Michelle Tyler

Michelle Tyler

Full name	Michelle Tyler-Wilson
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	United Kingdom
Born	(1958-07-08) 8 July 1958 (age 66) United Kingdom
Turned pro	1976
Singles
Career titles	0
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1976)
French Open	2R (1978)
Wimbledon	3R (1975, 1978)
US Open	3R (1977)
Doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1976)

Michelle Tyler (born 8 July 1958) is a British former professional tennis player who was the last British woman to win the singles title at the French Open Girls' event in 1976.

She reached the quarterfinal of the doubles event at the 1976 Australian Open, partnering Sue Barker, in which they lost in three sets to Kathleen Harter and Wendy Turnbull. ^[1]

Tyler was the runner-up at the 1977 Kent Championships singles event after losing the final in three sets to Yvonne Vermaak. ^[2]

In 1977 and 1978 she was a member of the British team in the Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. In 1977 she lost her singles rubber to Rosemary Casals while the following year she won her singles rubber against Pam Shriver. ^[3]

WTA career finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1977	Beckenham, UK	Grass	Yvonne Vermaak	4–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1975	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Sue Barker	Kym Ruddell Janet Young	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Dec 1975	Perth, Australia	Grass	Sue Barker	Lesley Bowrey Christine Matison	6–7, 3–6
Loss	2–1	Jun 1978	Chichester, UK	Grass	Yvonne Vermaak	Janet Newberry Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Retirement

Tyler retired in 1979, and worked at a department store in Bromley, as well as working as a tennis coach. She subsequently emigrated to the United States. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Draw archive – 1976 Women's Doubles quarterfinals". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1978). World of Tennis 1978 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 283, 353. ISBN   9780354090391.
3. "Pam Not Joining Pros Now". Schenectady Gazette . AP. 4 December 1978. p. 33.
4. "Biographies of Female Tennis Players".
5. "Kent LTA on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.^{[ user-generated source ]}

External links

• Michelle Tyler at the Women's Tennis Association
• Michelle Tyler at the International Tennis Federation
• Michelle Tyler at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)