Michelle Jackson-Nobrega

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Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1973-12-28) December 28, 1973 (age 50)
Brazil
Prize money$65,659
Singles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 108 (March 13, 1995)
Doubles
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 107 (October 24, 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1994)

Michelle Jackson-Nobrega (born 28 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Born in Brazil, Jackson-Nobrega moved back and forth between the United States and her birth country as a child, before her family settled permanently in Florida in the mid 1980s. She attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach. [1]

Jackson-Nobrega reached a best singles ranking of 108 in the world while competing on the professional tour in the 1990s. Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1994 Lipton Championships in Miami, where she had wins over Caroline Kuhlman and Stephanie Rottier, then took seventh seed Lindsay Davenport to three sets in a third round loss. She made a grand slam main draw appearance at 1994 US Open, partnering Åsa Carlsson in the doubles. [2]

She represented the United States in tennis at the World Outgames in 2017. [3]

ITF finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (2–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.May 25, 1992 Orlando, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Tami Whitlinger-Jones 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up1.May 8, 1994 San Luis Potosí, MexicoHard Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt 3–6, 6–7
Winner2.October 3, 1994 Rancho Mirage, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Reece 6–0, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.May 25, 1992 Orlando, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Trisha Laux Flag of Venezuela.svg María Vento-Kabchi
Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.June 15, 1992 St. Simons, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Cacic Flag of the United States.svg Alysia May
Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Reece
3–6, 6–7(2)
Winner2.January 10, 1994 Misson, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Eleni Rossides Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Moe
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Pace
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up2.May 8, 1994 San Luis Potosí, MexicoHard Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Teodorowicz Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner3.July 11, 1994 Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Bernard
4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3

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References

  1. "A kick out of tennis". Sun-Sentinel . April 12, 1991.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - US Open - 29 August - 11 September 1994". itftennis.com.
  3. Lynch, Ryan (May 25, 2017). "World OutGames 2017 Athletes: Michelle Jackson". South Florida Gay News .