Lucie Ahl

Lucie Ahl
Country (sports)	Great Britain ; England
Residence	Exeter, Devon, England
Born	23 July 1974 (age 50); Exeter, Devon, England
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$260,389
Singles
Career record	288–273
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 161 (1 April 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2002)
French Open	Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Wimbledon	2R (2000)
US Open	Q2 (2002)
Doubles
Career record	102–140
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 213 (3 February 1997)
	Last updated on: 30 May 2012.

Last updated October 27, 2024

Lucie Ahl (born 23 July 1974) is a tennis coach and a former professional tennis player. She was briefly the British No.1, holding the position for 9 non-consecutive weeks between 30 July 2001 and 5 May 2002. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No.161 on 1 April 2002.

Her best Grand Slam performance came at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Austrian Barbara Schwartz in round one to capture the first and only win of her career in Grand Slam competition. Ahl also represented Great Britain at the Fed Cup on one occasion, winning all three of her rubbers and thus remaining undefeated in Fed Cup action. Brother Daniel was ranked number 1 on the ITF world over 35 ratings in 2007

ITF circuit finals

Singles (9–7)

Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (5/1)
$10,000 tournaments (4/6)

Finals by surface
Hard (3/0)
Clay (0/2)
Grass (3/3)
Carpet (3/0)

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	5 July 1993	ITF $10,000	Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Julie Pullin	6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	3 October 1994	ITF $10,000	Nottingham, Great Britain	Carpet	Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	4–6, 2–6
Loss	6 February 1995	ITF $10,000	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Hard	Olga Ivanova	3–6, 4–6
Win	11 August 1996	ITF $10,000	Southsea, United Kingdom	Grass	Cindy Watson	6–3, 6–3
Win	29 September 1996	ITF $10,000	Telford, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Julie Pullin	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	25 March 1997	ITF $10,000	Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Shirli-Ann Siddall	3–6, 3–6
Loss	4 May 1997	ITF $10,000	Hatfield, Great Britain	Clay	Shirli-Ann Siddall	2–6, 0–6
Loss	25 April 1998	ITF $10,000	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Clay	Joanne Ward	6–7, 4–6
Loss	11 July 1998	ITF $10,000	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Mareze Joubert	5–7, 3–6
Win	18 July 1998	ITF $10,000	Frinton, Great Britain	Grass	Lisa McShea	W/O
Win	26 July 1998	ITF $25,000	Dublin, Ireland	Carpet	Petra Mandula	7–6, 6–3
Win	18 April 1999	ITF $25,000	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Hard	Virginie Razzano	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	25 July 1999	ITF $25,000	Dublin, Ireland	Carpet	Julia Lutrova	6–1, 6–3
Win	30 July 2000	ITF $25,000	Dublin, Ireland	Carpet	Mareze Joubert	6–2, 6–4
Win	15 October 2000	ITF $25,000	Welwyn, Great Britain	Hard	Antonella Serra Zanetti	4–2, 4–2, 4–1
Loss	15 July 2001	ITF $25,000	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Roberta Vinci	5–7, 5–7

Doubles (6–9)

Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (1/2)
$10,000 tournaments (5/7)

Finals by surface
Hard (2/1)
Clay (3/4)
Grass (1/4)
Carpet (0/0)

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent	Score
Win	11 May 1992	ITF $10,000	Dublin, Ireland	Hard (i)	Julie Salmon	Gina Niland Siobhán Nicholson	7–5, 7–5
Loss	31 July 1995	ITF $10,000	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Clay	Joanne Ward	Jasmine Choudhury Louise Latimer	6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Win	18 February 1996	ITF $10,000	Sheffield, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Joanne Ward	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	7–6, 6–3
Loss	12 May 1996	ITF $10,000	Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom	Clay	Joanne Ward	Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright	5–7, 1–6
Loss	14 July 1996	ITF $10,000	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Clay	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova	2–6, 4–6
Win	21 July 1996	ITF $10,000	Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Amy Jensen Anita Kurimay	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4 August 1996	ITF $10,000	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	11 August 1996	ITF $10,000	Southsea, United Kingdom	Grass	Shirli-Ann Siddall	Louise Latimer Lorna Woodroffe	6–2, 7–6
Loss	4 May 1997	ITF $10,000	Hatfield, United Kingdom	Clay	Jessica Steck	Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win	4 October 1997	ITF $10,000	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Hard	Joanne Ward	Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs	6–2, 7–6
Loss	11 July 1998	ITF $10,000	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Amanda Wainwright	Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave	4–6, 6–7
Loss	18 July 1998	ITF $10,000	Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Amanda Wainwright	Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert	2–6, 5–7
Loss	16 July 2000	ITF $25,000	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Grass	Natalia Egorova	Trudi Musgrave Lorna Woodroffe	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	3 November 2002	ITF $25,000	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Hard	Selima Sfar	Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh	1–6, 2–6
Win	20 April 2003	ITF $25,000	Biarritz, France	Clay	Selima Sfar	Yuliya Beygelzimer Anna Zaporozhanova	6–1, 6–1

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career win–loss
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q3	Q1	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	0–0
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	Q1	Q1	1R	Q1	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1–6
US Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	0–0
Year-end ranking	405	373	349	331	179	225	168	185	200	203	258	N/A

Doubles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career win–loss
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
Wimbledon	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	0–4
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
Year-end ranking	372	303	407	350	471	360	N/A

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2002	2003	Career win–loss
Australian Open	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	A	0–0
Wimbledon	1R	1R	0–2
US Open	A	A	0–0

Fed Cup

Date	Venue	Surface	Round	Opponents	Final match score	Match	Opponent	Rubber score
Europe/Africa Group II
9–13 April 2002	Pretoria	Hard	RR	Malta	3–0	Singles	Rosanne Dimech	6–1, 6–2 (W)
			RR	Norway	3–0	Doubles (with Rachel Viollet)	Aksdal/Sartz	6–0, 6–0 (W)
			PO (Promotion)	Lithuania	2–0	Singles	Edita Liachovičiūtė	6–3, 6–1 (W)

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References

Preceded by Louise Latimer Julie Pullin	British Tennis number one 30 July 2001 – 5 August 2001 18 March 2002 – 5 May 2002	Succeeded by Julie Pullin Julie Pullin

External links

Lucie Ahl at the Women's Tennis Association
Lucie Ahl at the International Tennis Federation

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Singles
Country (sports)	Great Britain England
Residence	Exeter, Devon, England
Born	(1974-07-23) 23 July 1974 (age 50) Exeter, Devon, England
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$260,389
Career record	288–273
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 161 (1 April 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2002)
French Open	Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Wimbledon	2R (2000)
US Open	Q2 (2002)
Doubles
Career record	102–140
Career titles	0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 213 (3 February 1997)
Last updated on: 30 May 2012.