Gail Biggs

Gail Biggs (born 25 August 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Gail Biggs
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1970-08-25) 25 August 1970
Prize money$61,859
Singles
Career record128–145
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 200 (9 February 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record119–111
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (17 July 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998)

Biggs, who comes from Queensland, played on the professional tour in the 1990s.[1] Competing as a wildcard, she featured in the singles main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, where she was beaten in the first round by Ludmila Richterová.[2] She won an ITF singles title at Mount Pleasant in 1997 and the following year reached her best ranking of 200 in the world.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 13 March 1995 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass Tang Min 2–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 22 June 1997 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States Hard Jessica Fernández 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles: 19 (7–12)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 25 July 1994 ITF Roanoke, United States Hard Claudine Toleafoa Kristina Brandi
Karin Miller
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 1 August 1994 ITF Norfolk, United States Hard Claudine Toleafoa Karin Miller
Varalee Sureephong
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 2. 8 August 1994 ITF College Park, United States Hard Tjaša Jezernik Marissa Catlin
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 7–5
Winner 3. 5 March 1995 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Hard Nicole Oomens Trudi Musgrave
Jane Taylor
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 12 March 1995 ITF Wodonga, Australia Hard Nicole Oomens Trudi Musgrave
Jane Taylor
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 19 March 1995 ITF Canberra, Australia Hard Nicole Oomens Trudi Musgrave
Jane Taylor
3–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 26 March 1995 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Nicole Oomens Trudi Musgrave
Jane Taylor
7–6, 7–5
Winner 5. 3 July 1995 ITF Williamsburg, United States Hard Nicole Oomens Renata Brito
Renata Diez
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 10 July 1995 ITF Easton, United States Hard Nicole Oomens Karin Miller
Varalee Sureephong
2–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 9 March 1996 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Nicole Oomens Joanne Limmer
Lisa McShea
7–6(6), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 13 October 1996 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Lisa McShea Keiko Nagatomi
Yuka Tanaka
7–5, 6–3
Winner 7. 20 October 1996 ITF Kugayama, Japan Hard Lisa McShea Keiko Nagatomi
Kiyoko Yazawa
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 28 October 1996 ITF Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Lisa McShea Keiko Nagatomi
Yuka Tanaka
6–7(4), 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 28 July 1997 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Julia Lutrova Trudi Musgrave
Cindy Watson
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 2 March 1998 ITF Warrnambool, Australia Grass Shelley Stephens Lisa McShea
Alicia Molik
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 26 April 1998 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard Tomoe Hotta Catherine Barclay
Kim Eun-ha
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 5 July 1998 ITF Edmond, United States Hard Bryanne Stewart Melissa Beadman
Siobhan Drake-Brockman
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 11. 12 October 1998 ITF Kooralbyn,, Australia Hard Shelley Stephens Lisa McShea
Trudi Musgrave
3–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 12. 1 February 1999 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Shelley Stephens Leanne Baker
Rewa Hudson
1–6, 1–6

References

  1. "Easy victory in tennis final". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. "Women First round". The Courier-Journal. 16 January 1996. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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