Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 25 February 1973 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $164,929 |
Singles | |
Career record | 144–113 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 147 (11 June 1990) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1992) |
French Open | 3R (1990) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 146–87 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 13 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 65 (15 July 1991) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1991) |
French Open | 2R (1992) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1990) |
Kirrily Sharpe (born 25 February 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Sharpe, a left-handed player from Sydney, trained with the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. [1] She was a member of the Australian team which won the 1988 World Youth Cup, now known as the Junior Fed Cup. [2]
While still only 17, she competed in the main draw of the 1990 French Open as a qualifier and scored an upset win over 14th seed Raffaella Reggi, en route to the third round. [3] She also competed in junior Grand Slam events that year and made three finals. At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, she was runner-up to Andrea Strnadová in the girls' singles, and was also a losing finalist in the girls' doubles, partnering Nicole Pratt. She won the girls' doubles title at the 1990 US Open with Kristin Godridge. The same pair won a WTA Tour doubles title at the 1990 Open Clarins in Paris.
A knee injury, suffered early in 1991, kept her out for most of the year and required a reconstruction. [4]
Sharpe made the third round of the 1992 Australian Open as a wildcard, with wins over Silke Meier and Anna Földényi.
In her only singles main-draw appearance at Wimbledon in 1993, she had a first-round match up with world No. 1, Steffi Graf, who beat the Australian 6–0, 6–0, losing only 18 points in the process. [5]
Sharpe retired from professional tennis after the 1996 season.
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Sep 1990 | Clarins Open, France | Tier IV | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 February 1990 | ITF Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | 11 March 1990 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | 27 April 1992 | Riccione, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 7 March 1993 | Mildura, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | 6 June 1994 | ITF Elvas, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 18 July 1994 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | 5 November 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1 November 1987 | ITF Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 5 March 1990 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 13 May 1990 | Swansea, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 20 May 1990 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 19 November 1990 | Perth, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4. | 8 December 1991 | Perth, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 2 March 1992 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 6–7(3) |
Loss | 4. | 13 April 1992 | Salerno, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 20 April 1992 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 13 July 1992 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1), 7–5, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | 20 September 1992 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | 27 September 1992 | Acireale, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | 23 November 1992 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 8. | 7 March 1993 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 19 April 1993 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | 14 November 1993 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 9. | 5 December 1993 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | 28 May 1994 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 3 July 1994 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | 18 July 1994 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | 28 November 1994 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–2 |
Win | 10. | 5 December 1994 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | 8 May 1995 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 14. | 30 October 1995 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11. | 27 November 1995 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 11 December 1995 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 10 November 1996 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Win | 13. | 17 November 1996 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 16. | 24 November 1996 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
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