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Kelly Liggan (born 5 February 1979) is a retired tennis player from Ireland.

Kelly Liggan
Country (sports) Ireland
ResidenceMarbella, Spain[1]
Born (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979 (age 45)
Spain
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$238,274
Singles
Career record290–363
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2001)
French OpenQ1 (2001, 2004, 2007)
WimbledonQ1 (2002, 2003, 2007)
US OpenQ3 (2003)
Doubles
Career record145–186
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 113 (15 September 2003)

Liggan resides in Marbella, Spain, but she played tennis for Ireland. She had some success on the ITF Women's Circuit winning several titles in both singles and doubles, and in 2002, she won her sole WTA Tour doubles title.

Liggan had two Grand Slam doubles main-draw appearances. She reached the second round at the 2003 US Open and 2004 Wimbledon Championships. She also had several WTA Tour main-draw appearances; however, she never reached a quarterfinal.

Due to nagging injuries, Kelly retired in 2010.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Nov 2002 Pattaya Open,
Thailand
Hard Czech Republic  Renata Voráčová Russia  Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Russia  Tatiana Panova
7–5, 7–6(9–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–4)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 17 May 1999 Elvas, Portugal Hard Argentina  Erica Krauth 1–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 25 June 2000 Montreal, Canada Hard United States  Jennifer Embry 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 2 July 2000 Lachine, Canada Clay Japan  Remi Tezuka 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 8 July 2002 Felixstowe, UK Grass United Kingdom  Elena Baltacha 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 6 June 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard Spain  María José Martínez Sánchez 6–7, 3–6
Winner 3. 6 August 2006 Vigo, Spain Hard France  Laura Thorpe 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 13 August 2006 Coimbra, Portugal Hard Romania  Monica Niculescu 6–0, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 4. 10 July 2007 Boston, United States Hard United States  Varvara Lepchenko 2–6, 7–5, 0–5 ret.

Doubles (7–13)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 23 June 1997 Manaus, Brazil Hard Germany  Caroline Germar United Kingdom  Joanne Moore
Colombia  Ximena Rodríguez
0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 18 May 1998 Azeméis, Portugal Hard Kazakhstan  Irina Selyutina Portugal  Cristina Correia
Brazil  Bruna Colósio
2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 3 August 1998 Périgueux, France Clay Spain  Paula García France  Samantha Schoeffel
France  Stéphanie Testard
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 3. 10 August 1998 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Spain  Paula García France  Sylvie Sallaberry
France  Aurélie Védy
3–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 4. 7 December 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain  Paula García Italy  Katia Altilia
Italy  Giulia Casoni
3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 8 February 1999 Mallorca, Spain Clay France  Emmanuelle Curutchet Argentina  María Fernanda Landa
Spain  Ángeles Montolio
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 2. 24 May 1999 Guimarães, Portugal Hard Israel  Tzipora Obziler Italy  Sabina da Ponte
Colombia  Giana Gutiérrez
6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 31 May 1999 Azeméis, Portugal Hard Israel  Tzipora Obziler Colombia  Mariana Mesa
Argentina  Jorgelina Torti
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(6)
Runner-up 6. 9 October 2000 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Germany  Kirstin Freye Brazil  Joana Cortez
Brazil  Vanessa Menga
3–5, 4–5(4–6), 0–4
Runner-up 7. 30 October 2000 Hayward, United States Hard Venezuela  Milagros Sequera Japan  Nana Smith
India  Nirupama Sanjeev
2–4, 2–4
Runner-up 8. 5 March 2001 Ortisei, Italy Hard (i) Russia  Ekaterina Kozhokina Germany  Angelika Bachmann
Denmark  Eva Dyrberg
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 12 November 2001 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Czech Republic  Renata Voráčová United States  Amanda Augustus
United States  Jennifer Russell
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–7(5)
Winner 4. 6 May 2002 Edinburgh, UK Clay Spain  Conchita Martínez Granados United Kingdom  Victoria Davies
Czech Republic  Eva Martincová
5–7, 6–0, 6–1
Winner 5. 22 July 2002 Pamplona, Spain Hard (i) United Kingdom  Elena Baltacha Republic of Ireland  Yvonne Doyle
Netherlands  Susanne Trik
6–7(6), 7–6(1), 6–3
Runner-up 10. 14 July 2003 Oyster Bay, United States Hard United States  Ansley Cargill United States  Jennifer Russell
United States  Jessica Lehnhoff
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 11. 5 September 2005 Madrid, Spain Hard Netherlands  Seda Noorlander Slovenia  Andreja Klepač
Croatia  Nika Ožegović
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 12 October 2005 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Belarus  Nadejda Ostrovskaya Czech Republic  Veronika Chvojková
Slovakia  Stanislava Hrozenská
6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 13. 18 October 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Argentina  Soledad Esperón Argentina  María José Argeri
Brazil  Letícia Sobral
6–7(2), 6–2, 0–6
Winner 6. 25 October 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Argentina  Soledad Esperón Cuba  Yamile Fors Guerra
Cuba  Yanet Núñez Mojarena
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 28 February 2006 Clearwater, United States Hard Lithuania  Lina Stančiūtė South Africa  Natalie Grandin
South Africa  Chanelle Scheepers
6–3, 6–1
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References

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  1. ^ Liggan left out of youthful Fed Cup side, independent.ie, 2 April 2009