Sarah Loosemore
Sarah Loosemore (born 15 June 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from Wales. She is now a qualified solicitor.
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1971 Cardiff, Wales |
| Prize money | $116,991 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 68-68 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (10 September 1990) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1990) |
| French Open | 1R (1990, 1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 10-18 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 211 (29 October 1990) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1991) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1990, 1991) |
Born in Cardiff but brought up in Dinas Powys by solicitor father John (Grandy) and tennis coach mother Pam (Nanny), Loosemore played on the WTA from the late 1980s until 1992. She was the youngest female British competitor at Wimbledon at age 17 in 1988. And before that played in junior Wimbledon for a number of years prior.[1] In 1990, she played the 3rd round the International Australia (beaten by Helena Suková), her best performance in a Grand Slam event.
After tennis, Loosemore studied at the University of Oxford for a psychology degree. There she met Chad Lion-Cachet, a Dutch-national former Oxford University rugby union captain and a South African under 21 international. Loosemore also presented an HTV programme in 1991 and 1992 called 'Get Going', the show involved numerous sports activities to inspire the Welsh public to get active in their spare time. The couple married and moved to Surrey, and after the birth of their first child Samuel (Sammy)in 2000 Loosemore became a full-time mother. The couple now have three children, the youngest of whom was born in 2006, and live in Oxford, while Loosemore still plays amateur tennis for South Wales.[2]
WTA finals
Singles (1 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 1990 | Singapore Open, Singapore | Hard |  |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6 |
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1-1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 November 1987 | Telford, United Kingdom | Hard |  |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 18 August 1991 | Virginia Beach, United States | Hard |  |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles (1–0)
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 9 August 1992 | College Park, United States | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Grand Slams records
Singles
| Year | Australia Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ||||
| WTA 1988 | 1st round (1/64) |  |
– | 2nd round (1/32) | USA Terry Phelps | – | ||
| WTA 1989 | 2nd round (1/32) | USA Pam Shriver | – | – | – | |||
| WTA 1990 | 3rd round (1/16) |  |
1st round (1/64) | USA Jennifer Santrock | 2nd round (1/32) |  |
– | |
| WTA 1991 | 1st round (1/64) |  |
1st round (1/64) | |
1st round (1/64) | |
– | |
| 1992 | – | – | 1st round (1/64) |  |
– | |||
Final opponent on the right, l'ultime adversaire
Doubles
| Year | Australia Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ||||
| 1990 | – | – | 1st round (1/32) | |
– | |||
| 1991 | 1st round (1/32) | |
– | 1st round (1/32) | |
– | ||
Notes
- walesonline Administrator (6 July 2006). "Tennis: Loosemore eyeing a comeback". walesonline. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- Blanche, Phil (25 June 2007). "Tennis: Loosemore takes centre stage". Western Mail. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- "Sarah Loosemore at the Fed Cup". Fed Cup. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
External links
- Sarah Loosemore at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sarah Loosemore at the International Tennis Federation