Julie Richardson

Summary

Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career.[1]

Julie Richardson
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceIssaquah, Washington, U.S.
Born (1967-03-30) 30 March 1967 (age 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1984
Singles
Career record171–171
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (2 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1986, 1989)
US Open3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record243–165
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 33 (7 February 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1994)
French Open3R (1989, 1994)
WimbledonQF (1987, 1992, 1993)
US OpenQF (1993)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–20

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1985 Japan Open Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Laura Gildemeister
  Beth Herr
6–4, 6–4
Win 2. Oct 1986 Singapore Open Hard   Anna-Maria Fernandez   Sandy Collins
  Sharon Walsh-Pete
6–3, 6–2
Win 3. Feb 1987 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Anna-Maria Fernandez   Gretchen Magers
  Elizabeth Minter
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 4. May 1987 Singapore Open Hard   Anna-Maria Fernandez   Barbara Gerken
  Heather Ludloff
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1. Feb 1988 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Patty Fendick
  Jill Hetherington
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Apr 1988 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Carpet (i)   Belinda Cordwell   Patty Fendick
  Ann Henricksson
2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 5. Jul 1988 Schenectady Open, United States Hard   Ann Henricksson   Lea Antonoplis
  Cammy MacGregor
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 3. Feb 1990 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard   Michelle Jaggard   Natalia Medvedeva
  Leila Meskhi
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 4. Oct 1990 Puerto Rico Open, Puerto Rico Hard   Amy Frazier   Elena Brioukhovets
  Natalia Medvedeva
4–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Jan 1991 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Jo-Anne Faull   Patty Fendick
  Larisa Neiland
3–6, 3–6
Win 6. Feb 1991 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard   Jo-Anne Faull   Belinda Borneo
  Clare Wood
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6. Feb 1992 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard   Jo-Anne Faull   Belinda Borneo
  Clare Wood
0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7. Oct 1992 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Hard   Jo-Anne Faull   Amanda Coetzer
  Cammy MacGregor
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7. Feb 1994 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Jenny Byrne   Patricia Hy
  Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF finals edit

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$10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 June 1984 ITF Freehold Borough, United States Hard   Linda Howell 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 30 July 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard   Elvyn Barrable 6–1, 5–7, 6–7
Winner 3. 30 April 1990 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Tamaka Takagi 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 2 March 1992 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass   Jane Taylor 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 9 March 1992 ITF Wodonga, Australia Grass   Kate McDonald 0–6, 6–7
Winner 6. 16 March 1992 ITF Canberra, Australia Grass   Kristine Kunce 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 7. 23 March 1992 ITF Newcastle, Australia Grass   Jane Taylor 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 8. 26 October 1992 ITF Saga, Japan Grass   Tessa Price 6–2, 7–6(8)

Doubles (16–4) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 May 1984 ITF Flemington, United States Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Beverly Bowes
  Becky Callan
6–0, 6–1
Winner 2. 25 June 1984 ITF Chatham, United States Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Rebecca Bryant
  Aschara Maranon
6–2, 6–0
Winner 3. 9 July 1984 West Palm Beach, United States Clay   Belinda Cordwell   Patty Fendick
  Linda Howell
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 4. 30 July 1984 Delray Beach, United States Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Linda Gates
  Cynthia MacGregor
7–5, 6–0
Winner 5. 15 October 1984 Newcastle, United States Grass   Belinda Cordwell   Amanda Tobin
  Annette Gulley
6–3, 6–2
Winner 6. 22 October 1984 Sydney, Australia Clay   Belinda Cordwell   Jackie Masters
  Michelle Parun
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 22 October 1984 Sydney, Australia Grass   Belinda Cordwell   Diane Farrell
  Annette Gulley
3–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 11 March 1985 Adelaide, Australia Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Louise Field
  Janine Thompson
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 30 September 1985 Chiba, Japan Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Niege Dias
  Patricia Medrado
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 7 April 1986 Adelaide, Australia Gras   Anna-Maria Fernandez   Brenda Perry
  Themis Zambrzycki
6–2, 6–1
Winner 11. 14 April 1986 Canberra, Australia Gras   Anna-Maria Fernandez   Louise Field
  Elizabeth Minter
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 12. 25 September 1989 Chiba, Japan Hard   Belinda Cordwell   Ei Iida
  Maya Kidowaki
6–7, 4–6
Winner 13. 30 April 1990 Bangkok, Thailand Hard   Jane Thomas   Kim Il-soon
  Lee Jeong-myung
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 17 September 1990 Chiba, Japan Hard   Eva Pfaff   Michelle Jaggard-Lai
  Marianne Werdel
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Winner 15. 2 March 1992 Mildura, Australia Grass   Amanda Trail   Kate McDonald
  Kirrily Sharpe
7–6(5), 7–6(3)
Winner 16. 9 March 1992 Wodonga, Australia Grass   Amanda Trail   Danielle Jones
  Kristine Kunce
6–4, 6–4
Winner 17. 16 March 1992 Canberra, Australia Grass   Amanda Trail   Danielle Jones
  Kristine Kunce
6–3, 6–3
Winner 18. 23 March 1992 Newcastle, Australia Grass   Amanda Trail   Michelle Anderson
  Jane Taylor
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 19. 27 April 1992 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay   Tracey Morton-Rodgers   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Kristine Kunce
6–7, 2–6
Winner 20. 2 November 1992 ITF Machida, Japan Grass   Michelle Jaggard-Lai   Ingelise Driehuis
  Maya Kidowaki
6–3, 7–5

References edit

  1. ^ "Julie Richardson's biography at ITF". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2011.

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