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{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Karen Cross
| name = Karen Cross
| country = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|Great Britain]]
| country = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|Great Britain]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|19}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|19}}
| birth_place = [[Exeter]], Devon
| birth_place = [[Exeter]], Devon
| turnedpro = [[1993 WTA Tour|1993]]
| turnedpro = [[1993 WTA Tour|1993]]
| retired = [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]
| retired = [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]
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| singlestitles = 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
| singlestitles = 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
| highestsinglesranking = No. 134 (22 June 1998)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 134 (22 June 1998)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1999)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 ([[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|1999]])
| FrenchOpenresult = Q3 (1998)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q3 ([[1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|1998]])
| Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1997]])
| Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1997]])
| USOpenresult = Q1 (1997, 1998, 1999)
| USOpenresult = Q1 ([[1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|1997]], [[1998 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|1998]], [[1999 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|1999]])
| doublesrecord = 76–102
| doublesrecord = 76–102
| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 3 ITF
| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 196 (5 October 1998)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 196 (5 October 1998)
| WimbledonDoublesresult= 1R ([[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1998]], [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1999]])
| grandslamsdoublesresults= yes
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1998]], [[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1999]])
| WimbledonMixedresult = 1R ([[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1999]])
| WimbledonMixedresult = 1R ([[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles|1999]])
}}
}}


'''Karen Cross''' (born 19 February 1974) is a left-handed British former tennis player who competed at eight [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]] during the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as for the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team]] in both [[1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone|1994]] and [[1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone|1998]].<ref>{{FedCupplayerlink|id=20003455}}</ref> During the course of her career Cross managed to win six titles on the [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] circuit (3 in singles and 3 in doubles) and she achieved her highest [[Women's Tennis Association]] singles ranking of world number 134 on 22 June 1998.<ref>{{wta|id=1363}}</ref><ref>{{ITF female profile|number=20003455}}</ref> She is currently a part-time tennis coach at the [[Roehampton Club]] and since retirement from the professional circuit she has regularly competed on the ITF senior circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world no.4 in the women's over-35's age group.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003455 Karen Cross] at the [[International Tennis Federation]] Senior profile</ref><ref>[http://www.roehamptonclub.co.uk/media/50624/tennis_team.pdf [[Roehampton Club]] Tennis Team]</ref>
'''Karen Cross''' (born 19 February 1974) is a left-handed British former tennis player who competed at eight [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]] during the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as for the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team]] in both [[1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone|1994]] and [[1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone|1998]].{{refn|{{Fed Cup player|id=800182086<!--was 20003455-->}}}} During the course of her career Cross managed to win six titles on the [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] circuit (3 in singles and 3 in doubles) and she achieved her highest [[Women's Tennis Association]] singles ranking of world number 134 on 22 June 1998.<ref name="WTA">{{WTA|id=30238<!--was 1363-->}}</ref><ref>{{ITF profile}}</ref> She is currently a part-time tennis coach at the [[Roehampton Club]] and since retirement from the professional circuit she has regularly competed on the ITF senior circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world no.4 in the women's over-35's age group.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003455 Karen Cross] at the [[International Tennis Federation]] Senior profile</ref><ref>[http://www.roehamptonclub.co.uk/media/50624/tennis_team.pdf Roehampton Club Tennis Team]</ref>


At the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slams]], Cross's best result came at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in [[1997 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|1997]] when she won three matches to qualify before reaching the third round where she was defeated by the reigning [[French Open]] champion, [[Iva Majoli]], in three close sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/wimbledon-1997-unqualified-joy-for-cross-1258720.html |title=Wimbledon 1997: Unqualified joy for Cross |author=Nick Callow |date=29 June 1997 |accessdate=12 February 2015 |publisher=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
At the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slams]], Cross's best result came at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in [[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1997]] when she won three matches to qualify before defeating [[Linda Wild]] and [[María Sánchez Lorenzo]] to reach the third round where she was defeated by the reigning [[French Open]] champion, [[Iva Majoli]], in three close sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/wimbledon-1997-unqualified-joy-for-cross-1258720.html |title=Wimbledon 1997: Unqualified joy for Cross |author=Nick Callow |date=29 June 1997 |accessdate=12 February 2015 |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>


