Louise Latimer (tennis)
Full name | Louise Latimer |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | Norwich, England | 19 January 1978
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $188,127 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 0 WTA / 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (15 January 2001) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998, 1999, 2000) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 2000, 2001) |
Louise Latimer (born 19 January 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain.
Biography
Latimer was born and raised in
A right-handed player, Latimer turned professional in 1995 and won her first ITF title in Portugal in 1997.[2]
Latimer debuted in the Wimbledon main draw in 1998 and beat Jana Kandarr, before exiting in the second round. She made the second round at Wimbledon on a further two occasions, including in 2000, when she took 11th seed Anke Huber to three sets.[3]
In 2000 she won two ITF $25,000 titles, in Hull and Surbiton. To win the title in Surbiton she defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final and earlier in the tournament had a win over Alexandra Stevenson.[4]
Latimer featured in a total of 11
Having ended both 1999 and 2000 as the British number one, Latimer peaked at 107 in the world in January, 2001, before retiring mid year following a drop in form.[6]
ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 21 December 1997 | Estoril, Portugal | Carpet | Athina Briegel | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 18 January 1998 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Miroslava Vavrinec | 6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 21 February 1999 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sandra Kleinová | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 11 June 2000 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 5 November 2000 | Hull, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin | 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 |
Doubles (1–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 31 July 1995 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Clay | Jasmine Choudhury | Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward |
1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 11 August 1996 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Lorna Woodroffe | Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl |
2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 September 1996 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Hard | Maria Geznenge | Jindra Gabrišová Ivona Mihailova |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 1998 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Helen Reesby | Francesca Schiavone Antonella Serra Zanetti |
3–6, 3–6 |
See also
References
- ^ Atkin, Ronald (7 November 1999). "Latimer on short list for success". The Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Estoril - 15 December - 21 December 1997". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Mott, Sue (29 June 2000). "Green, green grass of home is barren". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Herald Scotland. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Fed Cup. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Wancke, Henry (22 October 2001). "LTA National Championships: Childs keeps his cool to halt Lewis". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2018.