Sarah Taylor (tennis)

Last updated
Sarah Taylor
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Born (1981-11-06) November 6, 1981 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$294,946
Singles
Career record177–153
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 March 31, 2003
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2003)
French Open 1R (2003)
US Open 2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record33–48
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 179 July 9, 2001
Medal record
Women's Tennis
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Singles

Sarah Taylor (born November 6, 1981) is a tennis coach and former professional American tennis player from New York City. Her highest ranking was World No. 68 on March 31, 2003. [1]

Contents

Taylor made her debut in a Grand Slam tournament at the 2001 US Open where she beat World No. 41 Marlene Weingärtner in the first round.

She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, losing the final to Milagros Sequera 7–5, 4–6, 6–1. [2]

Family background

Sarah's mother, Sally, is a paralegal who was a nationally ranked junior player (No. 6 in girls 14s, No. 1 in doubles). She has two older brothers, Jeff, who played college tennis at the University of California at Berkeley, and Robert, who played at the University of Colorado. She moved from Raleigh, North Carolina to Bradenton, Florida in 1994 to attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. [3]

Results

2002

In addition to a 1998 title, captured an ITF Circuit singles title three years consecutively, most recently at ITF/Fullerton-USA, by passing top seed Irvin in QF; at Nasdaq in Miami, as world No. 118, received WC spot but was forced to ret. 1r against fellow WC Gisela Dulko at 1–4 due to a stomach virus; qualified for Strasbourg and won 1r over Pullin before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual champion Silvia Farina Elia; top seeded, won fifth title on ITF Circuit and second of year at ITF/College Park-USA; as Canadian Open qualifier, d. WC Nejedly before falling to former world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati; ranking moved up to No. 102; received a WC into second US Open, falling to qualifier Fabiola Zuluaga 1r; at Hawaii, ret. in 2r with a left foot sprain; career-first SF appearance came in Bali (as a qualifier), d. No. 5 seed Ad. Serra Zanetti, Morariu and Marrero before falling to former world No. 2 Conchita Martínez; cracked Top 100 at No. 87; at Tokyo (Japan Open), reached second SF in as many weeks with an upset of former world No. 1 Sanchez-Vicario in 2r; ranking reached No. 77

2003

In 2003, she made her debut at the Australian Open, her first Grand Slam event outside of the United States, losing in the first round to No. 16 seed Nathalie Dechy). She reached the fourth round at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami as a wildcard, upsetting No. 11 seed Anastasia Myskina in her opening match, following a bye in the first round, and No. 17 seed Ai Sugiyama, losing to former world No. 1 Jennifer Capriati, the No. 6 seed; following Miami, her ranking rose from No. 85 to No. 68. She retired in the first round at Madrid vs. No. 5 seed Paola Suárez with the score 6–2, 3–0 to Suarez due to a right wrist sprain (a recurring injury); Her Roland Garros debut ended with a first round loss to qualifier Sandra Kleinová. She then lost in the first round at the US Open to No. 12 seed Conchita Martínez, thus failing to win a Grand Slam match during her 2003 season. At Quebec City, after she had lost to Gisela Dulko in the first round of the singles, she was forced to retire in the first round of the doubles, partnering Allison Baker, due to a sprained right ankle.

2005

She won her sixth career pro singles title at $10K ITF/Evansville, IN-USA, defeating Kristi Miller in the final in straight sets 7–6, 6–1. [4]

Post-retirement

After retiring in 2005, Taylor attended the University of North Carolina while working at the Hollow Rock Racquet Club in Durham, North Carolina. In October 2009, she became a coach at the United States Tennis Association. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennifer Capriati</span> American tennis player (born 1976)

Jennifer Maria Capriati is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she won three singles Grand Slam titles and was the gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gisela Dulko</span> Argentine tennis player

Gisela Dulko is an Argentine former tennis player. Although she enjoyed modest success in singles, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 26 and winning four WTA titles, her speciality was doubles, where she achieved the world No. 1 ranking and won 17 WTA titles. Partnering with Flavia Pennetta, Dulko won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships and the 2011 Australian Open. She also reached the mixed-doubles final at the 2011 US Open, with Eduardo Schwank. During her career, Dulko upset a number of top players on the tour, including Maria Sharapova in the second round of Wimbledon in 2009, Samantha Stosur in the third round of Roland Garros in 2011, and Martina Navratilova in the second round of Wimbledon in 2004 and in Navratilova's final Grand Slam singles match.

Kim Clijsters defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 US Open. It was her first major singles title and first of an eventual three US Open titles.

Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur defeated Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2005 US Open.

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Henin-Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired. Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the Wimbledon final later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open. Clijsters became the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin for the honor.

Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 French Open. It was her maiden major singles title, and she became the first Russian woman to win a major. Myskina became the first woman in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point, doing so in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova. This marked the first time two maiden major finalists contested a final since the 1979 Australian Open. The final also made Russia the fourth country in the Open Era to have two countrywomen contest a major final.

Monica Seles defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1991 US Open. It was her third major title of the year. With the win, Seles recaptured the world No. 1 ranking from Steffi Graf, and would hold it until her 1993 stabbing.

Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1993 US Open. It was her third US Open title. This marked Suková's fourth and final appearance in a major final, finishing runner-up each time. With the win, Graf became the first player to achieve a second Surface Slam. This was also the first time that both finalists were from Europe.

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. It was Graf's fourth Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major title overall, and Seles' best career finish at Wimbledon. Seles was attempting to complete the non-calendar year Grand Slam and career Grand Slam, having won the preceding US Open, Australian Open, and French Open in succession. This final was the only major match Seles lost in 1992, thus preventing her from completing the Grand Slam.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Cara Black would fail to complete the career grand slam in women's doubles because of this loss

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but Suárez did not participate due to injury. Ruano Pascual partnered Conchita Martínez, but lost in the first round to Jennifer Hopkins and Mashona Washington.

Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Canadian Open.

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Miami Open.

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Miami Open. It was her first Tier I title and sixth overall, and her first title of any kind since September 2004.

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA German Open.

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters.

Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Italian Open. It was her second title of the season and the 12th of her career.

Gisela Dulko won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating Sorana Cîrstea in the final, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–2 to capture the Women's Singles tennis championship at the 2007 Hungarian Ladies Open.

References

  1. ↑ ITF profile Retrieved on 2007-08-11
  2. ↑ Randy Walker (2003-08-10). "Taylor Falls In Gold Medal Match". US Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  3. ↑ WTA profile Retrieved on 2007-08-11
  4. ↑ WTA profile Retrieved on 2008-30-03
  5. ↑ "Taylor Signs On As USTA Coach". Tennis Week. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.