Cross managed to gain victories over a number of players who would go on to achieve (or had already experienced) great success on the WTA tour, the most notable being future two-time [[Australian Open (tennis)|Australian Open]] champion and world number 2 [[Li Na (tennis)|Li Na]] (in December 1999)<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20010231 Head-to-Head vs Li Na]</ref> and future multiple Grand Slam doubles champion and doubles world number 1, [[Roberta Vinci]] (in July 2000).<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=35011866 Head-to-Head vs Roberta Vinci]</ref> Other notable defeated opponents included future two-time WTA titlist and world number 19 [[Sybille Bammer]],<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20007333 Head-to-Head vs Sybille Bammer]</ref> future world number 32 [[Jelena Kostanić Tošić|Jelena Kostanić]],<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20008013 Head-to-Head vs Jelena Kostanić]</ref> future one-time WTA titlist and world number 48 [[Milagros Sequera]]<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20006805 Head-to-Head vs Milagros Sequera]</ref> and former one-time WTA titlist and world number 56, [[Monique Javer]].<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20002675 Head-to-Head vs Monique Javer]</ref>
Cross managed to gain victories over a number of players who would go on to achieve (or had already experienced) great success on the WTA tour, the most notable being future two-time [[Australian Open (tennis)|Australian Open]] champion and world number 2 [[Li Na (tennis)|Li Na]] (in December 1999)<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20010231 Head-to-Head vs Li Na]</ref> and future multiple Grand Slam doubles champion and doubles world number 1, [[Roberta Vinci]] (in July 2000).<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=35011866 Head-to-Head vs Roberta Vinci]</ref> Other notable defeated opponents included future two-time WTA titlist and world number 19 [[Sybille Bammer]],<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20007333 Head-to-Head vs Sybille Bammer]</ref> future world number 32 [[Jelena Kostanić Tošić|Jelena Kostanić]],<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20008013 Head-to-Head vs Jelena Kostanić]</ref> future one-time WTA titlist and world number 48 [[Milagros Sequera]]<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20006805 Head-to-Head vs Milagros Sequera]</ref> and former one-time WTA titlist and world number 56, [[Monique Javer]].<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/head-to-head/result.aspx?player1=20003455&player2=20002675 Head-to-Head vs Monique Javer]</ref>
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|$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
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|[[Istanbul]], Turkey
|[[Istanbul]], Turkey
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Gulberk Gultekin]]
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Gülberk Gültekin]]
|4–6, 7–5, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>
|4–6, 7–5, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>
|-bgcolor=#f0f8ff
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|[[Felixstowe]], Great Britain
|[[Felixstowe]], Great Britain
|Grass
|Grass
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Surina de Beer]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Surina De Beer]]
|6–1, 7–5
|6–1, 7–5
|}
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| Hard (1/1)
| Hard (1/1)
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|[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom
|[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elizabeth Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lizzie Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Robyn Mawdsley<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Woodroffe]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robyn Mawdsley]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Woodroffe]]
|3–6, 1–6
|3–6, 1–6
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|[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom
|[[Edinburgh]], United Kingdom
|Clay
|Clay
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elizabeth Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lizzie Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Kaye Hand<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} Claire Taylor
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kaye Hand]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Claire Taylor (tennis)|Claire Taylor]]
|3–6, 6–3, 6–0
|3–6, 6–3, 6–0
|-bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|-bgcolor=#f0f8ff
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|[[Southsea]], United Kingdom
|[[Southsea]], United Kingdom
|Grass
|Grass
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jane Wood
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jane Wood]]
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Nataly Cahana]]<br/>{{flagicon|ISR}} Oshri Shashua
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Nataly Cahana]]<br/>{{flagicon|ISR}} Oshri Shashua
|6–4, 7–5
|6–4, 7–5
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|Grass
|Grass
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natalia Egorova]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natalia Egorova]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jo Ward]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Woodroffe]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joanne Ward]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Woodroffe]]
|4–6, 6–2, 0–6
|4–6, 6–2, 0–6
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|[[Nottingham]], United Kingdom
|[[Nottingham]], United Kingdom
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Elizabeth Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lizzie Jelfs]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lucie Ahl]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jo Ward]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lucie Ahl]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joanne Ward]]
|6–7<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 2–6
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|[[Cagnes-sur-Mer]], France
|[[Cagnes-sur-Mer]], France
|Hard
|Hard
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Amanda Grahame]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Amanda Grahame]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Louise Pleming]]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Catherine Tanvier]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Louise Pleming]]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Catherine Tanvier]]
|6–4, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>
|6–4, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>
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==Performance timelines==
==Performance timelines==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

