Country (sports) | South Africa | |||||||||||||
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Born | South Africa | 1 January 1976|||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1993 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$4,773 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 10–15 (40.0%) | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 816 (3 April 1995) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 30–21 (58.8%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ITF | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 442 (7 August 1995) | |||||||||||||
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Lucinda Gibbs (born 2 January 1976) is a retired South African tennis player. [1]
Gibbs won four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit during her career. On 3 April 1995, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 816. On 7 August 1995, she peaked at No. 442 in the doubles rankings. [2]
In 1995, she played for South Africa in the 1995 African Games in Harare, Zimbabwe where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles.
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 27 Sep 1993 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Nannie de Villiers | Janine Humphreys Cindy Summers | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 26 Mar 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard | Giselle Swart | Elissa Burton Cara Black | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 1. | 2 Apr 1995 | Nairobi, Kenya | Hard | Giselle Swart | Elissa Burton Cara Black | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 6 Dec 1997 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Giselle Swart | Helen Crook Mareze Joubert | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 22 Nov 1998 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Giselle Swart | Karin Coetzee Carien Venter | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 29 Nov 1998 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Giselle Swart | Delene Ackron Karen Bacon | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4. | 18 Jun 2000 | Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Giselle Swart | Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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