Lucie Ahl

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Lucie Ahl
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
ResidenceExeter, Devon, England
Born (1974-07-23) 23 July 1974 (age 50)
Exeter, Devon, England
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$260,389
Singles
Career record288–273
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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 record102–140
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 213 (3 February 1997)
Last updated on: 30 May 2012.

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.

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In her career, Ahl won a total of 15 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and also participated on the WTA Tour. She had career wins over ITF & WTA Tour players Sandra Cacic and Rene Simpson.

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)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win5 July 1993ITF $10,000 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Loss3 October 1994ITF $10,000 Nottingham, Great BritainCarpet Flag of France.svg Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 4–6, 2–6
Loss6 February 1995ITF $10,000 Sheffield, United KingdomHard Flag of Russia.svg Olga Ivanova 3–6, 4–6
Win11 August 1996ITF $10,000 Southsea, United KingdomGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cindy Watson 6–3, 6–3
Win29 September 1996ITF $10,000 Telford, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss25 March 1997ITF $10,000 Warrnambool, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall 3–6, 3–6
Loss4 May 1997ITF $10,000 Hatfield, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall 2–6, 0–6
Loss25 April 1998ITF $10,000 Bournemouth, Great BritainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward 6–7, 4–6
Loss11 July 1998ITF $10,000 Felixstowe, Great BritainGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert 5–7, 3–6
Win18 July 1998ITF $10,000 Frinton, Great BritainGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea W/O
Win26 July 1998ITF $25,000 Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula 7–6, 6–3
Win18 April 1999ITF $25,000 Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceHard Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win25 July 1999ITF $25,000 Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of Russia.svg Julia Lutrova 6–1, 6–3
Win30 July 2000ITF $25,000 Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert 6–2, 6–4
Win15 October 2000ITF $25,000 Welwyn, Great BritainHard Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 4–2, 4–2, 4–1
Loss15 July 2001ITF $25,000 Felixstowe, Great BritainGrass Flag of Italy.svg 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)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentScore
Win11 May 1992ITF $10,000 Dublin, IrelandHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Salmon Flag of Ireland.svg Gina Niland
Flag of Ireland.svg Siobhán Nicholson
7–5, 7–5
Loss31 July 1995ITF $10,000 Ilkley, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jasmine Choudhury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Latimer
6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Win18 February 1996ITF $10,000 Sheffield, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
7–6, 6–3
Loss12 May 1996ITF $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
5–7, 1–6
Loss14 July 1996ITF $10,000 Felixstowe, United KingdomClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of South Africa.svg Surina de Beer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katia Roubanova
2–6, 4–6
Win21 July 1996ITF $10,000 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amy Jensen
Flag of Hungary.svg Anita Kurimay
6–1, 6–4
Loss4 August 1996ITF $10,000 Ilkley, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of South Africa.svg Surina de Beer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katia Roubanova
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win11 August 1996ITF $10,000 Southsea, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Latimer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 7–6
Loss4 May 1997ITF $10,000 Hatfield, United KingdomClay Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Steck Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win4 October 1997ITF $10,000 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Ward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Cross
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lizzie Jelfs
6–2, 7–6
Loss11 July 1998ITF $10,000 Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–7
Loss18 July 1998ITF $10,000 Frinton, United KingdomGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lizzie Jelfs
Flag of South Africa.svg Mareze Joubert
2–6, 5–7
Loss16 July 2000ITF $25,000 Felixstowe, United KingdomGrass Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Egorova Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss3 November 2002ITF $25,000 Nottingham, United KingdomHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of South Africa.svg Kim Grant
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
1–6, 2–6
Win20 April 2003ITF $25,000 Biarritz, FranceClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Zaporozhanova
6–1, 6–1

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 AAAAAAA Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 0–0
French Open AAAAAAA Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1–6
US Open AAAA Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0–0
Year-end ranking405373349331179225168185200203258N/A

Doubles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Career win–loss
Australian Open AAAAAA0–0
French Open AAAAAA0–0
Wimbledon 1R AA 1R 1R 1R 0–4
US Open AAAAAA0–0
Year-end ranking372303407350471360N/A

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2002 2003 Career win–loss
Australian Open AA0–0
French Open AA0–0
Wimbledon 1R 1R 0–2
US Open AA0–0

Fed Cup

Europe/Africa Group II
DateVenueSurfaceRoundOpponentsFinal match scoreMatchOpponentRubber score
9–13 April 2002 Pretoria HardRRFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 3–0Singles Rosanne Dimech 6–1, 6–2 (W)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3–0Doubles (with Rachel Viollet) Aksdal/Sartz 6–0, 6–0 (W)
PO
(Promotion)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2–0Singles Edita Liachovičiūtė 6–3, 6–1 (W)

References

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