Yolande Leacock

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Yolande Leacock
Country (sports)Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 32)
Trinidad and Tobago
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,390
Singles
Career record41 - 67
Career titles0
Highest ranking905 (18 April 2011)
Doubles
Career record10 - 15
Career titles0
Highest ranking678 (25 September 2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 5–4
Last updated on: 26 October 2016.

Yolande Leacock (born 9 January 1991) is a Trinidadian female tennis player.

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On 18 April 2011, Leacock reached her best singles ranking of world number 905. On 25 September 2017, she peaked at world number 678 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Trinidad and Tobago at the Fed Cup, she has a win–loss record of 5–4. [1] In October of 2023 she became the first player from Trinidad and Tobago at the Pan American Games. [2]

Early life

Leacock started playing tennis aged 8 and favourite Surface Hard. At the age of 15, the president of the Jamaican Federation said that she is the player with the best opportunity that he has seen in his history of seeing players coming out of the Caribbean. [3]

Fed Cup participation

Singles

EditionDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore
2012 Fed Cup
Americas Zone Group II
17 April 2012 Guadalajara, Mexico Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Clay Flag of Ecuador.svg Rafaela Gómez W4–6, 7–5, 3–0 ret.
18 April 2012 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Michelle Marie ValdezW6–0, 6–0
19 April 2012 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg Daniela Schippers W6–2, 5–7, 6–2
21 April 2012 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg Ana Sofía Sánchez L4–6, 6–3, 1–6
2013 Fed Cup
Americas Zone Group II
16 July 2013 Santa Tecla, El Salvador Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Clay Flag of the Bahamas.svg Simone Pratt L3–6, 4–6
17 July 2013 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg Mariella Calderon W6–1, 6–2
18 July 2013 Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg Jennifer Paola Artiga Henríquez L1–6, 1–1 ret.
19 July 2013 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Michelle Marie Valdez L6–3, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles

EditionDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore
2012 Fed Cup
Asia/Oceania Zone I
4 March 2002 Guadalajara, Mexico Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Clay Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Anneliese Rose Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Karla Portalatín
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Michelle Marie Valdez
W6–4, 6–0

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References

  1. Yolande Leacock at the Billie Jean King Cup
  2. "First tennis player from Trinidad and Tobago at the Pan American Games". Panama Sports. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. "Tennis starlet Yolande Leacock has that ambition". Sport Express. 2006.