Sophie Ferguson

Sophie Ferguson

Ferguson, 2009
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1986-03-19) 19 March 1986 (age 39) Sydney
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$438,917
Singles
Career record	248–186
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 109 (19 July 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	2R (2010)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2011)
US Open	1R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	100–97
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 148 (8 October 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2006 & 2011)

Sophie Ferguson (born 19 March 1986) is a former professional Australian tennis player.

She won nine titles on the ITF Women's Circuit (six in doubles) and played on the WTA Tour. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 109 on 19 July 2010, and best ranking in doubles of 148 on 8 October 2007. She retired from tour in 2012.

Ferguson has undergone coaching from Australian Tony Roche.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

In 2005, Ferguson got entry in the 2005 Australian Open as a wildcard. She defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round, before falling to Nadia Petrova in the second. ^[1]

At the 2007 Australian Open, she defeated former world No. 8, Ai Sugiyama. She received a wildcard to compete in the 2007 Indian Open but lost in the first round against Jelena Kostanić Tošić.

She played at the 2009 Korea Open, and won through qualifying, before losing to former champion Maria Kirilenko.

In 2010, Ferguson got entry in the French Open as a qualifier. In the first round, she defeated Petra Kvitová, before losing in the second to eventual champion, Francesca Schiavone. ^[2]

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–9)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 May 2004	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet	Wynne Prakusya	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	19 February 2006	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Jarmila Gajdošová	4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	26 March 2006	ITF Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Chan Yung-jan	3–6, 6–7
Winner	1.	5 August 2007	ITF Obihiro, Japan	Carpet	Ayumi Morita	6–4, 6–3
Winner	2.	13 September 2007	ITF Tokyo Open, Japan	Hard	Zhao Yijing	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	14 October 2007	ITF Rockhampton, Australia	Hard	Marina Erakovic	6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	5.	21 October 2007	ITF Gympie, Australia	Hard	Marina Erakovic	6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	29 March 2009	ITF Hammond, United States	Hard	Kristie Ahn	6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	27 June 2009	ITF Périgueux, France	Clay	Julia Vakulenko	2–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	16 August 2009	Blossom Cup, China	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	8.	21 March 2010	ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States	Hard	Chanelle Scheepers	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	9.	10 July 2010	Open de Biarritz, France	Clay	Julia Görges	2–6, 2–6

Doubles (6–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 August 2005	ITF Wuxi, China	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	Jeon Mi-ra Wynne Prakusya	2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Runner-up	2.	12 November 2006	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Daniella Dominikovic	Natalie Grandin Christina Wheeler	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	20 April 2007	ITF Bari, Italy	Clay	Katarína Kachlíková	Veronika Kapshay Mariya Koryttseva	5–7, 2–6
Winner	1.	19 June 2007	ITF Noto, Japan	Carpet	Anne Yelsey	Natsumi Hamamura Mari Tanaka	7–6(10–8), 6–1
Runner-up	4.	16 November 2007	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Natalie Grandin Robin Stephenson	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	5.	23 May 2007	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Antonia Matic Monica Niculescu	7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Runner-up	6.	16 May 2008	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Christina Wheeler	Han Xinyun Xu Yifan	6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner	2.	3 May 2009	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	Carpet	Aiko Nakamura	Misaki Doi Kurumi Nara	6–2, 6–1
Winner	3.	6 June 2009	ITF Brno, Czech Republic	Clay	Trudi Musgrave	Karin Morgosova Romana Tabak	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	7.	5 March 2010	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Trudi Musgrave	Casey Dellacqua Jessica Moore	w/o
Winner	4.	25 June 2010	ITF Rome, Italy	Clay	Trudi Musgrave	Claudia Giovine Valentina Sulpizio	6–0, 6–3
Winner	5.	9 May 2011	ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Sally Peers	Claudia Giovine María Irigoyen	6–4, 6–1
Winner	6.	30 May 2011	ITF Rome, Italy	Clay	Sally Peers	Magda Linette Liana Ungur	w/o

References

1. "Llagosteravives vs Ferguson, Australian Open 2005". TennisEarth. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
2. "Kvitova vs Ferguson, Roland Garros 2010". TennisEarth. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

External links

• Sophie Ferguson at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sophie Ferguson at the International Tennis Federation
• Sophie Ferguson at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Sophie Ferguson at ESPN.com
• Sophie Ferguson at Tennis Australia