Michelle Jackson-Nobrega
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Brazil | December 28, 1973
Prize money | $65,659 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 108 (March 13, 1995) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (October 24, 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (1994) |
Michelle Jackson-Nobrega (born 28 December 1973) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Born in Brazil, Jackson-Nobrega moved back and forth between the United States and her birth country as a child, before her family settled permanently in Florida in the mid 1980s. She attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach.[1]
Jackson-Nobrega reached a best singles ranking of 108 in the world while competing on the professional tour in the 1990s. Her best WTA Tour performance came at the 1994 Lipton Championships in Miami, where she had wins over Caroline Kuhlman and Stephanie Rottier, then took seventh seed Lindsay Davenport to three sets in a third round loss. She made a grand slam main draw appearance at 1994 US Open, partnering Åsa Carlsson in the doubles.[2]
She represented the United States in tennis at the World Outgames in 2017.[3]
ITF finals
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 3 (2–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | May 25, 1992 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | May 8, 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | October 3, 1994 | Rancho Mirage, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | May 25, 1992 | Orlando, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | June 15, 1992 | St. Simons, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(2) |
Winner | 2. | January 10, 1994 | Misson, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | May 8, 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | July 11, 1994 | Evansville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3 |
References
- ^ "A kick out of tennis". Sun-Sentinel. April 12, 1991.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - US Open - 29 August - 11 September 1994". itftennis.com.
- ^ Lynch, Ryan (May 25, 2017). "World OutGames 2017 Athletes: Michelle Jackson". South Florida Gay News.
External links
- Michelle Jackson-Nobrega at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.