Alison Smith (tennis)

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Alison Smith
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1970-04-08) 8 April 1970 (age 54)
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 513 (5 July 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 185 (31 October 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1994)

Alison Smith (born 8 April 1970) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Smith, who comes from Staffordshire, played on the international tour in the early 1990s. [1] She featured in the women's doubles main draw at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Gaby Coorengel of the Netherlands. [2]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner19 July 1992 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Griffiths 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.21 July 1991 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Rickett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Billingham
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Humphreys-Davies
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.9 February 1992 Swansea, United KingdomHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Susanna Locher Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Haslinghuis
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner1.10 May 1992 Bath, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tamsin Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up3.17 May 1992 Bournemouth, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tamsin Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Evans
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up4.3 October 1993 Bracknell, United KingdomHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Hunt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up5.14 November 1993 Swindon, United KingdomCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
0–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.21 November 1993 Swansea, United KingdomHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Egorova
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
1–6, 3–6
Winner2.6 February 1994 Telford, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Tse Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paula Iversen
Flag of Namibia.svg Elizma Nortje
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner3.13 February 1994 Sunderland, United KingdomHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gaby Coorengel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Stassen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nathalie Thijssen
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner4.20 March 1994 Reims, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gaby Coorengel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
4–6, 7–6, 7–5

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References

  1. "Tennis: Croft going wild" . The Independent . 27 October 1992. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  2. "Results and Schedule". The Baltimore Sun . 25 June 1994.