Lorna Woodroffe (born 18 August 1976) is an English former tennis player.
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Born | Epsom, Surrey, UK | 18 August 1976
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Prize money | $254,301 |
Singles | |
Career record | 177–214 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 133 (26 January 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2001) |
French Open | Q1 (1998) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
US Open | Q2 (1997, 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 249–145 |
Career titles | 28 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 69 (3 November 1997) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
French Open | 2R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
US Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 2000) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing with Julie Pullin, she lost her first-round match in the women's doubles to Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands, in two sets.[1]
WTA career finals
editDoubles: 1 (runner-up)
editLegend |
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Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV & V |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 18 May 1997 | Welsh Open, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin | Kerry-Anne Guse Debbie Graham |
3–6, 4–6 |
ITF finals
edit$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–6)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 28 February 1994 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Chantal Reuter | 7–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sofia Finér | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 9 February 1997 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | Alessia Lombardi | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 30 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Mireille Dittmann | 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | 21 February 1998 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sandra Načuk | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 28 February 1999 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 16 July 2000 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Roberta Vinci | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (28–23)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 10 February 1992 | ITF Swindon, United Kingdom | Carpet | Julie Pullin | Jacqueline Geller Tina Samara |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | 4 May 1992 | ITF Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin | Alison Smith Tamsin Wainwright |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 19 April 1993 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Salmon | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
1–5 ret. |
Loss | 3. | 3 May 1993 | ITF Bracknell, United Kingdom | Hard | Claire Taylor | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko] |
6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 4 October 1993 | ITF Basingstoke, United Kingdom | Hard | Caroline Stassen | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | 4 July 1994 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Caroline Stassen | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6. | 6 February 1995 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard | Amanda Wainwright | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 24 April 1995 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Robyn Mawdsley | Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | 5 February 1996 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin | Melissa Beadman Helen Laupa |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 18 February 1996 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Lucie Ahl Joanne Ward |
6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | 22 April 1996 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin | Helen Crook Victoria Davies |
2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 9. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Louise Latimer | Shirli-Ann Siddall Lucie Ahl |
2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 4. | 29 September 1996 | ITF Telford, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Natalia Egorova Henriëtte van Aalderen |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Win | 5. | 6 October 1996 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Emily Bond Ekaterina Roubanova |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | 28 October 1996 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin | Joelle Schad Syna Schmidle |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 16 February 1997 | ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard | Julie Pullin | Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | 23 February 1997 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Kerry-Anne Guse Clare Wood |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 24 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Joanne Ward | Evie Dominikovic Amanda Grahame |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 30 March 1997 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Joanne Ward | Nannie de Villiers Shirli-Ann Siddall |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 27 April 1997 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
Clay | Julie Pullin | Amanda Wainwright Shirli-Ann Siddall |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10. | 19 July 1997 | ITF Frinton, United Kingdom | Clay | Joanne Ward | Karen Cross Natalia Egorova |
6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 12. | 17 August 1997 | ITF Bronx, United States | Hard | Shirli-Ann Siddall | Lisa McShea Rachel McQuillan |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 11. | 19 October 1997 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom |
Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin | Lenka Cenková Sandra Načuk |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 2 November 1997 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 13. | 26 July 1998 | ITF Peachtree, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin | Vanessa Webb Keri Phebus |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 23 August 1998 | ITF Bronx, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin | Christína Papadáki Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 15. | 1 February 1999 | ITF Sheffield, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Lizzie Jelfs | Surina De Beer Kim de Weille |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 13. | 10 May 1999 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Surina De Beer | Selima Sfar Joanne Ward |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16. | 5 June 1999 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin | Rika Hiraki Linda Wild |
w/o |
Loss | 14. | 31 July 1999 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Trudi Musgrave | Magda Mihalache Petra Mandula |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 17. | 18 October 1999 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom |
Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin | Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 18. | 7 November 1999 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Michaela Paštiková Jasmin Wöhr |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 19. | 13 December 1999 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Rika Hiraki | Tathiana Garbin Nirupama Sanjeev |
5–2 ret. |
Loss | 15. | 20 February 2000 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Alexandra Fusai Tina Križan |
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(1) |
Loss | 16. | 21 February 2000 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin | Annabel Ellwood Nadejda Ostrovskaya |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 20. | 24 April 2000 | ITF Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
Clay | Selima Sfar | Hannah Collin Zsófia Gubacsi |
6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 17. | 15 May 2000 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Selima Sfar | Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken |
6–0, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 21. | 16 July 2000 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Trudi Musgrave | Lucie Ahl Natalia Egorova |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 18. | 17 July 2000 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Clay | Trudi Musgrave | María José Martínez Sánchez Alicia Ortuño |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 19. | 30 July 2000 | ITF Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Trudi Musgrave | Catherine Barclay Andrea van den Hurk |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 22. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | Julie Pullin | Giulia Casoni Laurence Courtois |
0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | 30 October 2000 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Mia Buric Syna Schmidle |
4–1, 1–4, 4–1, 5–4(4) |
Win | 24. | 11 February 2001 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Julie Pullin | Irina Selyutina Tina Križan |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 25. | 25 March 2001 | ITF La Cañada, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin | Rika Hiraki Kim Eun-ha |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 20. | 6 May 2001 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | Julie Pullin | Wynne Prakusya Kim Eun-ha |
6–1, 4–6, 6–7(2) |
Loss | 21. | 13 May 2001 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass | Julie Pullin | Rika Hiraki Nana Smith |
0–6, 6–7(3) |
Win | 26. | 20 May 2001 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Julie Pullin | Helen Crook Victoria Davies |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 27. | 4 June 2001 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin | Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh |
7–6(3), 7–5 |
Loss | 22. | 19 March 2002 | ITF La Cañada, United States | Hard | Julie Pullin | Kim Grant Abigail Spears |
6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 23. | 12 May 2002 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass | Julie Pullin | Shinobu Asagoe Cho Yoon-jeong |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 28. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Julie Pullin | Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina |
6–2, 6–2 |
Post-retirement life
editAfter retiring from professional tennis, Woodroffe was one of the founders of WimX Tennis, a tennis academy and coaching business. As of 2021, she is still coaching there.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. "Lorna Woodroffe Bio, Stats, and Results". OlyMADMen. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Coaching Team – Wimx".
- ^ "About Wimx Tennis – Wimx".