Valda Lake

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Valda Lake
Full nameValda Lake
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 56)
Torquay, Devon, UK
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro 1983
Retired 1997
Prize money$169,985
Singles
Career record82–111
Career titles0 WTA (0 ITF)
Highest ranking172 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record156–186
Career titles0 WTA (8 ITF)
Highest ranking56 (20 June 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1994)
French Open 1R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon 3R (1993)
US Open 1R (1993, 1994, 1995)
Mixed doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1994, 1995)

Valda Lake (born 11 October 1968) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1983 and retired in 1997. Over the course of her career, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight ITF titles and reaching the final of the 1994 China Open. [1] She represented Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta playing doubles with Clare Wood and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández.

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She currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery named "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.

WTA tour and ITF circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (0–0)
ITF Circuit (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss10 May 1993$10,000 Basingston, Great BritainHard Flag of Sweden.svg Marianne Vallin 2–6, 6–7(6–8)

Doubles: 18 (8–10)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Tier I (0–0)
WTA Tier II – IV (0–1)
ITF Circuit (8–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–1)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss21 July 1986$5,000 Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Hand Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder
1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win17 November 1986$10,000 Croydon, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood Flag of the Netherlands.svg Digna Ketelaar
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder
7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Loss1 December 1986$10,000 Vereeniging, South AfricaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Rickett Flag of the United States.svg Mary Daily
Flag of Germany.svg Cornelia Lechner
4–6, 1–6
Loss8 December 1986$10,000 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Rickett Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linda Barnard
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mariaan de Swardt
4–6, 6–7
Loss15 December 1986$25,000 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Rickett Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Elna Reinach
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Monica Reinach
4–6, 2–6
Loss20 April 1987$10,000 Queens, Great BritainHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ilse de Ruysscher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Louis
Flag of France.svg Frédérique Martin
1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win11 May 1987$10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great BritainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Titia Wilmink
6–3, 6–2
Loss3 October 1988$25,000 Eastbourne, Great BritainHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Simpkin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone Schilder
4–6, 4–6
Win18 September 1989$10,000 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudine Toleafoa Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno
Flag of Denmark.svg Karin Ptaszek
7–6, 1–6, 7–5
Win18 February 1991$10,000 Croydon, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sara Gomer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claire Wegink
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dorien Wamelink
6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Loss25 February 1991$10,000 Norwich, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Simpkin Flag of Germany.svg Anke Marchl
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dorien Wamelink
4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss29 April 1991$10,000 Basingstoke, Great BritainHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Humphreys-Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Caroline Billingham
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win16 September 1991$25,000 Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of Germany.svg Meike Babel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Havrlíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Šišková
7–5, 6–0
Loss26 April 1993$10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great BritainHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colette Hall Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paula Iversen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michele Mair
2–6, 4–6
Win10 May 1993$10,000 Basingston, Great BritainHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Mawdsley Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Haas
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Liezel Horn
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss14 February 1994$100,000 China Open, Beijing, ChinaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Li-Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Li
0–6, 2–6
Win26 February 1996$50,000 Southampton, Great BritainCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win4 March 1996$25,000 Rockford, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Flag of San Marino.svg Ludmila Varmužová
6–2, 6–3

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