Elsa O'Riain

Elsa O'Riain

Country (sports)	Ireland
Born	(1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 42) Cork, Ireland
Retired	2005
College	Harvard Crimson
Prize money	$14,106
Singles
Career record	41–34
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 382 (21 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open  Junior	1R (1999)
Doubles
Career record	48–20
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 295 (22 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open  Junior	2R (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]}

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2001	ITF Haifa, Israel	W10	Hard	Cheli Bargil	1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2003	ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom	W10	Grass	Yael Glitzenstein	6–3, 6–1

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

Legend
W25 tournaments
W10 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2001	ITF Ashkelon, Israel	W10	Hard	Chantal Coombs	Yael Glitzenshtein Yevgenia Savranska	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jan 2002	ITF Hull, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Claire Curran	Sun Tiantian Zheng Jie	6–7(4), 5–7
Win	2–1	Aug 2002	ITF London, United Kingdom	W10	Hard	Sarah Stone	Michelle Summerside Anna White	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–1	Sep 2002	ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom	W25	Hard (i)	Yvonne Doyle	Sarah Stone Samantha Stosur	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–1	Sep 2002	ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom	W10	Hard (i)	Yvonne Doyle	Tessy van de Ven Suzanne van Hartingsveldt	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–1	Mar 2003	ITF Cairo, Egypt	W10	Clay	Claire Curran	Marielle Hoogland Jennifer Schmidt	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–1	Jul 2003	ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom	W10	Grass	Karen Nugent	Leanne Baker Chantal Coombs	7–6(7), 7–6(2)
Win	7–1	Aug 2003	ITF London, United Kingdom	W10	Hard	Claire Curran	Irina Bulykina 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.

External links

• Elsa O'Riain at the Women's Tennis Association
• Elsa O'Riain at the International Tennis Federation
• Elsa O'Riain at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)