Sarah Bentley

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Sarah Bentley
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1973-03-08) 8 March 1973 (age 51)
Prize money$28,112
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 269 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1991, 1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 385 (29 March 1993)

Sarah Bentley (born 8 March 1973) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Bentley qualified for her first WTA Tour tournament at Brighton in 1989 and reached a best singles ranking of No. 269 on the professional tour.

As a wildcard, Bentley twice featured in the main draw at Wimbledon. In 1991, she lost a three set opening round match to Maya Kidowaki, then in 1992 was beaten in the first round by seventh seed Mary Joe Fernandez. [1]

ITF finals

Singles (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.22 October 1990 Benin City, NigeriaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Petra Kamstra 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.3 March 1991 Norwich, United KingdomCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dorien Wamelink 3–6, 3–6
Winner1.5 April 1992 Windhoek, NamibiaHard Flag of Ireland.svg Siobhán Nicholson 6–2, 6–3

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References

  1. "Blimey! Chang Falls To Brit At Wimbledon". Chicago Tribune . 24 June 1992.