Isabelle Villiger

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Isabelle Villiger
Full nameIsabelle Bianchi-Villiger
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1962-11-24) 24 November 1962 (age 61)
Zürich, Switzerland
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 41 (31 December 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1981)
French Open 1R (1981, 1982)
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Team competitions
Fed Cup QF (1981)

Isabelle Villiger (born 24 November 1962) is a Swiss former tennis player who was active during the 1980s. She reached a highest singles ranking of world number 41 in December 1981. In 1979 and 1980 she reached the semifinals of the junior singles event at Wimbledon and in 1981 competed in the Wimbledon singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. [1] That year she also took part in the Australian Open and French Open. [2]

Villiger was a member of the Swiss Federation Cup team in 1978, 1981 and 1982 where she had a record of two wins and two losses in singles.

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References

  1. "Wimbledon players archive – Isabelle Villiger". AELTC.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN   9780356085968.