Gabrielle Villiger

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Gabrielle Villiger
Full nameGabrielle Häberli-Villiger
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Born (1971-06-07) 7 June 1971 (age 50)
Singles
Career record21–27
Highest rankingNo. 358 (19 June 1989)
Doubles
Career record4–10
Highest rankingNo. 468 (21 December 1986)

Gabrielle Villiger (born 7 June 1971) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for Anderson College in South Carolina. [1]

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Villiger, the younger sister of Federation Cup player Isabelle, represented Switzerland in two ties herself in 1989. She teamed up with Céline Cohen to win a doubles rubber against Belgium and then featured in the opening singles rubber against Indonesia, which she lost to Suzanna Wibowo. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up6 November 1988 Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald 2–6, 1–6

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References

  1. "Villiger wins". The Greenville News . 13 October 1991.
  2. "Scoreboard". The Indianapolis Star . 6 October 1989.