Michelle Anderson (tennis)

Michelle Anderson D'Aloisio (born 27 January 1972) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Michelle Anderson
Full nameMichelle Anderson D'Aloisio
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1972-01-27) 27 January 1972 (age 52)
Prize money$17,757
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 261 (11 June 1990)
Doubles
Career titles0 WTA / 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 124 (17 September 1990)

Biography edit

Anderson, who grew up in Benoni, was a girls' singles semi-finalist at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

On the professional tour, Anderson competed in ITF circuit events and was most successful in doubles, with a best ranking of 124 in the world. She won eight ITF doubles titles with countrywoman Robyn Field and 13 in total. Her career was curtailed by a wrist injury, which caused her to miss much of 1990 and 1991.[2]

From 1994 to 1997 she played college tennis in the United States for the University of Georgia. A four-time doubles All-American, she was a member of Georgia's NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship winning team in 1994.[citation needed]

She is now living in the United States.[3]

ITF finals edit

Doubles (13-7) edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 20 February 1989 Bloemfontein, South Africa Hard   Linda Barnard   Gail Boon
  Robyn Field
2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 27 February 1989 Pretoria, South Africa Hard   Linda Barnard   Rene Mentz
  Monica Reinach
1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner 3. 10 April 1989 Limoges, France Clay   Emmanuelle Derly   Robyn Field
  Eva Lena Olsson
7–5, 6–0
Winner 4. 29 May 1989 Florence, Italy Clay   Nanne Dahlman   Nathalie Baudone
  Caterina Nozzoli
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 12 June 1989 Algarve, Portugal Hard   Robyn Field   Ingelise Driehuis
  Themis Zambrzycki
2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner 6. 30 October 1989 Jerusalem, Israel Clay   Robyn Field   Alice Noháčová
  Lesley O'Halloran
6–4, 6–1
Winner 7. 6 November 1989 Haifa, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Alice Noháčová
  Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 13 November 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Clay   Robyn Field   Alice Noháčová
  Lesley O'Halloran
6–7, 4–6
Winner 9. 20 November 1989 Tel Aviv, Israel Clay   Robyn Field   Alice Noháčová
  Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Winner 10. 19 February 1990 Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet   Virginia Humphreys-Davies   Gaby Coorengel
  Amy van Buuren
6–2, 6–2
Winner 11. 26 February 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Ivana Jankovská
  Eva Melicharová
6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. 5 March 1990 Haifa, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Ivana Jankovská
  Eva Melicharová
6–2, 6–2
Winner 13. 12 March 1990 Jaffa, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Miriam Oremans
  Nicolette Rooimans
7–5, 6–4
Winner 14. 19 March 1990 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Petra Holubová
  Sylvia Štefková
6–3, 6–0
Winner 15. 14 May 1990 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard   Robyn Field   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Julie Salmon
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 16. 23 March 1992 Newcastle, Australia Clay   Jane Taylor   Julie Richardson
  Amanda Trail
4–6, 2–6
Winner 17. 18 May 1992 Haifa, Israel Hard   Limor Zaltz   Rikki Gaddie
  Toni Gaddie
0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 18. 25 May 1992 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Limor Zaltz   Ilana Berger
  Petra Kamstra
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 19. 22 March 1993 Harare, Zimbabwe Hard   Kim Grant   Paula Iversen
  Claire Sessions Bailey
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 20. 17 May 1993 Kotowi, Poland Clay   Katerina Zajacová   Patrycia Gajdzik
  Aleksandra Olsza
4–6, 6–4, 6–7

References edit

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Anderson, Michelle (RSA)". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ Rollings, Barry (20 March 1992). "Right vote to open new doors: Anderson". The Canberra Times. p. 32. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Serp draai in voerband vas". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 10 October 2014.

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