Michelle Jaggard-Lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Michelle Jaggard-Lai at the Brisbane Hardcourt Championships, January 1994
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Born (1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Sydney
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 406,279
Singles
Career record179–178
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 83 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993)
US Open1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record147–138
Career titles3 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (4 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1992)
French Open2R (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Wimbledon2R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open3R (1993)

Michelle Jaggard-Lai (born 6 May 1969) is a retired tennis player from Australia. She turned professional in 1984. In her career, Jaggard-Lai won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also reached the quarterfinals of the 1992 Australian Open, partnering Kimiko Date. In singles, she reached round three of the 1989 Australian Open. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 42 in February 1991 and a best singles ranking of No. 83 in May 1993.

Jaggard-Lai was a member of the Australia Fed Cup team that lost in the final of the 1993 Federation Cup.

She played in the singles main draw at the Australian Open eight times, the French Open six times, Wimbledon four times & the US Open once. In doubles, she played in the main draw at the Australian Open seven times, the French Open & Wimbledon nine times, and the US Open six times.

She married ex-professional soccer player Gershwin Lai from the Netherlands, in February or March 1992.

Jaggard-Lai retired from the tour at the end of 1994 (aged just 25 & ranked No. 2 in Australia in singles at the time). Together with her husband, she is a tennis teacher at Wakehurst Tennis in Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 1. Oct 1987 VS Indianapolis,
United States
Hard (i) Australia Jenny Byrne United States Beverly Bowes
United States Hu Na
6–2, 6–3
Winner 2. Jul 1989 Schenectady,
United States
Hard United States Hu Na United States Sandra Birch
United States Debbie Graham
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1. Feb 1990 Wellington Classic,
New Zealand
Hard Australia Julie Richardson Soviet Union Natalia Medvedeva
Soviet Union Leila Meskhi
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 2. Apr 1990 Japan Open Hard United States Hu Na United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
0–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 3. Nov 1994 Taipei Championships,
Taiwan
Hard Canada Rene Simpson Belgium Nancy Feber
France Alexandra Fusai
6–0, 7–6(12–10)

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles (2–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 May 1986 Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom Clay Netherlands Hellas ter Riet 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 12 October 1986 Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Kumiko Okamoto 6–7, 0–6
Winner 1. 11 November 1990 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Tracey Morton-Rodgers 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 18 November 1990 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Indonesia Suzanna Wibowo 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 1 December 1991 Mildura, Australia Hard Australia Rennae Stubbs 4–6, 6–1, 6–7
Runner-up 5. 23 November 1992 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard France Alexandra Fusai 6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 2. 21 November 1993 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Jane Taylor 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 28 November 1993 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Pratt 7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (7–1)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 October 1986 Chiba, Japan Hard New Zealand Belinda Cordwell Japan Kumiko Okamoto
Japan Naoko Sato
6–2, 7–6(3)
Winner 2. 31 October 1986 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Lisa O'Neill Australia Nicole Bradtke
Australia Louise Field
w/o
Winner 3. 17 September 1990 Chiba, Japan Hard United States Marianne Werdel West Germany Eva Pfaff
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Winner 4. 10 November 1991 Port Pirie, Australia Grass Australia Jo-Anne Faull Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Justine Hodder
6–2, 7–5
Winner 5. 10 May 1992 Porto, Portugal Clay Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual United States Jennifer Fuchs
Sweden Maria Strandlund
6–3, 7–5
Winner 6. 26 October 1992 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Australia Kristine Kunce Australia Kristin Godridge
Australia Nicole Pratt
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 2 November 1992 Machida, Japan Grass New Zealand Julie Richardson Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 6 December 1992 Mildura, Australia Hard Australia Elizabeth Smylie Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Louise Stacey
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Our team – Coaching crew at Wakehurst Tennis
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