Abigail Tordoff
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1979 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $49,569 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (17 August 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (21 June 1999) |
Abigail Tordoff (born 18 July 1979) is a British former professional tennis player.
Biography
A former top 50 junior, Tordoff reached a best singles ranking of 242 on the professional tour, playing mostly on the ITF circuit. She also featured in several WTA Tour qualifying draws and at Pattaya in 1997 made it into the main draw of the doubles, with Yi Jing-qian. At the 1999 Wimbledon Championships she appeared in the singles main draw as a wildcard and was beaten in the first round by Elena Wagner. She retired from tennis in 2000.[1] Tordoff, who previously worked as a sports agent, is the CEO of tennis charity Give It Your Max, which holds in-school tennis programmes.[2]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 October 1995 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Samantha Smith | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 8 February 1998 | Istanbul, Turkey | Carpet (i) | Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 June 1998 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | United States Sandra De Silva | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 9 August 1998 | Lexington, United States | Hard | United Kingdom Julie Pullin | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 February 1998 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Portugal Sofia Prazeres | Czech Republic Nikola Hübnerová Slovakia Alena Paulenková |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 25 September 2000 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Anna Hawkins | United Kingdom Julia Smith Japan Remi Tezuka |
6–2, 6–2 |
References
- ↑ Edworthy, Sarah (27 June 2001). "Wimbledon diary". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Heather Watson joins Give It Your Max tennis charity campaign". Sky Sports. 7 December 2018.
External links
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