Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | Avon, England | 9 July 1972
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $78,554 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 259 (4 March 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1994, 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0-2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 318 (11 May 1998) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1998) |
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