Elsa O'Riain

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Elsa O'Riain
Country (sports)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 42)
Cork, Ireland
Retired2005
College Harvard Crimson
Prize money$14,106
Singles
Career record41–34
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 382 (21 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open  Junior1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record48–20
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 295 (22 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open  Junior2R (1999)
Fed Cup 9–3
Last updated on: 26 March 2024.

Elsa O'Riain (born 20 September 1982) is an Irish former professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

O'Riain has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 382, reached on 21 October 2002. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 295, achieved on 22 September 2023. [5] O'Riain has won one singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF.

In September 2002, she won the ITF 25K tennis tournament in Glasgow, United Kingdom, with partner Yvonne Doyle. [6] Playing for Ireland at the Fed Cup, she had a win–loss record of 9–3. She played college tennis at Harvard University 2005/2006. [7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W10 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2001ITF Haifa, IsraelW10Hard Flag of Israel.svg Cheli Bargil1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2003ITF Felixstowe, United KingdomW10Grass Flag of Israel.svg Yael Glitzenstein6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2001ITF Ashkelon, IsraelW10Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chantal Coombs Flag of Israel.svg Yael Glitzenshtein
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevgenia Savranska
7–5, 6–3
Loss1–1Jan 2002ITF Hull, United KingdomW10Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
6–7(4), 5–7
Win2–1Aug 2002ITF London, United KingdomW10Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Summerside
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna White
6–4, 6–2
Win3–1Sep 2002ITF Glasgow, United KingdomW25Hard (i) Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–2, 6–4
Win4–1Sep 2002ITF Sunderland, United KingdomW10Hard (i) Flag of Ireland.svg Yvonne Doyle Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tessy van de Ven
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Mar 2003ITF Cairo, EgyptW10Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marielle Hoogland
Flag of Austria.svg Jennifer Schmidt
6–1, 6–4
Win6–1Jul 2003ITF Felixstowe, United KingdomW10Grass Flag of Ireland.svg Karen Nugent Flag of New Zealand.svg Leanne Baker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chantal Coombs
7–6(7), 7–6(2)
Win7–1Aug 2003ITF London, United KingdomW10Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran Flag of Russia.svg Irina Bulykina
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Kulikova
6–2, 7–6(5)

References

  1. "Fed call-up for O Riain". Irish Independent. 21 March 2000.
  2. "O'Riain shot down in most emphatic fashion". The Irish Times. 31 December 2005.
  3. "O Riain sinks Niland to clinch title". Irish Independent. 5 July 2002.
  4. O'Connor, Colm (29 August 2003). "O Riain quits pro tennis". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. "Elsa O'Riain | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  6. "ITF $25,000 GLASGOW Singles and Doubles Draws". www.itftennis.com.
  7. "Elsa O'Riain - Women's Tennis". Harvard Crimson Athletics.