Sally Reeves

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Sally Reeves
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1964-07-08) 8 July 1964 (age 57)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$22,837
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 199 (27 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1985, 1986)
Wimbledon 2R (1985)
US Open Q1 (1984)

Sally Reeves (born 8 July 1964) is a British former professional tennis player. Following marriage she is now known as Sally Taylor. [1]

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A right-handed player, Reeves reached a career high singles ranking of 199 in the world and featured three times in the main draw at Wimbledon. On her Wimbledon debut in 1984 she lost a close first round match to Catherine Tanvier 6–8 in the third set. She made the second round for the only time at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, where she had a win over fellow British wildcard Rina Einy. [2]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.13 May 1984 Sutton, United KingdomClay Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Kinney 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.19 November 1984 Glasgow, United KingdomHard Flag of the United States.svg Beth Norton 3–6, 4–6

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References

  1. "Rising tennis star Abby needs sponsors". County Border News. 15 March 2018.
  2. "Wimbledon Tennis". Indiana Gazette . 28 June 1985.