Indianapolis , United States
Hard (i)
Jenny Byrne
Beverly Bowes Hu Na
6–2, 6–3
Winner
2.
Jul 1989
Schenectady , United States
Hard
Hu Na
Sandra Birch Debbie Graham
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
1.
Feb 1990
Wellington Classic , New Zealand
Hard
Julie Richardson
Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up
2.
Apr 1990
Japan Open
Hard
Hu Na
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
0–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner
3.
Nov 1994
Taipei Championships , Taiwan
Hard
Rene Simpson
Nancy Feber Alexandra Fusai
6–0, 7–6(12–10)
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (2–6)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
12 May 1986
Lee-on-the-Solent , United Kingdom
Clay
Hellas ter Riet
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
2.
12 October 1986
Kofu, Japan
Hard
Kumiko Okamoto
6–7, 0–6
Winner
1.
11 November 1990
Mount Gambier , Australia
Hard
Tracey Morton-Rodgers
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up
3.
18 November 1990
Nuriootpa , Australia
Hard
Suzanna Wibowo
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
1 December 1991
Mildura , Australia
Hard
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–1, 6–7
Runner-up
5.
23 November 1992
Nuriootpa, Australia
Hard
Alexandra Fusai
6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner
2.
21 November 1993
Port Pirie , Australia
Hard
Jane Taylor
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up
6.
28 November 1993
Nuriootpa, Australia
Hard
Nicole Pratt
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Doubles (7–1)
Outcome
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
6 October 1986
Chiba , Japan
Hard
Belinda Cordwell
Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato
6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner
2.
31 October 1986
Sydney , Australia
Hard
Lisa O'Neill
Nicole Bradtke Louise Field
w/o
Winner
3.
17 September 1990
Chiba, Japan
Hard
Marianne Werdel
Eva Pfaff Julie Richardson
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Winner
4.
10 November 1991
Port Pirie , Australia
Grass
Jo-Anne Faull
Kerry-Anne Guse Justine Hodder
6–2, 7–5
Winner
5.
10 May 1992
Porto , Portugal
Clay
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Jennifer Fuchs Maria Strandlund
6–3, 7–5
Winner
6.
26 October 1992
Jakarta , Indonesia
Clay
Kristine Kunce
Kristin Godridge Nicole Pratt
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner
7.
2 November 1992
Machida , Japan
Grass
Julie Richardson
Ingelise Driehuis Maya Kidowaki
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
1.
6 December 1992
Mildura , Australia
Hard
Elizabeth Smylie
Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey
3–6, 4–6
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