===Singles===
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! {{Tooltip|W–L|Match Win–Loss}} !! {{Tooltip|SR|Tournament Strike Rate}}
! Tournament !! [[1993 WTA Tour|1993]] !! [[1994 WTA Tour|1994]] !! [[1995 WTA Tour|1995]] !! [[1996 WTA Tour|1996]] !! [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]] !! [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] !! [[1999 WTA Tour|1999]] !! [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] !! [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] !! {{Tooltip|{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}|Match win–loss}} !! {{Tooltip|{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}|Tournament strike rate}}
|-
|-
|colspan=12 align=left|'''Grand Slam Tournaments
|colspan=12 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="6"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="6"|Absent
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|Absent
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="5"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="5"|Absent
| style="text-align:center;"|Q3
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1998 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1999 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2000 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
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|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''5–8'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''5–8'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 8'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 8'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="4"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="4"|Absent
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1997 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1998 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1999 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|Absent
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
|-
|-
! style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
! style=text-align:left|Win–loss
! 0–1
! 0–1
! 0–1
! 0–1
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! 0 / 8
! 0 / 8
|-
|-
| align=left| '''Year-End Ranking
| align=left| '''Year-end ranking'''
! style="text-align:center;"|325<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1993.pdf 1993 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|325<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1993.pdf 1993 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075356/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1993.pdf |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|295<ref>{{wta|id=1363}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|295<ref name="WTA" />
! style="text-align:center;"|241<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1995.pdf 1995 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|241<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1995.pdf 1995 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075417/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1995.pdf |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|305<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1996.pdf 1996 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|305<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1996.pdf 1996 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075510/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1996.pdf |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|146<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1997.pdf 1997 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|146<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1997.pdf 1997 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915021702/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1997.pdf |date=15 September 2012 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|162<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1998.pdf 1998 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|162<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1998.pdf 1998 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075527/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1998.pdf |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|198<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1999.pdf 1999 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|198<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1999.pdf 1999 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418033342/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_1999.pdf |date=18 April 2012 }}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|311<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2000.pdf 2000 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
! style="text-align:center;"|311<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2000.pdf 2000 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|UNR<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2001.pdf 2001 Year-end singles rankings]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|UNR<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2001.pdf 2001 Year-end singles rankings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004185041/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2001.pdf |date=4 October 2012 }}</ref>
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|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! {{Tooltip|W–L|Match Win–Loss}} !! {{Tooltip|SR|Tournament Strike Rate}}
! Tournament !! [[1991 WTA Tour|1991]] !! [[1992 WTA Tour|1992]] !! [[1993 WTA Tour|1993]] !! [[1994 WTA Tour|1994]] !! [[1995 WTA Tour|1995]] !! [[1996 WTA Tour|1996]] !! [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]] !! [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] !! [[1999 WTA Tour|1999]] !! [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] !! {{Tooltip|{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}|Match win–loss}} !! {{Tooltip|{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}|Tournament strike rate}}
|-
|-
|colspan=13 align=left|'''Grand Slam Tournaments
|colspan=13 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|Absent
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|Absent
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q2
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1991 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying|Q2]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|Q2
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying|Q2]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="2"|Absent
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Q1
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying|Q1]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–2'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–2'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 2'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 2'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|A
| style=text-align:center; colspan="10"|Absent
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0–0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"| '''0 / 0'''
|-
|-
! style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
! style=text-align:left|Win–loss
! 0–0
! 0–0
! 0–0
! 0–0
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|-
|colspan=4 align=left|'''Grand Slam Tournaments
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| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Open]]
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| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{wta|1363}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{FedCup player|20003455}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
* {{ITF profile|20003455}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{ITF junior profile|20003455}}
* [http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003455 Karen Cross] at the [[International Tennis Federation]] Senior profile



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Revision as of 10:27, 27 April 2024

Karen Cross
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1974-02-19) 19 February 1974 (age 50)
Exeter, Devon
Turned pro1993
Retired2001
Prize moneyUS$196,033
Singles
Career record156–184
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 134 (22 June 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1999)
French OpenQ3 (1998)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US OpenQ1 (1997, 1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record76–102
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (5 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1998, 1999)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1999)

Karen Cross (born 19 February 1974) is a left-handed British former tennis player who competed at eight Wimbledon Championships during the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as for the Great Britain Fed Cup team in both 1994 and 1998.[1] During the course of her career Cross managed to win six titles on the ITF circuit (3 in singles and 3 in doubles) and she achieved her highest Women's Tennis Association singles ranking of world number 134 on 22 June 1998.[2][3] She is currently a part-time tennis coach at the Roehampton Club and since retirement from the professional circuit she has regularly competed on the ITF senior circuit, reaching a career-high ranking of world no.4 in the women's over-35's age group.[4][5]

At the Grand Slams, Cross's best result came at Wimbledon in 1997 when she won three matches to qualify before defeating Linda Wild and María Sánchez Lorenzo to reach the third round where she was defeated by the reigning French Open champion, Iva Majoli, in three close sets.[6]

