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Kelly Liggan (born 5 February 1979) is a retired tennis player from Ireland.
Country (sports) | Ireland |
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Residence | Marbella, Spain[1] |
Born | Spain | 5 February 1979
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $238,274 |
Singles | |
Career record | 290–363 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 181 (15 September 2003) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2001) |
French Open | Q1 (2001, 2004, 2007) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2002, 2003, 2007) |
US Open | Q3 (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 145–186 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 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
editDoubles: 1 (title)
editDate | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Nov 2002 | Pattaya Open, Thailand |
Hard | Renata Voráčová | Lina Krasnoroutskaya Tatiana Panova |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
edit$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–4)
editOutcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 May 1999 | Elvas, Portugal | Hard | Erica Krauth | 1–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 25 June 2000 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Jennifer Embry | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 2 July 2000 | Lachine, Canada | Clay | Remi Tezuka | 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 July 2002 | Felixstowe, UK | Grass | Elena Baltacha | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 June 2006 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 6 August 2006 | Vigo, Spain | Hard | Laura Thorpe | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 13 August 2006 | Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 6–0, 7–6(7) |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 July 2007 | Boston, United States | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 2–6, 7–5, 0–5 ret. |
Doubles (7–13)
editOutcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 June 1997 | Manaus, Brazil | Hard | Caroline Germar | Joanne Moore Ximena Rodríguez |
0–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 May 1998 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Irina Selyutina | Cristina Correia Bruna Colósio |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 3 August 1998 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Paula García | Samantha Schoeffel Stéphanie Testard |
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 August 1998 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Paula García | Sylvie Sallaberry Aurélie Védy |
3–6, 6–7(5) |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 December 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Paula García | Katia Altilia Giulia Casoni |
3–6, 6–7(4) |
Runner-up | 5. | 8 February 1999 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Emmanuelle Curutchet | María Fernanda Landa Ángeles Montolio |
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4) |
Winner | 2. | 24 May 1999 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Tzipora Obziler | Sabina da Ponte Giana Gutiérrez |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 31 May 1999 | Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | Tzipora Obziler | Mariana Mesa Jorgelina Torti |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(6) |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 October 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Kirstin Freye | Joana Cortez Vanessa Menga |
3–5, 4–5(4–6), 0–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 30 October 2000 | Hayward, United States | Hard | Milagros Sequera | Nana Smith Nirupama Sanjeev |
2–4, 2–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 March 2001 | Ortisei, Italy | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Kozhokina | Angelika Bachmann Eva Dyrberg |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 12 November 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Renata Voráčová | Amanda Augustus Jennifer Russell |
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–7(5) |
Winner | 4. | 6 May 2002 | Edinburgh, UK | Clay | Conchita Martínez Granados | Victoria Davies Eva Martincová |
5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 22 July 2002 | Pamplona, Spain | Hard (i) | Elena Baltacha | Yvonne Doyle Susanne Trik |
6–7(6), 7–6(1), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 14 July 2003 | Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | Ansley Cargill | Jennifer Russell Jessica Lehnhoff |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 5 September 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Seda Noorlander | Andreja Klepač Nika Ožegović |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 12 October 2005 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | Veronika Chvojková Stanislava Hrozenská |
6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 18 October 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Soledad Esperón | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral |
6–7(2), 6–2, 0–6 |
Winner | 6. | 25 October 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Soledad Esperón | Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 28 February 2006 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Lina Stančiūtė | Natalie Grandin Chanelle Scheepers |
6–3, 6–1 |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Liggan left out of youthful Fed Cup side, independent.ie, 2 April 2009