Michelle Sammons

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Michelle Sammons
Full nameMichelle Tracy Sammons
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Durban
Born (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 35)
Kempton Park
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$16,296
Singles
Career record44–48
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 666 (23 February 2015)
Doubles
Career record58–40
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 268 (2 November 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–4

Michelle Tracy Sammons (born 11 September 1987) is a South African former professional tennis player.

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She has career-high WTA rankings of 666 in singles and 268 in doubles, both achieved in 2015. In her career, Sammons won one singles title and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for South Africa in Fed Cup, she has a win–loss record of 1–4.

Sammons made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Internationaux de Strasbourg, partnering Carolin Daniels in the doubles competition.

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.31 May 2014 Sun City, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Natasha Fourouclas 2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles (6–2)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.30 May 2014Sun City, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh
Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux
7–5, 6–3
Winner2.13 June 2014Sun City, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh
Flag of South Africa.svg Madrie Le Roux
6–3, 6–3
Winner3.19 July 2014 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of France.svg Clothilde de Bernardi Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Bruzzone
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Mikheeva
7–5, 7–5
Winner4.30 August 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Bruzzone
Flag of India.svg Rishika Sunkara
6–2, 6–1
Winner5.6 September 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gai Ao
Flag of India.svg Rishika Sunkara
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up1.13 September 2014Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina
Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova
3–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Winner614 February 2015 Port El Kantaoui, TunisiaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ilze Hattingh Flag of Romania.svg Nicoleta Dascălu
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Julia Stamatova
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up2.19 September 2015 Redding, United StatesHard Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
2–6, 5–7


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