Cross managed to gain victories over a number of players who would go on to achieve (or had already experienced) great success on the WTA tour, the most notable being future two-time Australian Open champion and world number 2 Li Na (in December 1999)[7] and future multiple Grand Slam doubles champion and doubles world number 1, Roberta Vinci (in July 2000).[8] Other notable defeated opponents included future two-time WTA titlist and world number 19 Sybille Bammer,[9] future world number 32 Jelena Kostanić,[10] future one-time WTA titlist and world number 48 Milagros Sequera[11] and former one-time WTA titlist and world number 56, Monique Javer.[12]

ITF circuit finals

Singles (3–0)

Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (0/0)
$10,000 tournaments (3/0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0/0)
Clay (2/0)
Grass (1/0)
Carpet (0/0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 26 July 1993 ITF $10,000 Istanbul, Turkey Clay Turkey Gülberk Gültekin 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 8 May 1995 ITF $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain Clay United Kingdom Jo Durie 6–4, 6–4
Winner 8 July 1997 ITF $10,000 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass South Africa Surina De Beer 6–1, 7–5

Doubles (3–3)

Finals by category
$100,000 tournaments (0/0)
$75,000 tournaments (0/0)
$50,000 tournaments (0/0)
$25,000 tournaments (1/0)
$10,000 tournaments (2/3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1/1)
Clay (1/1)
Grass (1/1)
Carpet (0/0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Runner-up 24 April 1995 ITF $10,000 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs Australia Robyn Mawdsley
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe 		3–6, 1–6
Winner 8 May 1995 ITF $10,000 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs United Kingdom Kaye Hand
United Kingdom Claire Taylor 		3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner 7 August 1995 ITF $10,000 Southsea, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Jane Wood Israel Nataly Cahana
Israel Oshri Shashua 		6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 14 July 1997 ITF $10,000 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Russia Natalia Egorova United Kingdom Joanne Ward
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe 		4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Runner-up 29 September 1997 ITF $10,000 Nottingham, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs United Kingdom Lucie Ahl
United Kingdom Joanne Ward 		6–7(8–6), 2–6
Winner 12 April 1999 ITF $25,000 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Australia Amanda Grahame Australia Louise Pleming
France Catherine Tanvier 		6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timelines

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

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 W–L SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Absent Q1 Absent 0–0 0 / 0
French Open Absent Q3 Q1 Q1 A 0–0 0 / 0
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R Q1 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 5–8 0 / 8
US Open Absent Q1 Q1 Q1 Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 5–8 0 / 8
Year-end ranking 325[13] 295[2] 241[14] 305[15] 146[16] 162[17] 198[18] 311[19] UNR[20]

Doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 W–L SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
French Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Wimbledon Q2 A Q2 Absent Q1 A 1R 1R Q1 0–2 0 / 2
US Open Absent 0–0 0 / 0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0 / 2

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1999 W–L SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0–0 0 / 0
French Open A 0–0 0 / 0
Wimbledon 1R 0–1 0 / 1
US Open A 0–0 0 / 0
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 1

Fed Cup

1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Date Venue Surface Round Opponents Final match score Match Opponent Rubber score
20 Apr 1994 Bad Waltersdorf Clay RR  Russia 2–1 Doubles(with Julie Pullin) Lutrova/Panova 5–7, 5–7 (L)
1998 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone
14–16 Apr 1998 Murcia Clay RR  Portugal 1–2 Singles Sofia Prazeres 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 (L)
 Poland 1–2 Singles Magdalena Grzybowska 1–6, 2–6 (L)
 Madagascar 3–0 Singles Faratiana Rasoarilalao 6–1, 6–3 (W)

References

  1. ^ Karen Cross at the Billie Jean King Cup
  2. ^ a b Karen Cross at the Women's Tennis Association
  3. ^ Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Karen Cross at the International Tennis Federation Senior profile
  5. ^ Roehampton Club Tennis Team
  6. ^ Nick Callow (29 June 1997). "Wimbledon 1997: Unqualified joy for Cross". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ^ Head-to-Head vs Li Na
  8. ^ Head-to-Head vs Roberta Vinci
  9. ^ Head-to-Head vs Sybille Bammer
  10. ^ Head-to-Head vs Jelena Kostanić
  11. ^ Head-to-Head vs Milagros Sequera
  12. ^ Head-to-Head vs Monique Javer
  13. ^ 1993 Year-end singles rankings Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ 1995 Year-end singles rankings Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ 1996 Year-end singles rankings Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ 1997 Year-end singles rankings Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ 1998 Year-end singles rankings Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ 1999 Year-end singles rankings Archived 18 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ 2000 Year-end singles rankings
  20. ^ 2001 Year-end singles rankings Archived 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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