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| birth_place = Torquay, Devon, UK |
| birth_place = Torquay, Devon, UK |
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| height = 5 |
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| turnedpro = [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]] |
| turnedpro = [[1983 WTA Tour|1983]] |
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| retired = [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]] |
| retired = [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]] |
Revision as of 01:31, 3 March 2016
Full name | Valda Lake |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Torquay, Devon, UK | 11 October 1968
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1997 |
Prize money | $169,985 |
Singles | |
Career record | 82–111 |
Career titles | 0 WTA (0 ITF) |
Highest ranking | 172 (11 April 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1988) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 156–186 |
Career titles | 0 WTA (8 ITF) |
Highest ranking | 56 (20 June 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994) |
French Open | 1R (1994, 1995, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1993) |
US Open | 1R (1993, 1994, 1995) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1994, 1995) |
Valda Lake (born 11 October 1968) is a former tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1983 and retired in 1997. Over the course of her career she reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 172 in singles (achieved on 11 April 1988) and number 56 in doubles (achieved on 20 June 1994). During her career, Lake was more successful in doubles than she was in singles, winning eight ITF titles and reaching the final of the 1994 China Open.[1] She represented Great Britain in the Olympics held in Atlanta 1996 playing doubles with Clare Wood and reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the Gold Medalist American Team- Gigi Fernandez and Mary Jo Fernandez. Currently lives in Los Angeles and owns an art gallery "Wallspace" and is a set decorator in TV commercials.
WTA tour and ITF circuit finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 10 May 1993 | $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Doubles: 18 (8–10)
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Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 21 July 1986 | $5,000 Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 17 November 1986 | $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1 December 1986 | $10,000 Vereeniging, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 8 December 1986 | $10,000 Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 15 December 1986 | $25,000 Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 20 April 1987 | $10,000 Queens, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 11 May 1987 | $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3 October 1988 | $25,000 Eastbourne, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 18 September 1989 | $10,000 Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 18 February 1991 | $10,000 Croydon, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 25 February 1991 | $10,000 Norwich, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 29 April 1991 | $10,000 Basingstoke, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Winner | 16 September 1991 | $25,000 Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 26 April 1993 | $10,000 Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10 May 1993 | $10,000 Basingston, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 14 February 1994 | $100,000 China Open, Beijing, China | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 26 February 1996 | $50,000 Southampton, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4 March 1996 | $25,000 Rockford, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Valda Lake at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Valda Lake at the Billie Jean King Cup