Tiffany Welford

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Tiffany Welford
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Sunshine Coast, Australia
Born (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$42,367
Singles
Career record82–83
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 276 (7 February 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2005)
Doubles
Career record34–39
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 478 (11 May 2009)

Tiffany Welford (born 12 April 1985) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

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Her highest singles ranking by the WTA is 276, which she reached on 7 February 2005. Her career-high in doubles is 478, achieved on 11 May 2009.

She was absent from the tour from March 2005 to April 2008 due to chronic injury. She is nicknamed "TJ". Her younger sister Julianne ("JT") competed on the junior tour.

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.8 November 2004 Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Meng 5–7, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles (1–4)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.16 June 2002 Raalte, NetherlandsClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darya Ivanov Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jolanda Mens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.5 May 2008 Tarakan, IndonesiaHard Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yang Zi-Jun Flag of Indonesia.svg Ayu Fani Damayanti
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liza Andriyani
2–6, 3–6
Winner3.31 May 2008 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki Flag of Russia.svg Elina Gasanova
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lavinia Tananta
2–6, 7–6(7), [10–4]
Runner-up4.26 October 2008 Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa.svg Lizaan du Plessis Flag of the United States.svg Robin Stephenson
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up5.23 May 2010 Landisville, United StatesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Dianne Hollands Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Gail Brodsky
6–4, 5–7, [2–10]

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