Louise Stacey

Louise Stacey (born 10 January 1972) is an Australian former professional tennis player.[1]

Louise Stacey
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972
Prize money$59,732
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 222 (2 December 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 113 (11 January 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992)

Biography

Early career

Stacey, who grew up in Adelaide, won the 1983 Australian 12 and Under Championships.[2] In 1987, aged 15, she became the youngest ever winner of the Australian Hard Court Championships.[3] She was a girls' singles finalist at the 1990 Australian Open, losing in three sets to Bulgaria's Magdalena Maleeva.

Professional tour

Stacey competed in either the singles or doubles main draws at five editions of the Australian Open. She made it to the final round of the Wimbledon qualifiers in 1991 and reached her highest singles ranking of 222 that year, which also included winning three ITF singles titles. As a doubles player, Stacey had a best ranking of 113 in the world and won four ITF titles during her career. She reached two WTA Tour doubles quarter-finals, at Auckland and Wellington in 1992.

References
  1. Turner, Matt (22 January 2013). "Flagstaff Hill veteran Louise Stacey is fighting to be fit for the Asia-Pacific Tennis League finals". Southern Times Messenger. The Advertiser.
  2. "Spierings gains his revenge". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Frawley takes hardcourt". The Canberra Times. 2 November 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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