Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Born | Hartfield, Sussex, England | 21 September 1957
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–8 |
Highest ranking | No. 296 (12 July 1978) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (1979) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–13 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977, 78, 79, 80, 81) |
US Open | 1R (1979) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
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