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Gail Biggs
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1970-08-25) 25 August 1970 (age 54)
Prize money$61,859
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 200 (9 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 178 (17 July 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998)

Gail Biggs (born 25 August 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biggs, who comes from Queensland, played on the professional tour in the 1990s.[1] Competing as a wildcard, she featured in the singles main draw of the 1996 Australian Open, where she was beaten in the first round by Ludmila Richterová.[2] She won an ITF singles title at Mount Pleasant in 1997 and the following year reached her best ranking of 200 in the world.

ITF finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 13 March 1995 Canberra, Australia Grass Hong Kong Tang Min 2–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 22 June 1997 Mount Pleasant, United States Hard Mexico Jessica Fernández 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles (7–12)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 25 July 1994 Roanoke, United States Hard New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi
United States Karin Miller
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 1 August 1994 Norfolk, United States Hard New Zealand Claudine Toleafoa United States Karin Miller
United States Varalee Sureephong
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 2. 8 August 1994 College Park, United States Hard Slovenia Tjaša Jezernik United States Marissa Catlin
United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 7–5
Winner 3. 5 March 1995 Warrnambool, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Oomens Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 12 March 1995 Wodonga, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Oomens Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 19 March 1995 Canberra, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Oomens Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
3–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 26 March 1995 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Nicole Oomens Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Jane Taylor
7–6, 7–5
Winner 5. 3 July 1995 Williamsburg, United States Hard Australia Nicole Oomens Brazil Renata Brito
Brazil Renata Diez
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 10 July 1995 Easton, United States Hard Australia Nicole Oomens United States Karin Miller
United States Varalee Sureephong
2–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 5. 9 March 1996 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Australia Nicole Oomens Australia Joanne Limmer
Australia Lisa McShea
7–6(6), 3–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 13 October 1996 Ibaraki, Japan Hard Australia Lisa McShea Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Yuka Tanaka
7–5, 6–3
Winner 7. 20 October 1996 Kugayama, Japan Hard Australia Lisa McShea Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Kiyoko Yazawa
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 28 October 1996 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Australia Lisa McShea Japan Keiko Nagatomi
Japan Yuka Tanaka
6–7(4), 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 28 July 1997 Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Russia Julia Lutrova Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Cindy Watson
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 2 March 1998 Warrnambool, Australia Grass New Zealand Shelley Stephens Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Alicia Molik
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 26 April 1998 Shenzhen, China Hard Japan Tomoe Hotta Australia Catherine Barclay
South Korea Kim Eun-ha
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 5 July 1998 Edmond, United States Hard Australia Bryanne Stewart Australia Melissa Beadman
Australia Siobhan Drake-Brockman
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 11. 12 October 1998 Kooralbyn, Australia Hard New Zealand Shelley Stephens Australia Lisa McShea
Australia Trudi Musgrave
3–6, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 12. 1 February 1999 Wellington, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Shelley Stephens New Zealand Leanne Baker
New Zealand Rewa Hudson
1–6, 1–6

References

  1. ^ "Easy victory in tennis final". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Women First round". The Courier-Journal. 16 January 1996. Retrieved 7 September 2018.