Michelle Turk

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Michelle Turk
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1967-09-23) 23 September 1967 (age 57)
Prize money$19,196
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 255 (2 March 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1987)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 175 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1985)

Michelle Turk (born 23 September 1967) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

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Turk, who comes from the Illawarra region of New South Wales, was one of the country's top junior players, training at the AIS in Canberra. [1]

In 1985 she made the junior singles quarter-finals of the Australian Open and featured in the women's doubles main draw, where she and partner Louise Field were beaten in the first round by number one seeds Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. She also teamed up with Field that year to win a $25,000 satellite tournament on the Gold Coast.

While competing on the professional tour she reached a career best singles ranking of 255 in the world and played as a wildcard in the women's singles main draw of the 1987 Australian Open. [2]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.17 June 1984 Freehold, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field Flag of the United States.svg Linda Howell
Flag of the United States.svg Linda Gates 		6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.4 March 1985 Tasmania, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colleen Carney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Thompson 		1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up3.22 September 1985 Boston, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colleen Carney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa O'Neill 		4–6, 1–6
Winner1.8 November 1985 Gold Coast, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Field Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris O'Neil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pam Whytcross 		6–0, 7–5
Runner-up4.29 June 1986 Seabrook, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Scott Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lise Gregory 		2–6, 1–6

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References

  1. ↑ "For Michelle victory was frolic enough". The Canberra Times . 18 March 1986. p. 28. Retrieved 23 March 2020– via Trove.
  2. ↑ "Australian Open Tennis : Fading McNamara Falls to a Rejuvenated Davis". Los Angeles Times . 13 January 1987.
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