Siobhán Nicholson

Siobhán Nicholson
Country (sports) Ireland
Born (1966-06-11) 11 June 1966 (age 58)
Wimbledon, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$21,494
Singles
Career record44–38
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 259 (16 November 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1983, 1992)
Doubles
Career record50–42
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 309 (15 July 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1992, 1993)

Siobhán Nicholson (born 11 June 1966) is an Irish former professional tennis player.

Biography

Nicholson, a London-born player of Irish parentage, represented the Ireland Federation Cup team from 1983 to 1993. She featured in a total of 28 ties for Ireland, winning 10 singles and 12 doubles rubbers.[1]

While competing on the professional tour, Nicholson reached a career best singles ranking of 259 in the world, which was at the time the highest ever ranking attained by an Irish woman player.[2]

Nicholson played college tennis in the United States for the University of Florida, where she earned All-American honours for singles in both 1988 and 1989.[3]

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 12 June 1988 Alvor, Portugal Clay United States Nicole Polasek 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. 19 June 1988 Madeira, Portugal Hard Brazil Themis Zambrzycki 1–6, 6–4, 8–6
Win 3. 5 May 1991 Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Caroline Hunt 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1. 24 November 1991 ITF Okada, Nigeria Hard United States Aurora Gima 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 5 April 1992 Windhoek, Namibia Hard United Kingdom Sarah Bentley 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 12 June 1988 Alvor, Portugal Clay United States Nicole Polasek Australia Leisa Dunn
Netherlands Colette Sely
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1. 19 August 1990 Chatham, United States Hard United States Kirsten Dreyer United States Kathy Foxworth
United States Shannan McCarthy
2–6, 6–7(6)
Win 2. 4 November 1990 Meknes, Morocco Clay Republic of Ireland Gina Niland France Barbara Collet
France Julie Foillard
7–5, 6–3
Win 3. 23 June 1991 Aveiro, Portugal Hard United States Kristine Jonkosky Greece Christina Zachariadou
Portugal Sofia Prazeres
6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Win 4. 30 June 1991 Covilhã, Portugal Clay United States Kristine Jonkosky France Olivia De Camaret
Canada Mélanie Bernard
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2. 11 October 1992 Dublin, Ireland Hard Republic of Ireland Gina Niland United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
United Kingdom Julie Salmon
5–7, 5–7

References

  1. ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ Hickey, Paddy (21 December 1999). "Dolan holds court for women's finest". Irish Independent.
  3. ^ Browne, Jeff (13 May 1989). "SEC Tennis Florida Holds Off Pepperdine". Sun-Sentinel.