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

Gail Biggs
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1970-08-25) 25 August 1970 (age 53)
Prize money$61,859
Singles
Career record128–145
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 200 (9 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record119–111
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (17 July 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1998)

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 Circuit finals edit

Singles: 2 (1–1) edit

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

Doubles: 19 (7–12) edit

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

References edit

  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.

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