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Lucie Ahl Country (sports) Great Britain England Residence Exeter, Devon, England Born (1974-07-23 ) 23 July 1974 (age 50) Exeter, Devon , EnglandHeight 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) Turned pro 1991 Retired 2003 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$260,389 Career record 288–273 Career titles 0 WTA , 9 ITF Highest ranking No. 161 (1 April 2002) Australian Open Q3 (2002) French Open Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) Wimbledon 2R (2000) US Open Q2 (2002) Career record 102–140 Career titles 0 WTA , 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 213 (3 February 1997) Last updated on: 30 May 2012.
Lucie Ahl (born 23 July 1974 in Exeter, Devon ) is a tennis coach and a former professional tennis player. She was briefly the British No.1, holding the position for 9 non-consecutive weeks between 30 July 2001 and 5 May 2002. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No.161 on 1 April 2002.
In her career, Ahl won a total of 15 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and also participated on the WTA Tour . She had career wins over ITF & WTA Tour players Sandra Cacic and Rene Simpson .
Her best Grand Slam performance came at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships , where she defeated Austrian Barbara Schwartz in round one to capture the first and only win of her career in Grand Slam competition. Ahl also represented Great Britain at the Fed Cup on one occasion, winning all three of her rubbers and thus remaining undefeated in Fed Cup action.
Brother Daniel was ranked number 1 on the ITF world over 35 ratings in 2007
ITF circuit finals
Singles (9–7)
Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (5/1)
$10,000 tournaments (4/6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3/0)
Clay (0/2)
Grass (3/3)
Carpet (3/0)
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
5 July 1993
ITF $10,000
Frinton , United Kingdom
Grass
Julie Pullin
6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up
3 October 1994
ITF $10,000
Nottingham , Great Britain
Carpet
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
6 February 1995
ITF $10,000
Sheffield , United Kingdom
Hard
Olga Ivanova
3–6, 4–6
Winner
11 August 1996
ITF $10,000
Southsea , United Kingdom
Grass
Cindy Watson
6–3, 6–3
Winner
29 September 1996
ITF $10,000
Telford , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Julie Pullin
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up
25 March 1997
ITF $10,000
Warrnambool , Australia
Grass
Shirli-Ann Siddall
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
4 May 1997
ITF $10,000
Hatfield , Great Britain
Clay
Shirli-Ann Siddall
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up
25 April 1998
ITF $10,000
Bournemouth , Great Britain
Clay
Joanne Ward
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up
11 July 1998
ITF $10,000
Felixstowe , Great Britain
Grass
Mareze Joubert
5–7, 3–6
Winner
18 July 1998
ITF $10,000
Frinton , Great Britain
Grass
Lisa McShea
W/O
Winner
26 July 1998
ITF $25,000
Dublin , Ireland
Carpet
Petra Mandula
7–6, 6–3
Winner
18 April 1999
ITF $25,000
Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
Hard
Virginie Razzano
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Winner
25 July 1999
ITF $25,000
Dublin , Ireland
Carpet
Julia Lutrova
6–1, 6–3
Winner
30 July 2000
ITF $25,000
Dublin , Ireland
Carpet
Mareze Joubert
6–2, 6–4
Winner
15 October 2000
ITF $25,000
Welwyn , Great Britain
Hard
Antonella Serra Zanetti
4–2, 4–2, 4–1
Runner-up
15 July 2001
ITF $25,000
Felixstowe , Great Britain
Grass
Roberta Vinci
5–7, 5–7
Doubles (6–9)
Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (1/2)
$10,000 tournaments (5/7)
Finals by surface
Hard (2/1)
Clay (3/4)
Grass (1/4)
Carpet (0/0)
Result
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponent
Score
Winner
11 May 1992
ITF $10,000
Dublin , Ireland
Hard (i)
Julie Salmon
Gina Niland Siobhán Nicholson
7–5, 7–5
Runner-up
31 July 1995
ITF $10,000
Ilkley , United Kingdom
Clay
Joanne Ward
Jasmine Choudhury Louise Latimer
6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Winner
18 February 1996
ITF $10,000
Sheffield , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Joanne Ward
Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up
12 May 1996
ITF $10,000
Lee-on-Solent , United Kingdom
Clay
Joanne Ward
Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up
14 July 1996
ITF $10,000
Felixstowe , United Kingdom
Clay
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova
2–6, 4–6
Winner
21 July 1996
ITF $10,000
Frinton , United Kingdom
Grass
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Amy Jensen Anita Kurimay
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up
4 August 1996
ITF $10,000
Ilkley , United Kingdom
Grass
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Surina de Beer Katia Roubanova
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner
11 August 1996
ITF $10,000
Southsea , United Kingdom
Grass
Shirli-Ann Siddall
Louise Latimer Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up
4 May 1997
ITF $10,000
Hatfield , United Kingdom
Clay
Jessica Steck
Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward
6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Winner
4 October 1997
ITF $10,000
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Hard
Joanne Ward
Karen Cross Lizzie Jelfs
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up
11 July 1998
ITF $10,000
Felixstowe , United Kingdom
Grass
Amanda Wainwright
Lisa McShea Trudi Musgrave
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up
18 July 1998
ITF $10,000
Frinton , United Kingdom
Grass
Amanda Wainwright
Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up
16 July 2000
ITF $25,000
Felixstowe , United Kingdom
Grass
Natalia Egorova
Trudi Musgrave Lorna Woodroffe
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up
3 November 2002
ITF $25,000
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Hard
Selima Sfar
Kim Grant Lilia Osterloh
1–6, 2–6
Winner
20 April 2003
ITF $25,000
Biarritz , France
Clay
Selima Sfar
Yuliya Beygelzimer Anna Zaporozhanova
6–1, 6–1
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Fed Cup
References
Preceded by
British Tennis number one 30 July 2001 – 5 August 2001 18 March 2002 – 5 May 2002
Succeeded by
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