Lynn Kiro

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Lynn Kiro
Full nameLynn Marie-Joe Kyro
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 29)
Cape Town, South Africa
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College Texas Tech University
Prize money$4,941
Singles
Career record26–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 840 (5 August 2013)
Doubles
Career record16–7
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 744 (29 July 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–2

Lynn Kiro (born 6 August 1995) is a South African tennis coach and former player.

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On the ITF Junior Circuit, she achieved her highest ranking of world No. 60 in March 2013. In April 2013, she was South Africa's number-two-ranked female junior tennis player, behind Ilze Hattingh.

On the pro circuit, Kyro reached two $10k doubles finals alongside Malagasy Zarah Razafimahatratra, winning one and losing one. Her highest singles ranking is 840 while her highest in doubles is 744. In 2012, Kyro made her debut for the South Africa Fed Cup team, for which she played doubles.

Kiro attended Texas Tech University from 2013–2017 and had a decorated collegiate tennis career. She is currently head coach of women’s tennis at Wagner College.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles (3–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Dec 2012 Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of Madagascar.svg Zarah Razafimahatratra Flag of Germany.svg Kim-Alice Grajdek
Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win1.Dec 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of Madagascar.svg Zarah Razafimahatratra Flag of Germany.svg Kim-Alice Grajdek
Flag of Israel.svg Keren Shlomo
w/o
Win2.Jul 2013 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Egypt.svg Mayar Sherif Flag of Russia.svg Alina Mikheeva
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
6–3, 6–2
Win3.Aug 2015 Austin, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Dvorak Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Michele Ouellet-Pizer
Flag of the United States.svg Gabrielle Smith
6–3, 6–2

Fed Cup participation

Doubles (1–1)

EditionRoundDateLocationPartnerAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Group II – Play-offs
20 April 2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo,
Egypt
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux Flag of Montenegro.svg Vladica Babić
Flag of Montenegro.svg Milica Šljukić
W6–1, 6–2
Europe/Africa Zone
Group II – Play-offs
21 April 2012 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer
L4–6, 2–6

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