Shirli-Ann Siddall

Shirli-Ann Siddall
Full name	Shirli-Ann Valentine; (nee Siddall)
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	20 June 1974 (age 49); Liverpool, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Prize money	$138,509
Singles
Career record	139–132
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 181 (8 December 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (1992, 1994)
Doubles
Career record	110–82
Career titles	14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 108 (13 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	1R (1997)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1996, 1997)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	0–2

Last updated January 15, 2024

Shirli-Ann Valentine (born 20 June 1974), formerly Shirli-Ann Siddall, is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

Siddall, who was born in Liverpool, had a promising junior career.^[1] In 1990 she won seven out of eight national titles in the under-16 and under-18 divisions.^[2]

Based in Dorset, Siddall played professionally in the 1990s. In 1995 she featured in Fed Cup ties for Great Britain against both Poland and the Czech Republic, in Murcia, Spain. She competed regularly in the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships and once at the US Open in 1997, partnering Barbara Schett in the women's doubles.

She made the second round of Wimbledon in both 1992 and 1994. Her most famous match came against Jennifer Capriati in the first round of the 1993 Wimbledon Championships. Playing as a wildcard, Siddall took the first set off the seventh seeded Capriati, but was unable to secure the upset, as the young American came back to win in three.^[3] She was most successful in the mixed doubles draw at Wimbledon, with two appearances in the round of 16, both times with Danny Sapsford. The only other occasion she partnered Sapsford at Wimbledon was in 1995 when she had to be carried off the court in a stretcher after fainting from heat exhaustion during their first round match, played in record temperatures.^[4]

Siddall retired from professional tennis in 1998.^[2] She had been suffering from a persistent back injury.^[2]

In 2002, she married Nick Valentine at All Saints Church in Bournemouth. Their wedding took place on the same day as the Wimbledon ladies final.^[5]

She lives with her family in the town of Poole in Dorset.^[2]

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (7-4)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	22 April 1991	Bracknell, Great Britain	Hard	Diana Gardner	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2.	15 November 1993	Swansea, Great Britain	Hard	Gaby Coorengel	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	3.	3 April 1994	Gaborone, Botswana	Hard	Magüi Serna	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	10 April 1994	Harare, Zimbabwe	Hard	Magüi Serna	4–6, 2–6
Win	5.	11 July 1994	Frinton, Great Britain	Grass	Vanessa Webb	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	6.	18 July 1994	Ilkley, Great Britain	Grass	Kirrily Sharpe	5–7, 1–6
Win	7.	27 April 1996	Edinburgh, Great Britain	Clay	Karin Baleková	6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Win	8.	14 July 1996	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Grass	Anita Kurimay	6–2, 6–4
Win	9.	16 February 1997	Birmingham, Great Britain	Hard	Claire Taylor	6–4, 6–4
Win	10.	3 March 1997	Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Lucie Ahl	6–3, 6–3
Win	11.	4 May 1997	Hatfield, Great Britain	Clay	Lucie Ahl	6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 23 (14-9)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	20 September 1993	Sheffield, Great Britain	Hard	Caroline Hunt	Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko	6–4, 7–5
Win	2.	27 September 1993	Bracknell, Great Britain	Hard	Caroline Hunt	Caroline Stassen Alison Smith	6–2, 6–1
Win	3.	18 July 1994	Ilkley, Great Britain	Grass	Jo Durie	Justine Hodder Kirrily Sharpe	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	4.	14 November 1994	Eastbourne, Great Britain	Carpet	Amanda Wainwright	Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko	6–7^(8–10), 6–7^(6–8)
Win	5.	8 May 1995	Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Catherine Barclay	Kristin Godridge Kirrily Sharpe	5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	6.	13 November 1995	Edinburgh, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Amanda Wainwright	Julia Lutrova Jane Wood	6–7^(7–9), 4–6
Loss	7.	4 May 1996	Hatfield, Great Britain	Clay	Amanda Wainwright	Robyn Mawdsley Jane Wood	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 5–7
Win	8.	12 May 1996	Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain	Clay	Amanda Wainwright	Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward	7–5, 6–1
Loss	9.	14 July 1996	Felixstowe, Great Britain	Clay	Lucie Ahl	Surina De Beer Katia Roubanova	2–6, 4–6
Win	10.	21 July 1996	Frinton, Great Britain	Grass	Lucie Ahl	Amy Jensen Anita Kurimay	6–1, 6–4
Loss	11.	4 August 1996	Ilkley, Great Britain	Grass	Lucie Ahl	Surina De Beer Katia Roubanova	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	12.	11 August 1996	Southsea, Great Britain	Grass	Lucie Ahl	Louise Latimer Lorna Woodroffe	6–2, 7–6
Loss	13.	20 October 1996	Cardiff, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Amanda Wainwright	Maria Strandlund Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	3–6, 3–6
Win	14.	8 February 1997	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Amanda Wainwright	Megan Miller Rachel Viollet	7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Loss	15.	16 February 1997	Birmingham, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Amanda Wainwright	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 4–6
Win	16.	24 March 1997	Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Nannie de Villiers	Joanne Limmer Lisa McShea	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win	17.	30 March 1997	Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Nannie de Villiers	Joanne Ward Lorna Woodroffe	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	18.	4 April 1997	Corowa, Australia	Grass	Nannie de Villiers	Trudi Musgrave Jane Taylor	4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win	19.	27 April 1997	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Clay	Amanda Wainwright	Lorna Woodroffe Julie Pullin	6–3, 7–5
Win	20.	4 May 1997	Hatfield, Great Britain	Clay	Joanne Ward	Lucie Ahl Jessica Steck	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	21.	11 May 1997	Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain	Clay	Joanne Ward	Natalia Egorova Rebecca Jensen	6–2, 7–5
Loss	22.	17 August 1997	The Bronx, United States	Hard	Lorna Woodroffe	Lisa McShea Rachel McQuillan	2–6, 1–6
Win	23.	1 March 1998	Bushey, Great Britain	Carpet (i)	Trudi Musgrave	Noëlle van Lottum Kirstin Freye	7–6, 4–6, 6–2

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References

↑ "Wimbledon 1997: Best of the rest of British: The six-packs who aim to keep the home fires burning". The Independent . 21 June 1997. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
1 2 3 4 Chard, Phil (26 June 2007). "Siddall singles out one that got away". Bournemouth Echo . Retrieved 18 June 2017.
↑ Howard, Johnette (23 June 1993). "Hecker Targets Graf, Mars Wimbledon Win". The Washington Post . Retrieved 18 June 2017.
↑ Finn, Robin (1 July 1995). "Wimbledon Competitors And Grass Wilt in Heat". New York Times . Retrieved 18 June 2017.
↑ Baker, Andrew. "Finalists hit heights but miss shops". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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[1] "Wimbledon 1997: Best of the rest of British: The six-packs who aim to keep the home fires burning". The Independent . 21 June 1997. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[Chard-2] 1 2 3 4 Chard, Phil (26 June 2007). "Siddall singles out one that got away". Bournemouth Echo . Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[3] Howard, Johnette (23 June 1993). "Hecker Targets Graf, Mars Wimbledon Win". The Washington Post . Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[4] Finn, Robin (1 July 1995). "Wimbledon Competitors And Grass Wilt in Heat". New York Times . Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[5] Baker, Andrew. "Finalists hit heights but miss shops". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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