Jodi Richardson

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Jodi Richardson
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1977-08-12) 12 August 1977 (age 46)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 596 (20 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1995)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 587 (12 June 1995)

Jodi Richardson (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

A right-handed player from Canberra, Richardson was a member of Australia's Junior Fed Cup winning team in 1993 and was a junior doubles runner-up at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships. [1] [2] She made her WTA Tour main draw debut in the doubles at the 1996 Acura Classic in Manhattan Beach, before turning away from professional tennis to play at college level in the United States for the BYU Cougars. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aussie junior tennis teams top the world". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 October 2007.
  2. ↑ "'It was the biggest adrenalin rush'". The Canberra Times . 21 July 1995. p. 37. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "BYU teams move on in tennis". Deseret News . 27 April 2001.
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