Louise Pleming

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Louise Pleming
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1967-06-22) 22 June 1967 (age 56)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$182,195
Singles
Career record56–116
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 290 (1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1991)
Doubles
Career record161–174
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1993, 1994, 1995)
French Open 3R (1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1999)
US Open 2R (1997, 1998)

Louise Pleming (born 22 June 1967) is an Australian former professional tennis player who participated in both the ITF Circuit and the WTA Tour.

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Background

Pleming was born in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. She began to play tennis for fun when she was six years old. She attended the Vic Edwards Tennis School. In 1982 she began playing professionally. [1]

Championships

Pleming played in 11 championships between 1991 and 2001. Out of a total 17 matches played, she won four (three in doubles, one in singles). She won 177 games, lost 239 games; won four tie-breaks and lost three tie-breaks. [2] Her highest singles ranking was 290 in 1996 and her highest doubles ranking was 87 in 1998. [3]

Achievements

In 2006 Tennis Australia appointed her a national touring coach. A year later she was the captain of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team that won. [4] In 1999, she played the World Team Tennis with Martina Navratilova for the New York Buzz team. Between 1998–2002 she was an expert commentator for the Hopman Cup on ABC and Foxport. [5]

Retirement

Even after Pleming retired from playing tennis professionally, she remained active in the industry. She is a tennis television commentator for Australian Channel 7 and an AIS Pro Tour Program Women's Program Coach. She works alongside Victorian Sally Peers and Queenslander Monika Wejnert. [6] She is a commentator on the TV Series ‘Wimbledon’ which is the BBC's live coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Club. [7] She coaches privately in the inner Eastern suburbs area.

As a coach, Pleming is known "to be vocal during matches and she likes to repeatedly offer encouragement to all her players." [8]

In November 2020 she was instrumental in the setting up of RALLY4EVER, a charity which aims to create bridges between the tennis world and disadvantaged and homeless Australians, especially those with mental health problems. [9]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossMay 1999 Belgian Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
4–6, 2–6

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 25 (10–15)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.10 August 1986 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justine Brown Flag of Austria.svg Heidi Sprung
Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner
6–0, 6–0
Loss1.11 June 1990 Cascais, PortugalClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline Wuillot
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win2.2 July 1990 Cherbourg, FranceClay Flag of Germany.svg Cora Linneman Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Olivia Féry
6–4, 6–3
Win3.16 July 1990 Schwarzach, AustriaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Germany.svg Cora Linneman
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruth Seeman
6–2, 6–0
Win4.27 August 1990 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly
Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Reichel
6–1, 6–1
Loss2.3 September 1990 Arzachena, ItalyHard Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belinda Borneo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Salmon
1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss3.18 November 1990 Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suzanna Wibowo
6–7, 1–6
Loss4.1 April 1991 Moulins, FranceHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
3–6, 4–6
Win5.22 July 1991 Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danielle Jones Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justine Hodder
6–3, 6–2
Loss5.19 August 1991 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Spain.svg Ana Segura
Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss6.2 September 1991 Arzachena, ItalyHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Pospíšilová
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Loss7.11 November 1991 Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristin Godridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.25 November 1991 Mildura, AustraliaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Stacey
4–6, 3–6
Win6.31 October 1994 Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Japan.svg Ei Iida Flag of Japan.svg Mami Donoshiro
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss9.21 November 1994Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Murić Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy
3–6, 4–6
Loss10.12 December 1994 Mildura, FranceGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win7.24 July 1995 Valladolid, SpainClay Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Pizzichini
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Ventura
1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss11.11 December 1995Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Murić Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss12.20 April 1997Wichita, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Wilson
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win8.21 April 1997 Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Mabry
Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss13.19 April 1998La Canada, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Katie Schlukebir Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham
Flag of the United States.svg Jean Okada
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss14.25 October 1998 Welwyn, United KingdomCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Smith Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
6–7, 4–6
Win9.15 March 1999 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan Flag of Belarus.svg Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
6–3, 6–2
Loss15.12 April 1996Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Cross
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win10.28 November 1999Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
6–4, 6–4

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