Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | 10 January 1974 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $116,505 |
Singles | |
Career record | 241–283 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 197 (12 August 2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 111–173 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 187 (21 July 2003) |
Mireille Dittmann (born 10 January 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
A right-handed player from Victoria, Dittmann had a career-high singles ranking of 197. [1]
She qualified for the main draw of two WTA Tour tournaments in 2001, at Bali and Shanghai. In 2002, she featured in the Shanghai main draw again and lost her first-round match to Anna Kournikova, in front of a large centre court crowd who had come to see the high profile Russian. [2]
In the 2002 season, she competed in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments.
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 7 March 1994 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Shannon Peters | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 30 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 10 August 1997 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 17 August 1998 | ITF Mascali, Italy | Clay | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 13 June 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | Laura Bao | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 6 February 2000 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Leanne Baker | 7–6(5), 1–6, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 5. | 12 March 2000 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Akiko Morigami | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Home Hill, Australia | Hard | Akiko Morigami | 6–0, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 7. | 6 February 2005 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Leanne Baker | 6–2, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8. | 13 February 2005 | ITF Blenheim, New Zealand | Hard | Chang Kyung-mi | 7–5, 3–6, 6–7(2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 22 August 1993 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Natalie Dittmann | Jitka Dubcová Ivana Havrlíková | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 18 August 1996 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Natalie Dittmann | Cristina de Subijana Rosa María Pérez | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1. | 17 August 1998 | ITF Carrabba, Italy | Clay | Natalie Dittmann | Ekaterina Sysoeva Ayami Takase | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | 13 June 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Clay | Natalie Dittmann | Debby Haak Andrea van den Hurk | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 15 August 1999 | Open Saint Gaudens, France | Clay | Nicola Payne | Giana Gutiérrez Sabrina Valenti | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | 6 February 2000 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Kristen van Elden | Jenny Belobrajdic Tong Ka-po | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 2 March 2003 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Cindy Watson | Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk | 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 7 July 2003 | Bella Cup, Poland | Clay | Helena Ejeson | Zuzana Hejdová Olena Antypina | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 28 March 2004 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | Kristen van Elden | Emily Hewson Nicole Kriz | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5. | 22 June 2004 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Hanna Nooni | Zuzana Hejdová Vanessa Henke | 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 24 September 2004 | ITF Canberra, Australia | Clay | Cindy Watson | Daniella Jeflea Evie Dominikovic | 3–6, 1–6 |
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