Lisa Whybourn

Lisa Whybourn (born 11 May 1991) is an English retired tennis player.[1]

Lisa Whybourn

Country (sports)	Great Britain
Residence	Craigieburn
Born	(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 Huntingdon
Retired	2017
Plays	Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Prize money	$105,720
Singles
Career record	141–132
Highest ranking	No. 250 (6 May 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	Q3 (2010)
Doubles
Career record	67–63
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 386 (6 August 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2013)
Medal record Representing  England Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune Women's Doubles

She broke into the world top 250 in June 2010 following her run to the final qualifying round at Wimbledon.[2] Whybourn is originally from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, but is now coaching at the Hume Tennis And Community Centre in Craigieburn, Victoria.[3]

Career

Junior (2006–2009)

Lisa played her first junior ITF tournament in April 2006 and her last in the qualifying rounds for Junior Wimbledon in June 2009. Over these three years she reached three singles finals (winning two of them) as well as three semifinals. She never passed the first round of junior Wimbledon and did not compete in any of the other three Grand Slam junior events. In doubles, she managed to win two titles. She was also a doubles runner-up twice and a semifinalist twice. Whybourn amassed a singles win-loss record of 31–22 and a win-loss record of 24–20 in doubles. Her career-high combined singles and doubles ranking was world No. 177 which was achieved on 19 May 2008.[4][5]

2006–2009

Lisa first competed on the ITF circuit in 2006 when she played two $10,000 events in Britain and lost in the qualifying rounds for each one. 2007 saw her compete in three more events worth $10,000 and again she lost in the qualifying stages. In 2008, she again competed in a number of lower-level ITF events and did not pass the first round in any of them.

Her first ITF semifinal came in September 2009 at the $10,000 event in Cumberland in London where she was beaten by Jade Windley, a fellow Brit. Immediately following this, she reached the second round of a $75,000 ITF in Shrewsbury before being beaten in straight sets by Elena Baltacha. After this she reached the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF event. Her very first year-end world ranking was No. 531.[6]

2010

In April 2010, Whybourn reached the semifinals of a $10,000 event before going on to reach her first ever ITF final later that month where she was beaten by a Slovakian, Romana Tabakova. Another $10,000 ITF quarterfinal followed before Whybourn received a wild card into the qualifying draw for the Aegon Classic in Birmingham where she was beaten by Sophie Ferguson. She was then the recipient of another wild card, this one allowing her entry into Wimbledon qualifying. She beat Sally Peers and Anna Floris before being stopped in the final qualifying round by Andrea Hlaváčková. Returning to the ITF Circuit for the rest of the season, Lisa reached two more quarterfinals and one more semifinal. Her year-end ranking was No. 333.[6]

In July 2017, Whybourn announced her retirement from tennis due to an accumulation of injuries and surgeries.[7]

ITF finals (7–8)

Singles (0–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–3) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 April 2010	Bournemouth, Great Britain	Clay	Romana Tabak	1–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–7^(4–7)
Runner-up	2.	26 May 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan	Hard (i)	Lyudmyla Kichenok	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	28 April 2013	Phuket, Thailand	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	0–6, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	1 November 2015	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Emily Arbuthnott	6–3, 1–6, 7–6^(3–7)

Doubles (7–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 June 2010	Gausdal, Norway	Hard	Nicola George	Karen Barbat Mhairi Brown	2–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	17 May 2011	İzmir, Turkey	Hard	Naomi Broady	Mihaela Buzărnescu Tereza Mrdeža	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), [10–7]
Winner	2.	13 August 2011	İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Magali De Lattre	Isabella Shinikova Sofia Kvatsabaia	6–3, 2–6, [12–10]
Runner-up	2.	20 August 2011	İstanbul	Hard	Tara Moore	Ashvarya Shrivastava Christina Shakovets	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	20 August 2012	Glasgow, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Alexandra Walker	Anna Fitzpatrick Samantha Murray	2–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	11 March 2013	Bath, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Nicola Geuer	Viktorija Golubic Julia Kimmelmann	6–3, 6–4
Winner	4.	24 October 2015	Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	Hard	Emily Arbuthnott	Hsu Chieh-yu Anna Morgina	6–2, 6–4
Winner	5.	31 October 2015	Sharm El Sheikh	Hard	Emily Arbuthnott	Vicky Geurinckx Tereza Mihalíková	6–3, 6–0
Winner	6.	6 November 2015	Loughborough, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Freya Christie	Steffi Carruthers Sabastiani León	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	14 November 2015	Bath, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Freya Christie	Sarah Beth Askew Olivia Nicholls	6–1, 4–6, [2–10]
Winner	7.	30 April 2016	Pula, Italy	Clay	Pia König	Marcella Cucca Camilla Scala	1–6, 7–5, [11–9]

References

1. Women's Tennis Association (24 March 2011). "Lisa Whybourn Bio". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
2. BBC Sport (17 June 2010). "Lisa Whybourn misses out on Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
3. Hume Tennis And Community Centre. "Our Team". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. ITF. "WHYBOURN, Lisa GBR: Junior activity". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
5. ITF. "WHYBOURN, Lisa GBR: Junior statistics". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
6. ITF. "WHYBOURN, Lisa GBR: Career activity". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
7. Beyeler, Marc (1 July 2017). "Lisa Whybourn calls time on professional tennis career as injuries and lack of funds take their toll". Cambridge News. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

External links

• Lisa Whybourn at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lisa Whybourn at the International Tennis Federation