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Lorrayne Gracie

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Lorrayne Gracie
Full nameLorrayne Gracie-Safiruddin
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 (age 60)
Prize money$10,618
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 475 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ3 (1985)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 179 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1986)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1985)

Lorrayne Gracie-Safiruddin (born 3 March 1964) is a British former professional tennis player.

Born in 1964, Gracie started playing tennis at the age of 10 while growing up in Cheshire and attended Culcheth Hall School. Her father Malcolm was also a tennis player, but is better known as a former president of the Lawn Tennis Association.[1]

Gracie competed on the professional tour in the 1980s and featured on several occasions in the qualifying or main draws at Wimbledon. She reached the third qualifying round in 1985, beating future finalist Nathalie Tauziat en route.[2] All of her main draw appearances at Wimbledon came in doubles.

ITF finals

Doubles: 8 (0–8)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 August 1983 Hechingen, West Germany Clay United Kingdom Jo Louis Japan Emiko Okagawa
Japan Kumiko Okamoto
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 13 May 1984 Sutton, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Elizabeth Jones United States Kristin Kinney
United States Donna Rubin
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 18 November 1984 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Elizabeth Jones United States Holly Danforth
United States Kirsten Dreyer
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 17 March 1985 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay United Kingdom Rina Einy Argentina Mariana Perez-Roldan
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–7, 6–3(0), 4–6
Runner-up 5. 15 April 1985 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard West Germany Martina Reinhardt South Africa Elna Reinach
South Africa Monica Reinach
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 29 April 1985 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard West Germany Martina Reinhardt China Li Xinyi
China Zhong Ni
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 5 August 1985 Rheda, West Germany Clay United Kingdom Belinda Borneo West Germany Silke Meier
West Germany Claudia Porwik
6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 7 November 1986 Queens, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Joy Tacon United Kingdom Sally Timms
United Kingdom Katie Rickett
4–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "FORMER Knutsford girl Lorraine Gracie was one of a handful of British women players who carried Brit". Warrington Guardian. 19 July 2000.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon". www.itftennis.com.