Country (sports) | United Kingdom | |||||||||||
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Residence | Miami, Florida | |||||||||||
Born | Huntingdon | 11 May 1991|||||||||||
Retired | 2017 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Prize money | $105,720 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 141–132 (51.6%) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 250 (6 May 2013) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (2010) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 67–63 (51.5%) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 7 ITF | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 386 (6 August 2012) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Lisa Whybourn (born 11 May 1991) is an English retired tennis player. [1]
She broke into the world top 250 in June 2010 following her run to the final qualifying round at Wimbledon. [2] Whybourn is originally from Hemingford Grey in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire,[ citation needed ] but is now coaching at the Hume Tennis And Community Centre in Craigieburn, Victoria. [3]
Lisa played her first junior ITF tournament in April 2006 and her last in the qualifying rounds for the Wimbledon Championships in June 2009. She reached three singles finals (winning two of them), and three semifinals, during those three years. She never passed the first round of junior Wimbledon, and she did not compete in any of the other three Grand Slam junior events. Lisa managed to win two titles in doubles. She was also a doubles runner-up twice and a semifinalist twice. Whybourn amassed a singles win–loss record of 31–22, and a win–loss record of 24–20 in doubles. Her career-high combined singles and doubles ranking was world No. 177 which was achieved on 19 May 2008. [4] [5]
Lisa first competed on the ITF Circuit in 2006, when she played in two $10k events in Britain, and she lost in the qualifying rounds for each one. She competed in three more $10,000 Futures in 2007. She lost in the qualifying stages, again. She competed in a number of lower-level ITF events in 2008, and she did not pass the first round in any of them.
Her first ITF semifinal came in September 2009 at the $10k event in Cumberland in London, in which she was beaten by fellow Brit Jade Windley. She followed that event by reaching the second round of a $75k tournament in Shrewsbury. She eventually lost to Elena Baltacha in straight sets. Lisa reached the quarterfinals of a $50k event after the Shrewsbury tournament. Her very first year-end world ranking was No. 531. [6]
Whybourn reached the semifinals of a $10k event in April 2010. She eventually reached her first ITF final later in April, in which she was beaten by a Slovakian, Romana Tabakova. She reached the quarterfinal round of another $10k event. Whybourn received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the Birmingham Classic, and she was beaten by Sophie Ferguson. Lisa's next
wildcard chance gave to her an entry into the Wimbledon qualifying. She beat Sally Peers and Anna Floris, before being stopped in the final round by Andrea Hlaváčková. She returned to the ITF Circuit for the rest of the season. Lisa reached two more quarterfinals and one more semifinal. Her year-end ranking was No. 333. [6] Her career-high WTA ranking was 250.
Whybourn announced her retirement from tennis in July 2017, due to an accumulation of injuries and surgeries. [7]
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 27 April 2010 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | Romana Tabak | 1–6, 7–6(7), 6–7(4) |
Loss | 2. | 26 May 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 28 April 2013 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1 November 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Emily Arbuthnott | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(3) |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 29 June 2010 | Gausdal, Norway | Hard | Nicola George | Karen Barbat Mhairi Brown | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 17 May 2011 | İzmir, Turkey | Hard | Naomi Broady | Mihaela Buzărnescu Tereza Mrdeža | 3–6, 7–6(4), [10–7] |
Win | 2. | 13 August 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Magali De Lattre | Isabella Shinikova Sofia Kvatsabaia | 6–3, 2–6, [12–10] |
Loss | 2. | 20 August 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Tara Moore | Ashvarya Shrivastava Christina Shakovets | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | 20 August 2012 | Glasgow, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Alexandra Walker | Anna Fitzpatrick Samantha Murray | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 11 March 2013 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Nicola Geuer | Viktorija Golubic Julia Kimmelmann | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 24 October 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Emily Arbuthnott | Hsu Chieh-yu Anna Morgina | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 31 October 2015 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Emily Arbuthnott | Vicky Geurinckx Tereza Mihalíková | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 6 November 2015 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Steffi Carruthers Sabastiani León | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 14 November 2015 | Bath, Great Britain | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Sarah Beth Askew Olivia Nicholls | 6–1, 4–6, [2–10] |
Win | 7. | 30 April 2016 | Pula, Italy | Clay | Pia König | Marcella Cucca Camilla Scala | 1–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
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