Gail Biggs

Gail Biggs
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	25 August 1970 (age 53)
Prize money	$61,859
Singles
Career record	128–145
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 200 (9 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	119–111
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 178 (17 July 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1998)

Last updated August 02, 2024

Gail Biggs (born 25 August 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biggs, who comes from Queensland, played on the professional tour in the 1990s.^[1] Competing as a wildcard, she featured in the singles main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, where she was beaten in the first round by Ludmila Richterová.^[2] She won an ITF singles title at Mount Pleasant in 1997 and the following year reached her best ranking of 200 in the world.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 March 1995	ITF Canberra, Australia	Grass	Tang Min	2–6, 0–6
Winner	1.	22 June 1997	ITF Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Jessica Fernández	6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles: 19 (7–12)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	25 July 1994	ITF Roanoke, United States	Hard	Claudine Toleafoa	Kristina Brandi Karin Miller	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	1 August 1994	ITF Norfolk, United States	Hard	Claudine Toleafoa	Karin Miller Varalee Sureephong	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	2.	8 August 1994	ITF College Park, United States	Hard	Tjaša Jezernik	Marissa Catlin Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–4, 7–5
Winner	3.	5 March 1995	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	12 March 1995	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	19 March 1995	ITF Canberra, Australia	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor	3–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	26 March 1995	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor	7–6, 7–5
Winner	5.	3 July 1995	ITF Williamsburg, United States	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Renata Brito Renata Diez	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	10 July 1995	ITF Easton, United States	Hard	Nicole Oomens	Karin Miller Varalee Sureephong	2–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Runner-up	5.	9 March 1996	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Nicole Oomens	Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea	7–6^(8–6), 3–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	13 October 1996	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Lisa McShea	Keiko Nagatomi Yuka Tanaka	7–5, 6–3
Winner	7.	20 October 1996	ITF Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Lisa McShea	Keiko Nagatomi Kiyoko Yazawa	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	28 October 1996	ITF Kyoto, Japan	Carpet (i)	Lisa McShea	Keiko Nagatomi Yuka Tanaka	6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	28 July 1997	ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	Julia Lutrova	Trudi Musgrave Cindy Watson	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	8.	2 March 1998	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Shelley Stephens	Lisa McShea Alicia Molik	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	9.	26 April 1998	ITF Shenzhen, China	Hard	Tomoe Hotta	Catherine Barclay Kim Eun-ha	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	5 July 1998	ITF Edmond, United States	Hard	Bryanne Stewart	Melissa Beadman Siobhan Drake-Brockman	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	11.	12 October 1998	ITF Kooralbyn,, Australia	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Runner-up	12.	1 February 1999	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Leanne Baker Rewa Hudson	1–6, 1–6

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References

↑ "Easy victory in tennis final". The Canberra Times . 20 March 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
↑ "Women First round". The Courier-Journal . 16 January 1996. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

External links

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Gail Biggs at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Easy victory in tennis final". The Canberra Times . 20 March 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

[2] "Women First round". The Courier-Journal . 16 January 1996. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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