Louise Stacey

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Louise Stacey
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972 (age 49)
Prize money$59,732
Singles
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 222 (2 December 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Doubles
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 113 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1991, 1992)

Louise Stacey (born 10 January 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player. [1]

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Biography

Early career

Stacey, who grew up in Adelaide, won the 1983 Australian 12-and-under Championships. [2] In 1987, aged 15, she became the youngest ever winner of the Australian Hard Court Championships. [3] She was a girls' singles finalist at the 1990 Australian Open, losing in three sets to Magdalena Maleeva.

Professional tour

Stacey competed in either the singles or doubles main draws at five editions of the Australian Open. She made it to the final round of the Wimbledon qualifiers in 1991 and reached her highest singles ranking of 222 that year, which also included winning three ITF singles titles. As a doubles player, Stacey had a best ranking of 113 in the world and won four ITF titles during her career. She reached two WTA Tour doubles quarterfinals, at Auckland and Wellington in 1992.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.1 November 1987ITF Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jane Morro 0–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up1.4 December 1988ITF Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.17 February 1991ITF Mildura, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tracey Morton-Rodgers 3–6, 4–6
Winner2.4 August 1991ITF Chatham, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Susan Gilchrist 6–2, 6–4
Winner3.11 August 1991ITF College Park, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Kurth 6–0, 6–2
Winner4.18 November 1991ITF Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up3.12 July 1992ITF Indianapolis, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Susan Sloane 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.19 November 1989ITF Gold Coast, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jane Taylor Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate McDonald
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.13 May 1990 Swansea, United KingdomClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.20 May 1990 Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.8 July 1991 Erlangen, GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Cunningham Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktoria Milvidskaia
Flag of Germany.svg Maja Živec-Škulj
4–6, 4–6
Winner1.15 July 1991 Darmstadt, GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Cunningham Flag of Germany.svg Martina Pawlik
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Seemann
6–1, 6–2
Winner2.25 November 1991 Mildura, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Pleming
6–4, 6–3
Winner3.16 November 1992 Mount Gambier, AustraliaClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová
7–6(7), 6–7(4), 7–6(3)
Winner4.6 December 1992ITF Mildura, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. Turner, Matt (22 January 2013). "Flagstaff Hill veteran Louise Stacey is fighting to be fit for the Asia-Pacific Tennis League finals". Southern Times Messenger . The Advertiser.
  2. "Spierings gains his revenge". The Canberra Times . 21 January 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 19 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Frawley takes hardcourt". The Canberra Times . 2 November 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 19 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.